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Civil Litigation

Dec. 14, 2017

Lawsuit filed over planned $150M game

The makers of “Star Citizen” are being sued by the creators of its game engine.

Lawsuit filed over planned $150M game
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The makers of a yet-to-be-released game that has earned over $150 million in crowdfunding are being sued by the creator of its engine, who claim the company has repeatedly breached its licensing agreement and infringed its copyright.

Crytek GmbH, a highly acclaimed German game publisher known for financially successful titles such as the Far Cry series, partnered with Cloud Imperium Games Corp. to develop “Star Citizen” after the ga...

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