Activision sues DoubleFine to halt BrutalLegend

[TequilaClock]

WHAT!

No, fuck you!

Publisher Activision has filed suit against Brütal Legend developer Double Fine Productions to prevent the release of the heavy metal game starring Jack Black, putting the title's Rocktober release in jeopardy. According to a report from the Associated Press, Activision claims that Double Fine failed to deliver Brütal Legend on time and mostly on its dime. The suit contends that the Brütal Legend dev was paid $15 million to finish the game, but missed a key deadline, with Double Fine asking for another $7 million in development monies and a nine month extension.
                      When Vivendi and Activision merged last year, Brütal Legend was missing from the list of titles that Activision would inherit and publish. But Activision claims it still retains its rights to the open world action adventure and that the mega-publisher has suffered "irreparable harm" in losing the game.
 The lawsuit is unlikely a surprise for EA and Double Fine, as Activision expressed its unhappiness with the game being handed over to its biggest competitor earlier this year. EA's response to Activision's legal threats called them as ridiculous as "a husband abandoning his family and then suing after his wife meets a better looking guy."
 Brütal Legend's presence at E3 2009 is big. New publisher Electronic Arts is banking heavily on the game, but if Activision is successful in its latest round of litigation, it's possible that we might have to start looking forward to a Rockvember or Rockcember release.

http://kotaku.com/5279036/activision-sues-brutal-legend-devs-to-halt-release

that's fucking bullshit, they are now claiming it back when they know it will be an awesome game.

This is a legal move but it is still a fucking puss, Activision layed down the project out of their reach because they thought it would be not "worth exploding", so if they kicked it away its their own fucking fault.

I hope Activision's booth gets wrecked as the E3 is still up.

[SnakeClock]

WHAT

WHAT

WHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHAT

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You know, I never used to think terrorism was a good idea...

[DiscoBallClock]

Nooooooo

[Munglai]

Tim Schafer is gonna fuck shit up

[Poltergeist]

Oh how DARE Activision be upset the game they paid 15 million dollars for now requires an extra 7 million and will be delayed! They have NO RIGHT to be so angry about this!!!

[SnakeClock]

Y'know, this is the same reason TakeTwo sued 3D Realms for not making Duke Nukem Forever, but the difference is that Brütal Legend IS ACTUALLY GETTING FINISHED.

[PirateClock]

This is just like that bullshit Fox pulled on WB when they where making Watchmen.

[TequilaClock]

Oh how DARE Activision be upset the game they paid 15 million dollars for now requires an extra 7 million and will be delayed! They have NO RIGHT to be so angry about this!!!

Actually Activision dumped the project as they thought it was not worth the sweat. They decided to move their pieces after seeing the positive reaction in E3.

This is just like that bullshit Fox pulled on WB when they where making Watchmen.

You have no idea how many are thinking the same haha

[TequilaClock]

Oh how DARE Activision be upset the game they paid 15 million dollars for now requires an extra 7 million and will be delayed! They have NO RIGHT to be so angry about this!!!

Actually Activision dumped the project as they thought it was not worth the sweat. They decided to move their pieces after seeing the positive reaction in E3.

This is just like that bullshit Fox pulled on WB when they where making Watchmen.

You have no idea how many are thinking the same haha

[DWARFINATORclock]

Brutal Legend will be a horrible game mark my words.

[Poltergeist]

This is just like that bullshit Fox pulled on WB when they where making Watchmen.

ACTUALLY Fox still owned the rights to make the Watchmen movie, so they sort of had the right to sue, too...


Aha I'm such an awesome guy sticking up for the Man

[TequilaClock]

Brutal Legend will be a horrible game mark my words.

I am sorry but I won't listen your mindless troll shit, I already have a space for this in my shelf.

And shame of you if you hypocritically buy it too.

[DWARFINATORclock]

I am sorry but I won't listen your mindless troll shit, I already have a space for this in my shelf.

And shame of you if you hypocritically buy it too.

Why would I buy a game I know I will hate?

[Poltergeist]

This is a beat em' up, right? Yeah, I've always hated those, even Devil May Cry and God of War seemed too repetitive and HARDCEOR for my taste. I don't know, there are only SO MANY times I can push circle to watch something die before it gets dull.

[Munglai]

This is a beat em' up, right? Yeah, I've always hated those, even Devil May Cry and God of War seemed too repetitive and HARDCEOR for my taste. I don't know, there are only SO MANY times I can push circle to watch something die before it gets dull.

It's a fucking Tim Schafer beat em up mannnnn.

Yeah beat em ups are boring but so are RPGs and first person shooters and almost every game in the world. The fact of the matter is that almost every game is exactly the same and the only thing that makes most of them worth playing is the story because the fun of the gameplay almost always gets dull after about an hour. Tim Schafer is awesome at writing and unless Jack Black fucks it up horrifically the game will be funny and have a good story and that will make it worth playing.

He should seriously go back to making proper adventure games though.

[Il Duce]

no






NO

[Topcatyo]

Yeah, this is pretty shit.  I guess ruining Guitar Hero wasn't enough for them.

[TequilaClock]

Why would I buy a game I know I will hate?

Mark my words.

[TruncheonClock]

lol

[Mashed Potato Johnson]

If ya liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it.
If ya liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it.

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