The lawsuit over the release of “Brutal Legend” starring Jack Black has apparently been settled.
Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Vania Stuelp says attorneys for gaming giant Activision notified a court on Wednesday that they had reached a settlement over “Brutal Legend.” The company had sued to stop the October release of the game by rival Electronic Arts.
A notice of settlement has not yet been filed, and attorneys handling the case did not immediately return phone messages.
A hearing scheduled for Thursday was canceled. Activision’s attorneys were set to argue why San Francisco-based developer Double Fine Productions should be barred from releasing the game, which features Black as band roadie transported to a mythical ancient world.
This is GREAT news to me. Jack Black can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned, and this game looks awesome. I hope this bodes well for the release date too. *BLARGH*
I’m sure Activision is getting some cut of sales here. They financed a large portion of the game before it went to EA.
Glad to see the release isn’t being blocked. The Fall/Holiday 2009 gaming lineup has been thinning out a good deal, so it’s nice to know another blockbuster title will definitely be shipping.
Indeed. I was wondering what I was going to put on the Christmas list this year as well. This will definitely make the cut.
I wonder if Tenacious D will be on the soundtrack/score…
Borderlands and Brutal Legend are definitely on my list of “pick up” title (with the holiday releases thinning out like Matt said). Good to see nothing is obstructing the release date now! I really hope Brutal Legend takes off and sells an asston. I was really hoping for the same thing to happen to Atari’s Ghostbusters………but alas……..it just kinda did so-so…..
To answer your question Power Food for Zzz’s, yes, they will be on the soundtrack, with a TON of other metal artists! The two Tenacious D songs are:
Tenacious D – Master Exploder
Tenacious D – The Metal
Can’t wait!