Court not likely to delay Brutal Legend

Haha finally good news, sadly my 360 is dead............

It'd be funny if another game got delayed until next year

FUCK ACTIVISION TO HELL!!!!!!!!!

In other law-related news, I still need a lawyer, as I'm suing Wiizer's Sweatshop for child labor, abuse, assault, and slavery.

I don't think it's worth it for Activision. Most of us already hate them. They don't want to attract even more hate. Brutal Legend has garnered quite a following, so if Activision was successful with this bull, then I could see a lot of hurting in the future for Activision. Just shut up and keep milking the hell out of Guitar Hero and Call of Duty, ya jerks!

The court may not delay Brutal Legend.....but Uncharted 2 and MW2 will!!!

On a serious note, fuck you Activision. I don't normally wish harm on people, but let's just say I wouldn't lose any sleep if Kotick wrapped his lambo around a very thick tree...

Off topic I know but GOD is Neon Genesis Evangelion dark!

Glad that the Judge is already saying that Activision's odds are against them. Hopefully that belief will follow all the way through.

I was kinda worried about this one, granted, it didn't seem that Activision had grounds to be able to stop EA and Double Fine from releasing the game, but who knows what could have been in that original agreement between Double Fine and Activision.

Well, I guess it turns out there was nothing there. And, of course, it was a real scum--bag move on Activisions part to try and stop the release after they told Double Fine that the game wasn't up to their standards, or that it didn't "fit in with Activisions long-term goals"....bastards.

It's good to see 'justice" being served once in a while, although I really have to admit that it is weird having EA be the "good guys" in all of this, or anything for that matter. lol

Double fine moving in for the Teabag!

If the judge shows up to court next week wearing Night Vision Googles we are all screwed

"Though he called the case a "close call," he also noted that his tentative judgment is based on his belief that Activision's case doesn't have "a likelihood of success." Ouch."
Close call how? They dropped the game, as in we dont want you around any more, so take your stuff and GTFO. Would the judge see a case, where a man who just forced his wife to divorce him, where that same man is suing his wife for marrying someone else, and force her to abort her pregnancy? Nope.

Only chance Activision has of winning is if they pay the judge off. And trust me, if he does rule in favor of activision, thats exactly what happened and the internet would rise up.


maybe we should try and get 4chan to attack activision if they do manage it...? Those people are a bunch of nuts (no offense to them) so I'd love to see the damage they cause to them.

Activision sucks! They are obviously worried about the competition if they think it is worth it for them to try and block the release of Brutal Legend! Tim Shafer is the man and this game is gonna ROCK! Someone should start some kind of petition against Activision here, I am a follower of Brutal Legend on Twitter and Facebook, I can't wait to see what they have to say about this! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/brutallegend?ref=ts

For informational purposes, cuz I love ya'll (and apparently like working for free):

"Likelihood of success" is being used as a term of art here. Activision wants a permanent injunction (an order that EA can't sell Brutal Legend ever). That would require lengthy litigation at which point, it would be moot. So Activision is asking for an emergency remedy: A "temporary" injunction.*

A temporary injunction in this instance would be an order that EA cannot sell Brutal Legend UNTIL the case is resolved. The parties basically have to have a mini-fight before they've had the lengthy investigation that comes with litigating a case for a couple of years.

When a party moves for a temporary injunction, the odds are against it. The burden is on the moving party to show that it is *more likely than not* to win the case, even after the limited factual investigation to date.

So here, Judge Karlan issued a Tentative Ruling that Activision does not appear to have met its legal/factual burden. After a tentative is issued, the parties have the opportunity (at the hearing) to argue about whether the Judge's inclination is correct. The Judge might also ask for additional briefing on certain issues.

*I have not reviewed the papers, but am basing this on my general knowledge. Thanks. If someone wants to give me a convenient link to the papers, I'll try to offer some more thoughts.

-Eudaimo

Activision should be proud. They have accomplished something that I didn't think any one else could do. They have uncrowned EA and took their Douche Bag award.

I have been gaining a constant disgust on how they have been handling themselves. I'm glad they didn't get the chance to hold back Brutal Legend.

Just another reason to love Activision isn't it? They tell Double Fine that they're dropping the project and to go find another publisher. Then suddenly this game explodes in popularity and interest, and they want it back. It's like an ex-girlfriend who wants her boyfriend back now that he's won the lottery.