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THQ and Activision settle box art suit
It looks like there won't be a long, drawn-out lawsuit over box art between THQ and Activision, regarding the two publisher's respective off-road Baja games. According to Patent Arcade, Activision has just gone ahead and changed the cover art for its title, SCORE International Baja 1000: The Official Game. We've posted the new look after the break.Considering the game released a couple of weeks ago, we're not exactly sure how this affects copies already on shelves. Regardless, it appears THQ is appeased and has dismissed its lawsuit.
Baja 1000 hits shelves despite lawsuit
Even with THQ filing lawsuit against Activision for the cover of Baja 1000, the game is hitting store shelves anyway. A U.S. District Court judge has said "the hardship to plaintiff (THQ) is unclear, as Plaintiff has presented no evidence of hardship."The judge went on further to say that the "balance of hardships tips sharply in Defendant's, not Plaintiff's, favor. Defendant would be forced to halt at the last minute the release of a videogame that it has invested significant resources in developing--and it would be forced to do so heading into the holiday shopping season."[Via Game | Life]
THQ sues Activision Blizzard over box art
THQ has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over the trade dress and copyright of an off-road racing game, reports law blog Patent Arcade. THQ alleges that SCORE International Baja 1000: The Official Game, releasing this month, infringes on the trade dress (box art) of its Baja: Edge of Control.We certainly notice the strong similarities between the two covers, but we're sure the legal rationale for the suit will go beyond saying: "These two cars are in practically the same position on the cover, with a red car in the foreground and a blue one airborne in the background." At least, we hope the legal arguments go beyond that.PDF - THQ Inc. v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. [Patent Arcade]
THQ vs. Activision in a legal Baja boxart battle
One of this week's releases might have flown under the radar, if not for the fact that the publisher is being sued over the boxart. It may not even end up being one of this week's releases! THQ has filed suit against Activision, claiming that the boxart for Activision's PS3/360/Wii SCORE International Baja 1000 infringes upon THQ's copyright, in that it looks too similar to THQ's PS3/360 Baja Edge of Control. According to THQ, both the front and the back of the boxart are "virtually identical," but we think THQ's seeing patterns where there are none. Sure, both games feature red trucks displayed in a distorted perspective with their right front tires coming into the camera kicking up rocks while the passenger holds on to a bar on the front with his right hand; and both feature blue and white trucks behind them and to their left, descending from a jump; and both feature cacti on the right side in roughly the same position; and they both just happen to have yellow-on-black distressed "Baja" logos tilted up ten degrees. But that's all. Through this lawsuit, THQ hopes to delay the release of Activision's game until they can produce some different artwork.[Via Gamasutra]
Win a Magellan Roadmate 1400 satnav and 'Baja: Edge of Control' for the Xbox 360!
You love free things, right? Well, we love giving away things -- so that's kind of a match made in virtual heaven -- and let's be honest, in these dire economic times, you probably need all the free stuff you can get. Right now, we're in the extremely delightful position of being able to hand over a Magellan Roadmate 1400 GPS unit and a copy of the new Xbox 360 game Baja: Edge of Control, and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. That's right -- so little effort for so much reward! Interested? Read the rules below!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, though we'd love to hear how you plan to put this GPS unit and game into play (we're hoping not at the same time, of course). You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine. Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad. Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Magellan Roadmate 1400 GPS unit and one (1) copy of the Xbox 360 game Baja: Edge of Control. Approximate value is $310. Entries can be submitted until Monday, October 6th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Sun. deals: Gift cards with Pure, Silent Hill and more
Here we go again, a weekly gaming deals roundup thanks to X3F. We search for 360 deals, because we like saving money and because we care about your bank account. So, let's do this. This week at Best Buy, you can grab a free $10 gift card with the purchase of Pure and a free Silent Hill DVD with purchase of Silent Hill: Homecoming. Target has CoD4, Battlefield: Bad Company, and LEGO Indiana Jones for $39. Our retailer friends over at Circuit City are giving out free Pyramid keychains with Silent Hill: Homecoming, free $10 gift cards with both Pure and Baja: Edge of Control, Rock Band bundles for $139, and they have wireless controllers for $5 off. And the bonus deal this week is over at Circuit City where, with the purchase of either Rock Band, Ninja Gaiden II, Tiger Woods 09 or Madden 09, you can score a free $20 gift card. W00t to that.
Shipping this week: Hell's LEGO hunting edition
We've got five (count 'em, five) new Xbox 360 games this week. Probably the biggest of the bunch is Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, which finally arrives after numerous delays. Aside from Brothers in Arms we have LEGO Batman, which we imagine will be an awful lot like LEGO Indiana Jones which was an awful lot like LEGO Star Wars. We question whether or not the somewhat addictive charm will hold out this time. To round out the week, we've got off-road racing, hacking and slashing, and ... um ... hunting. Consider the fall gaming flood postponed. Baja: Edge of Control Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Warriors Orochi 2 Cablela's Dangerous Hunts 2009 LEGO Batman
