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Warner Bros is being sued by the estate of JRR Tolkien over its use of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit IPs in a virtual slot machine game. The Tolkien estate has filed an $80m claim stating that the company is in violation of the licensing agreement that states …
Read More »JRR Tolkien estate suing Warner Bros over Lord of the Rings IP
Warner Bros is being sued by the estate of JRR Tolkien over its use of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit IPs in a virtual slot machine game. The Tolkien estate has filed an $80m claim stating that the company is in violation of the licensing agreement that states …
Read More »Hobbit hype spells success for LEGO Lord of the Rings
The biggest film of the season could make LEGO Lord of the Rings one of gaming’s best-sellers this Christmas. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment is working closely with its film colleagues to cross-promote the game with the first instalment in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy. The buzz for The Hobbit: An Unexpected …
Read More »Warner Bros working on Mortal Kombat movie reboot
In an unexpected move, classic fighting IP Mortal Kombat is to return to the silver screen. Total Film reports that Warner Bros has already begun work on the project, with rumours suggesting that it will revolve around a supermarket worker who develops special powers and ends up fighting loads of …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Third No.1 for London 2012
The Olympics may be over for the rest of us but not for Sega, which enjoyed a third week at the top of the charts with its London 2012 tie-in. There’s no change in the Top Four, with Mario & Sonic and Warner’s Dark Knight duo still shifting the most …
Read More »Redundancies at Warner Bros’ Seattle studio
An unknown number of employees at Warner Bros. Seattle have been laid off. This is the second time in as many years the studio has seen job cutbacks, and it is rumored that as many as 60 employees have been affected. The office houses multiple studios, including Monolith Productions, Snowblind …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e June 15th, 2012
Anyone who still believes the games market is too generic should head to the High Street today. Warner Bros has published Lollipop Chainsaw, the latest title from inventive and often outspoken developer Suda51. Sure, zombie-slayers are nothing new but how many star barely-clothed cheerleaders with their boyfriend’s head dangling from …
Read More »NINTENDO: LEGO does GTA on Wii U
Warner Bros has revealed the first details about LEGO City Undercover for Wii U – and there’s a whiff of Grand Theft Auto about it. Nintendo showed the first trailer for the game during it’s E3 Press Conference, showing what appeared to be an open world LEGO title in which …
Read More »NINTENDO: Scribblenauts Unlimited bound for Wii U
Warner Bros has announced a new entry in the Scribblenauts made specially for Wii U. The publisher lifted the lid on Scribblenauts Unlimited, a title that series developer 5th Cell described as the "definitive Scribblenauts experience". The game will once again allow players to solve puzzles with any item they …
Read More »VIDEO: LEGO Lord of the Rings finally announced
Yet another terribly kept secret no longer has to be restricted to huddled whispers – Warner Bros has officially announced LEGO Lord of the Rings. As we all expected, the game will follow the ever-popular formula of past LEGO titles and offer a light-hearted take on the epic Tolkien trilogy. …
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