Petersen Entertainment LP has taken PayPal to court for withholding $57,000 in funds. The money due apparently relates to a Kickstarter for one of the 12 games the company has successfully funded. The complaint [PDF link] stats that Petersen has been fulfilling gamers’ orders despite PayPal withholding funds. This is good news for gamers as […]
Cards Against Humanity faces lawsuit on Kickstarter bullying
You won’t find the card game Humanity Hates Trump on Kickstarter because a cease and desist letter from Cards Against Humanity was enough for the platform to pull the plug. Cards Against Humanity is normally a cool company so what was its beef with Humanity Hates Trump? To begin with the original tagline for the […]
Will Stephen Byrne’s animated Firefly ever air?
This trailer for The Animated Adventures of Firefly will make you wish you could watch it now. We don’t know when it’s coming. We’re teased: soon. What will Fox do? Will they hold back the lawyers? Will they cancel another Firefly show to protect their IP? You’d like to think the cast and crew would […]
Villains and Vigilantes lawsuit settled
I hope this is good news all around. The Villains & Vigilantes lawsuit has been settled. While the specific terms (including damages) will remain private important details have been released by Monkey House Games. The long running saga sprang back into life last year when Jeff Dee and Jackk Herman of Monkey House Games launched […]
Gygax Magazine to close
There had been some dispute over the name of the Gygax Magazine. The magazine had Luke and Ernie Gygax on board if not the whole Gygax Estate but now that’s changed. The result means the magazine cease being published. In an email to subscribers, Jayson Elliot of TSR Games, noted; As you may have heard, […]
Forbidden Judge Dredd episodes to see print again
“The Cursed Earth” was the first epic length Judge Dredd storyline. It was published in 1978 and the full series has never seen the light of day again. Why not? Some episodes featured parodies of iconic corporate powers; Burger King, Ronald McDonald, the Michelin Man and even the Jolly Green Giant. Punches were not pulled. […]
Villains and Vigilantes legal battle reignites
Back in 2013 Geek Native reported that Jeff Dee and Jack Herman of Monkey House Games had won their legal battle with Fantasy Games United over the ownership of Villains and Vigilantes. Now it seems that the battle will rage on. Villains and Vigilantes was created by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee in 1979 and […]
The American legal system and the failed Kickstarter with a $111,793 ghost
Back in 2012 Geek Native covered the Kickstarter project The Doom That Came to Atlantic City. It looked good. The project funded. We’re told artists did work on the game but weren’t paid. The project was then cancelled, backers lost their money and the promised refunds never appeared. The good news first; Cryptozoic stepped in, […]
Gaming night sends slapping girlfriend to jail
A Monopoly game row over whether too many $500 bills and who could play with the new cat token landed Alyssa Ferraro in jail. Police in Boston responded to a domestic disturbance charge. According to Boston.com the boyfriend did not require medical attention. It is alleged that Ferraro told responding officers that she had had […]
Games publisher attempts to patent RPG mechanics
The American patent system is well known among techies – and not for good reasons. This is the entity that granted Amazon a patent for taking photos against a white background. Right now the US Patent and Trademark Office is considering giving a small publisher the patent protected rights to convert entities (PCs, Monsters, NPCs, […]
