Ever wonder why there are system shortages? Maybe it’s stories like these. Microsoft has sued DHL over the loss of 21,600 Xbox 360s due to a train wreck. Microsoft is looking for $2 million in damages, certainly small change to both companies. That’s actually fairly reasonable when you consider if these were all Arcade bundles, [...]

Sometimes, it’s amazing how long it takes people to figure out that they’ve been ripped off. Take Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog. They’re suing Sony and David Jaffe over God of War in 2008… even though the game came out in 2005. They claim they sent a script to Sony Pictures in 2002 around the [...]

You would think if someone was infringing on your patents and making millions off of them, you’d sue them right away instead of waiting a few years. Apparently however, Hillcrest Labs wanted to be sure Nintendo had some money in the bank before dropping a lawsuit on them. The company seeks to have Wii sales [...]

The dispute between Tecmo and Team Ninja continues to grow. After a dozen members left and sued, Tecmo has countered with a gag order on Tomonobu Itagaki forcing him to stay silent about his criticisms about the company, whether in print or online. He is also barred from accepting interviews, obstructing the companies business through [...]

Could Nintendo be a little jealous? Nyko’s Kama Nunchuck, a wireless version of the Nunchuck attachment for the Wii, has apparently infringed on Nintendo’s copyright. In their complaint, Nintendo states that the accessory “wholly appropriates the novel shape, design, overall appearance and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller.”
This leads to [...]

After mentioning last month that Ninja Gaiden II could be his last entry in the series, today news came along via 1UP.com that confirmed it as director Tomonobu Itagaki will leave his post at Team Ninja on July 1. Furthermore, he is also suing Tecmo and company president Yoshimi Yasuda for unpaid completion bonuses and [...]