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]]> Activision Entertainment Holdings filed suit yesterday against Double Fine Studios, developer of the upcoming game Brutal Legend, seeking an injunction to stop the game’s release.  Claiming that Double Fine transferred various rights to EA that they did not possess, Activision is alleging $15 million in restitution already invested as well asserting that they in fact have the rights to release the game. So why did they drop the game in the first place? The timing on this suit also smells fishy. IGN reports that Activision threatened EA to sue back in February. Why EA, and not Double Fine? And why time it now, right in the middle of E3? Seeking a greater amount to claim for the game’s value? Or to sabotage EA?

Either way, something’s fishy in California.

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