Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit filed against Sega and Gearbox
Added: 01.05.2013 10:30 | 17 views | 0 comments
The critically-mauled game has been accused of false advertising in a Californian court.
The disappointing is now the subject of a class action lawsuit, with both Gearbox Software and Sega accused of misrepresenting the game to consumers with false advertising.
The lawsuit, filed yesterday in a Californian court and , alleges that the final game "bore little resemblance" to the early footage of the game shown in demos and gameplay trailers.
"Each of the 'actual gameplay' demonstrations purported to show consumers exactly what they would be buying: a cutting edge video game with very specific features and qualities," reads the claim filed by law firm Edelson LLC on behalf of plaintiff Damion Perrine.
"Unfortunately for their fans, Defendants never told anyone--consumers, industry critics, reviewers, or reporters--that their 'actual gameplay' demonstration advertising campaign bore little resemblance to the retail product that would eventually be sold to a large community of unwitting purchasers."
Another complaint to the has previously forced Sega to add disclaimers to the game's trailers stating that the footage shown in commercials was not indicative of the final product.
Other sources Gearbox neglected development on Aliens: Colonial Marines in favour of Borderlands 2, the company's own IP.
Gearbox President Randy Pitchford has acknowledged the criticisms. Responding , he called the complaints "fair" and said the studio was "looking at that."
"Lots of info to parse, lots of stake holders to respect," he added.
The long-delayed Aliens: Colonial Marines .
The Wii U port of the game, once promised as the definitive version, .
Tags: Sees, Easy, Another, Lots, Software, Colonial Marines, Marines, Colonial, Borderlands, Gearbox, Gearbox Software, Pitchford, OtherFrom:
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| Lawsuit Filed Against Gearbox Software And Sega For False Advertising And Aliens: CM
Added: 01.05.2013 8:26 | 14 views | 0 comments
Aliens: Colonial Marines which Blake_Peterson called "not the bad game that most reviewers have made it out to be. However, the hoax that Pitchford sold with his video demo two years ago has clearly poisoned the well." Indeed that deceptive snake's oil has officially entered the ground water, resulting in a lawsuit brought against publisher Sega and "developer" Gearbox Software by California's Damion Perrine.
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| Gearbox and Sega falsely advertised Aliens: Colonial Marines with press demos, according to lawsuit
Added: 01.05.2013 2:17 | 12 views | 0 comments
Sega and Gearbox Software are the defendants in a class action suit claiming the two companies falsely advertised Aliens: Colonial Marines with unrepresentative trade show demonstrations.
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| Top Ten Licenses Gearbox Software Could Acquire and Ruin
Added: 30.04.2013 23:18 | 6 views | 0 comments
In the wake of Gearbox Software's acquisition of the Homeworld franchise following THQ's demise, many fans are wondering whether their beloved space RTS will suffer the same treatment/abuse endured by Aliens: Colonial Marines. In the spirit of this, check out some other properties (gaming and otherwise) that may be perfect fits for Gearbox's "hump 'em and dump 'em" procedure for licensed games.
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| Gearbox Artist Trashes Dragon's Crown Design
Added: 30.04.2013 15:19 | 6 views | 0 comments
"Weve all heard plenty of outcry from the games press and regular fans, but recently a Gearbox Software environment artist took to the forums on The Escapist to express her dissatisfaction." - Joe Garcia
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| Gearbox Software Outbids Other PC-centric Studios For Homeworld IP
Added: 22.04.2013 22:08 | 7 views | 0 comments
One of the last licenses to be sold off in the great burning effigy of THQ was Homeworld, and the auction for that beloved PC franchise closed last week. Bidders included this group of fans on indiegogo who wanted to crowdfund Homeworld 3 and Sins of a Solar Empire-publisher Stardock, but Gearbox Software revealed themselves as the winner today.
From:
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| Gearbox picks up Homeworld IP
Added: 22.04.2013 20:27 | 11 views | 0 comments
Borderlands developer acquires franchise from THQ in bankruptcy auction for undisclosed sum, plans to create new games for digital platforms.
Gearbox Software has acquired the Homeworld franchise, the Borderlands and developer announced today. The Plano, Texas company prevailed as the top bidder for the series during a recent THQ bankruptcy auction for remaining unsold franchises.
Terms of the deal were not specified and a Gearbox Software representative was not immediately available to comment. Gearbox outbid TeamPixel, which announced last week that a than it could for the series.
Writing in the , community manager Chris Faylor explained that chief creative officer Brian Martel "personally spearheaded the acquisition." He reportedly has a "great deal of love and respect" for Relic's original Homeworld and Homeworld 2.
No new Homeworld games were announced today, but Gearbox said whatever it makes in the future will preserve the "purest form" of the original games while also making them accessible on today's digital platforms.
Bidding for franchises left unsold after the January auction--including Red Faction and Darksiders (which is expected to be generated from the sale of remaining THQ IP.
Tags: Software, Borderlands, January, Gearbox, Gearbox Software, Chris, Darksiders, Borderlands, Software, Chris, Gearbox, Plane, PixarFrom:
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