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Game Sued For Featuring An American Hero, Dead For 69 Years
19General George S. Patton was one of America’s great heroes of the Second World War. He died in December, 1945. You’d think both of those things combined would make it OK for him to star in a video game, but nope.
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Blizzard Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Hearthstone Clone
The makers of a Chinese Hearthstone clone have come out to the public to “refudiate” reports that they had been sentenced to pay Blizzard over $US1.6 million. Tencent News reports that Unico Interactive, the makers of “Crouching Dragon Legends,” has been ordered to pay Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase for copyright violations.
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GTA Creators: Lindsay Lohan Is Suing Us ‘For Publicity Purposes’
In July, Lindsay Lohan filed suit against Rockstar Games for a Grand Theft Auto V character that she says is based on her. Now the makers of Red Dead Redemption say that the movie star is only suing them to garner buzz.
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Dark Souls Allegedly Ripped Off By Popular Korean Game
In South Korea, Dark Souls has a following and fans. You’d think the makers of popular mobile game Blade would know they couldn’t get away with ripping it off. You’d think!