Oculus Copyright Payout to Zenimax Halved, Ban on Rift Sales Lifted
A new court ruling has rejected a request to ban Oculus Rift sales and reduced Facebook's $500 million payout to Zenimax by half.
READ MORE >Singer Dion: 'The Wanderer' Fallout 4 TV Ads Are 'Repugnant'
A suit has been filed against ZeniMax over the excessive violence in the ad.
READ MORE >"The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant ..."
see all 2 commentsZeniMax Wants Another $500 Million From Oculus, Or 20% Of Rift Sales for 10 Years
The two combatants are back in court over another facet of the case involving John Carmack's move to Oculus.
READ MORE >"He wanted the best of both worlds and there's no way this was just a mistake. All the money ..."
see all 12 commentsZeniMax Files Suit Against Samsung Over Oculus Collaboration
The suit says Samsung has code in its Gear VR that it gained from Oculus, but it was actually ZeniMax property.
READ MORE >"Zenimax , most evil gaming corporation, yet has so many good games. "
see all 10 commentsOculus Won't Stay Down, Seeks New Trial in $500 Million Zenimax Case
Warning: Legal terms like 'spoliation testimony' and 'adverse inference instruction' are used.
READ MORE >John Carmack Suing Zenimax For $22.5 Million Over Id Software Sale
The suit has nothing to do with the recent rift between the two in the Oculus court battle.
READ MORE >"Oof how can Zenimax use that as a defence when he wasn't deemed liable for the Occulus stuff? ..."
see all 6 commentsZeniMax Files Injunction to Completely Stop Sales of Oculus Rift
Apparently the $500 million judgement in their favor wasn't enough.
READ MORE >"Most corporate lawsuits aren't about benefiting the plaintiff, they're more about damaging the ..."
see all 33 commentsJohn Carmack Vents About the Verdict of ZeniMax v Oculus Case [Update]
The id Software co-founder and Oculus CTO picked apart the expert witness's testimony.
READ MORE >"I'm finding it more and more difficult to separate the actions of Zenimax with my love of ..."
see all 17 commentsZeniMax has Acquired Escalation Studios
ZeniMax Media has acquired the studio that helped make id Software's masterpiece, Doom.
READ MORE >"he was doing contract stuff but now focused on being a Professor at the gaming school at SMU. he ..."
see all 25 commentsOculus Cleared of Theft, But ZeniMax Awarded Due to NDA Breach
Although it decided that Oculus did not steal tech or secrets, the jury also ruled that Palmer Luckey did not uphold his NDA.
READ MORE >"Looks like Palmer is on the hook for $50 million. Couldn't happen to a nicer person. Of course ..."
see all 52 commentsZeniMax asks jury for $4 billion between damages and compensation in Oculus VR case
The jury is expected to reach a verdict on Monday, January 30.
READ MORE >"Why would it be damaging to Palmer? Just wondering... I thought he was just a potential witness."
see all 40 commentsZeniMax Wanted 15% of Oculus for Carmack's Contributions
Continuing revelations during ZeniMax vs. Oculus court battle reveal more about the relationship between the two companies.
READ MORE >Luckey, Iribe take the stand in Oculus-Zenimax case
Judge has to intercede when exchanges between Luckey and Zenimax lawyer become heated.
READ MORE >"Well I think they're saying he was doing some of that shit while he worked for id still. Of ..."
see all 16 commentsZuckerberg testified in court today for the ZeniMax/Oculus trial
Facebook CEO: 'Like most people in the court, I've never even heard of ZeniMax before.'
READ MORE >"You hope they lose because you hate them. But zenimax had no interest in developing VR, and if ..."
see all 14 commentsCarmack in Oculus court case: 'I am not a Mac user unless under duress'
Former id programming legend was on the stand to testify for VR company in the ZeniMax lawsuit.
READ MORE >"I remember seeing a dude showing off this beast machine running OS2/warp by starting 14 ..."
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"There was no ban on Rift sales ever. Zenimax wanted a ban on Rift sales and the judge said no."
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