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(antihero) · **Activision Sues the Crap out of Spark -** 10-07-05

WOW, dude.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6135204.html

That's one of the harshest counterclaims I've ever read, and it seems like it holds water. I guess I never really think all that much about the use of the legal system between video game companies, and not just video games vs. the government. In this case, though, I think it was warranted, and I think the evidence is pretty solid. Total burn.

BlyssfulStorm · 10-07-05

Quote:

"One might suppose Spark would have been overjoyed that, notwithstanding its repeated failures, it was getting a second chance to make a game with Activision. One might further suppose that Spark would have made an all out effort to produce a 'knock your socks off' proposal that would contain not just a compelling sequel idea, but also convincingly demonstrate that Spark had reformed and would not repeat its catastrophic performance on Finest Hour. One would suppose wrong: Activision had to practically beg Spark for a proposal, and when Spark finally delivered something weeks later, Spark provided a series of incomplete drafts that were so glaringly deficient in every material respect that it appears Spark provided them in bad faith with the goal of having its proposal rejected."

uh...damn? i guess that's the end of Spark.

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