• Zynga countersues EA for alleged 'anticompetitive' practices
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[QUOTE][B]In response to the Electronic Arts' infringement lawsuit against the Zynga, the social-gaming company is throwing its own barbs. [/B] [IMG]http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/08/30/The_Sims_Social_270x294.jpg[/IMG] [I]EA is accusing Zynga of ripping off its Sims Social game. [/I] Zynga is countering Electronic Arts' allegations of infringement with a compliant over what the social gaming company characterizes as "anticompetitive and unlawful business practices," Zynga said in a statement today. The company filed a 3-part response today to EA's lawsuit, which accused Zynga of ripping off EA's Sims Social game. " Today we responded to EA's claims which we believe have no merit," Zynga General Counsel Reggie Davis said in a statement today. "We also filed a counterclaim which addresses actions by EA we believe to be anticompetitive and unlawful business practices, including legal threats and demands for no-hire agreements. We look forward to getting back to focusing all our efforts on delighting our players." More details on the complaints to come soon, but if you want to read the documents yourself, just scroll down. [B]Update, 2:24 p.m. PT[/B]: Updated with court documents. [URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/105947437/Part-1-Zynga-s-Motion-to-Strike"]Part 1 Zynga's Motion to Strike [/URL] [URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/105947441/Part-2-Zynga-s-Answer-and-Demand-for-Jury-Trial"]Part 2 Zynga's Answer and Demand for Jury Trial [/URL] [URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/105947608/Part-3-Counterclaim-Public"]Part 3 Counterclaim[/URL][/QUOTE] [URL="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57513391-235/zynga-countersues-ea-for-alleged-anticompetitive-practices/"]Source[/URL] So two shit companies suing each other. I like how this will turn out.:v:
lol
Whenever news about a company pops up on facepunch lately it only ever seems to be about them suing each other.
Maybe they'll destroy each other.
While both EA and Zynga are bad, I'm hoping that EA wins it; at least they have made better games than Zynga, and have games that are somehow more of a cash grab than EA-published F2P games.
[quote] including legal threats and demands for no-hire agreements [/quote] 1. Aren't legal threats allowed/[I]legal[/I]? 2. What the fuck is a no-hire agreement? This is the thief that was caught stealing accusing the store owner of doing shit like pirating games or something. This is ridiculous.
EA's in the right in this case though.
GOD zynga just stop existing
isn't it maybe just a little bit anticompetitive to change the name of a competitor's product by one letter and undercharge for it? [img_thumb]http://www.droid-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Scramble-with-Friends-logo.png[/img_thumb] [img]http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-prn1/592243_100294126688207_1176618512_n.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Beaverlake;37668594]EA's in the right in this case though.[/QUOTE] Holy dicks, someone just defended EA on Facepunch. Actually, what's more surprising is that EA is actually right in this case! Hell is probably at absolute zero right now.
[QUOTE=BananaFoam;37668993]Holy dicks, someone just defended EA on Facepunch. Actually, what's more surprising is that EA is actually right in this case! Hell is probably at absolute zero right now.[/QUOTE]We don't like EA, but if they are right, then they're right. Its the Law of Broken Clocks.
I can honestly say that a Zynga product has never "delighted" me.
EA is mad that their "social" games aren't doing very well because Zynga has that market already covered.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;37670607]EA is mad that their "social" games aren't doing very well because Zynga has that market already covered.[/QUOTE] EA is mad that zynga copy-pasted their game down to the fucking rgb values for the skin options
maybe I'll finally stop getting so many annoying app requests go EA
At least EA makes an attempt to make -new- games.
As much as I hate EA; Go EA. Shove some of your turd into the Zynga's turd. Maybe they'll turn into the Giant Poo from Conker.
In the grim darkness of the soon to come future there is only lawsuits
[QUOTE=DarkMonkey;37671214]EA is mad that zynga copy-pasted their game down to the fucking rgb values for the skin options[/QUOTE] Zynga are not original, especially that one game that was virtually just a carbon copy of the Sims
On the bright side, at least one of these shit companies is going to lose here.
Zynga is beginning to look like the Video Breniquedo of app developers.
EA actually has a quality standard though.
Slightly off topic here but "anticompetitive and unlawful business practices" could someone PLEASE do this to Apple?
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