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Sony Rumble Lawsuit Back, Guy Claims Sony Ripped Him Off
11:00AM Luke Plunkett | In 2007, Sony settled a long-running dispute with Immersion, a company holding patents for control pad rumble technology. The world moved on. But now, the lawsuit (or at least part of it) is back. More »
Ubisoft Pits Brains Against Bullets In CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars
5:20AM Mike Fahey | Ubisoft has just announced CellFactor: The Psychokenetic Wars, a futuristic first-person shooter coming to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network that pits big guns against mental powers. More »
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Immersion Forced To Pay Microsoft $20 Million
12:30PM Luke Plunkett | You’ll no doubt be familiar with the name Immersion. They’re the rumble guys. Microsoft had to pay them to get rumble in the 360 pad, while Sony refused, resulting in the rumble-free Sixaxis. When Sony eventually did cough up the money, though, that led to more dramas, as part of Microsoft’s deal with Immersion was a clause that said they would have to pay MS $US 15 million should Sony swallow their pride and pay for the use of rumble. Which they did. And it was a fee Immersion, in a delicious irony, refused to pay.That led to a legal tussle between Immersion and Microsoft, which has today been settled, with the rumble dudes agreeing to cough up $US 20.75 million. Phew. Hopefully that’s the last time we need to write the words “Immersion” and “legal” in the same story. More »
