Parallel Processing, which is a California based computer manufacturing company, has recently taken legal action against Sony for the use of their processor chips in all PS3’s reports next-genbiz. The company claims to have had the patent for the chip in 1991 and is requsting legal reimbursement, damages, and all the chips be destroyed. Here are the specifics:

The patent, “Synchronized Parallel Processing with Shared Memory” was issued in October 1991. It describes a high-speed computer that breaks down a program “into smaller concurrent processes running in different parallel processors” and resynchronizes the program for faster processing times.

Although none of us here at Loot expect anything to come of us, it could start a barrage of small companies claiming suit and making the industry a little messy. This is something to watch in the next few weeks and we will keep you updated.

This one just makes you same hmmm. Microsoft is suing Immersion over their settlement with Sony.

Apparently, when Microsoft settled with Immersion back in the day, they put a clause in the contract saying Immersion would have to pay them should they settle with Sony. Oh yeah, and Microsoft decided to buy part of Immersion. Yes, it’s a dick move.

Well, Immersion and Sony never used the word “settlement”. They “concluded litigations” and “entering into a new business agreement”. Smart move, but Microsoft’s not buying it. The big Redmond giant has screwed over countless companies is similar ways, but now they’re crying foul when someone else is turning the tables on them.

If you look into it, Microsoft paid $26 million to settle their suit in 2002. Now, they’re asking for $27.5 million in royalties for Immersion settling with Sony. Now let me get this straight, Microsoft… you want Immersion to pay you $1.5 million for using their rumble technology? Yeah, that sounds about right.

No longer do we all have to live in fear of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Take-Two Interactive took a huge stand and is filing a lawsuit against Jack Thompson. If you don’t know about Jack’s past, I’m not going to get into it; Google should help you with that.

Good old JT decided about a week ago he wanted to dip his feet back in the lawsuit pool with Take-Two, the publisher of the upcoming titles Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV, because they’re “hyperviolent” and shouldn’t be sold to minors. Ummm, isn’t that the ESRB’s job? Not to mention the fact that gaming stores should be fully responsible, but they are pretty liberal with how they sell games.

JT wants to prevent the sales of these games completely, which is just ludacris. This is the reason Take-Two is filing a counter suit. Their main point of the website, which I highly agree with, is that preventing the sale of these games would violate Take-Two’s First Amendment rights. We can only hope, as gamers and people with brains, that JT’s case gets promptly shot down.

You can read all the legal mumbo-jumbo here.