Aliens: Colonial Marines Falsely Advertised - "If companies like Sega and Gearbox promise their customers one thing but deliver something else, then they should be held accountable for that decision"

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Falsely Advertised - "If companies like Sega and Gearbox promise their customers one thing but deliver something else, then they should be held accountable for that decision"

In 2006, Sega acquired the rights to the Aliens franchise and announced they would be working on a first-person shooter with developer, Gearbox. The result was Aliens: Colonial Marines, and even featured actors from Aliens reprising their roles. Gearbox showed promising “actual gameplay” demos but when the game was released in 2013, it didn’t resemble what was promised.

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Legal Case Over Film's Rights Ceases Game Content - "A legal claim has been made which could affect all future Friday the 13th intellectual property"

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Legal Case Over Film's Rights Ceases Game Content - "A legal claim has been made which could affect all future Friday the 13th intellectual property"

Developer/Publisher IllFonic and Gun Media secured the rights to a long awaited Friday The 13th game for horror fans, stating they “made every effort to provide our fans with an authentic and great gaming experience.” Their efforts have now been cut short due to a lawsuit over the film’s rights.

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Activision Fires Studio Heads Before Payments - "Activision fired them in the hope that by doing so, it could avoid paying them what they had rightfully earned"

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Activision Fires Studio Heads Before Payments - "Activision fired them in the hope that by doing so, it could avoid paying them what they had rightfully earned"

Infinity Ward’s highly anticipated sequel, Modern Warfare 2 was a massive success. Its publisher, Activision claimed it had, "the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment." It made $310 million in first day sales between North America, and the UK. Not everyone was celebrating as IW studio heads, Vince Zampella, and Jason West were fired by their publisher. A two year-long legal warfare would ensue between the duo and Activision.

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