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February 14, 2009

Activision Blizzard Wants to Sue EA Over Brutal Legend

Variety reports that Activision Blizzard has threatened to sue EA for publishing Brutal Legend, Double Fine’s upcoming heavy metal-themed action-adventure game.

The site’s sources claim that Activision Blizzard sees EA’s claims to pick up publishing rights as invalid due to a belief that it was still engaged in negotiations regarding the title.

The game has quite a publishing history – it was originally set to be published by Vivendi, which merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard last year. Following the merger, the new company said that it would not publish quite a few titles, including Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, all of which have found new homes.

It is being speculated that Activision is seeking a cash payment for the publishing rights.

November 11, 2008

Ubisoft Acquires Massive

Ubisoft today announced that it has acquired Massive Entertainment from Activision Blizzard. The Sweden-based studio is best known for its excellent strategy title World in Conflict which won several awards in the year it was published.

"We are delighted to welcome the talented team of creators at Massive into the Ubisoft family," said Christine Burgess-Quemard, executive director of worldwide production studios at Ubisoft. "Ubisoft is growing at an intense pace and our strategy is to ensure the strength of our global creative teams. Massive has put together a group of some of the most confirmed and recognized creators in the industry and I know that their talent and innovation will allow them to seamlessly integrate into our worldwide network of production studios."

The studio is yet to reveal the project it is working on.