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el 22-Jul-2009 |  Brutal Legend developers Double Fine claim that Activision is trying to torpedo their game to prevent it from competing with Guitar Hero, according to a countersuit filed last week, the Associated Press reports.
The suit also claims that Activision prefers to develop games based on their existing roster of titles, and not develop original titles. "In 2008, Activision and Vivendi met and made a decision to walk away from Tim Schafer, Double Fine and Brutal Legend," Caroline Esmurdoc, COO, Double Fine Productions, told Kotaku in a prepared statement. "Now that we've found a publisher and the game is getting sensational coverage, they want to stop its release. Double Fine's countersuit is a demonstration of our intention to fight for this game - Activision will not kill Brutal Legend." Double Fine's suit also claims that Activision is involved in unlawful business practices, according to the AP story. Double Fine's countersuit contends Activision's lawsuit was filed to hurt the company and the game, and that it was involved in unlawful business practices and a conspiracy to protect "Guitar Hero" sales. Activision's "purpose is not only to cancel 'Brutal Legend,' but to kill it completely so that 'Guitar Hero' would not have to face the competition," the lawsuit claims. Brutal Legend is scheduled for release this October, but Activision has sued seeking to block the release of the game. A hearing is scheduled for later this month. Countersuit filed over 'Brutal Legend' video game [The Associated Press]
 
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| Double Fine: Brutal Legend is 'fine,' weevils not |  Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, Business
In a way only they could, the mad minds at Double Fine have confirmed that Brütal Legend is not dead. (Unlike the weevils Tim Schafe [..] Read complete article | | Published 29-Jul-2008 by Randy Nelson in activision-blizzardbreakingnewsbrutal-legenddouble-finesierratim-schaferweevils
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| Activision sues Double Fine over Brutal Legend | 
Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game. The mega-publi [..] Read complete article | | Published 04-Jun-2009 by Christopher Grant in ActivisionBrutal-LegendDouble-Finee3-2009EAEA-PartnersElectronic-Artslawsuitlegal
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| Double Fine: "Brutal Legend Is Fine" [Brutal Legend] | | While fans wonder en masse about the fate of Brütal Legend amid the new Activision Blizzard's worrying talk of "reviewing our options" and "improving efficiency," developer Double Fine's Tim Schafer has been fretting over his South Beach diet and finding a weevil in his Kashi oatmeal. In [..] Read complete article | | Published 29-Jul-2008 by Leigh Alexander in Brutal Legend activision blizzard Original
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| MTV Not Publishing Brutal Legend [Double Fine] | | Brutal Legend was one of the titles that didn't make the Activision Blizzard cut. But developer Double Fine's Tim Schafer said "Brutal Legend is fine." (Only once!) There were rumblings that a "non-traditional" publisher would pick up the action heavy metal title. MTV? The company tells Variet [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Aug-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Double Fine brutal legend Mtv News
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