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Texas judge calls for an end to Oculus and ZeniMax's "big, hairy fight"

Injunction hearing started this week, with Zenimax asking for $500 million additional damages and a 20% cut of Oculus' revenue

June 22, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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ZeniMax extends legal pursuit to Samsung Gear VR

Former id Software employees John Carmack and Matt Hooper involved in fresh VR lawsuit

May 16, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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ZeniMax trademark forces indie to rename Prey for the Gods

“We could've fought this but we didn't want to spend our precious Kickstarter funds”

May 4, 2017 James Batchelor

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Oculus wants a new trial in ZeniMax case

VR company says initial verdict was "tainted" and the $500 million damages "excessive"

April 12, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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John Carmack sues ZeniMax for $22.5m from id Software deal

Oculus CTO alleges "sour grapes" as ZeniMax refuses to pay due to the findings of its Oculus VR lawsuit

March 10, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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ZeniMax files for injunction over Oculus code

If granted, it would apply to games on sale for Oculus Rift and Gear VR

Feb. 24, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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John Carmack refutes "misdirection" of ZeniMax lawyers

The Oculus chief technology officer has taken to Facebook to complain about the $500 million verdict [UPDATE: ZeniMax responds]

Feb. 2, 2017 James Brightman

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Oculus verdict: Judge awards ZeniMax $500 million

Facebook owned VR company did not misappropriate trade secrets as ZeniMax alleged, however [UPDATE: Oculus & ZeniMax both respond]

Feb. 1, 2017 James Brightman

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ZeniMax acquires VR specialists Escalation Studios

Texas-based outfit to support other ZeniMax developers

Feb. 1, 2017 Christopher Dring

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Facebook could invest another $3 billion in VR over the next decade

ZeniMax vs. Oculus trial reveals Mark Zuckerberg's shifting expectations: "These things end up being more complex than you think up front"

Jan. 18, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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Oculus VR destroyed evidence regarding Rift's creation, ZeniMax claims

"ZeniMax and id Software are the visionary developers of breakthrough VR technology"

Jan. 17, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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Oculus VR condemns "wasteful litigation" as ZeniMax lawsuit begins

A Dallas court heard the opening statements yesterday, trial is expected to last three weeks

Jan. 11, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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DoomRL creator says ZeniMax threatened legal action

Creator of Doom-inspired rogue-like told to remove trademark-infringing content from site

Dec. 2, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

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ZeniMax raises the stakes in Oculus VR lawsuit

Amended complaint makes direct accusations against John Carmack, questions Luckey's role in Rift's creation

Aug. 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Oculus, Palmer Luckey sued by Zenimax

Zenimax and id Software allege that Oculus stole trade secrets relating to virtual reality tech

May 21, 2014 James Brightman

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ZeniMax claims Oculus uses its IP

UPDATE: John Carmack reveals lines of ZeniMax code used in Oculus: "Zero"

May 1, 2014 Brendan Sinclair

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Bethesda Softworks opens Sydney office

Simon Alty appointed as MD for territory

Oct. 2, 2013 Rachel Weber

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Elder Scrolls map app hit with copyright infringement notice

The creator of the Dragon Shout app says ZeniMax wants his app removed from the Apple App Store

May 16, 2012 Mike Williams

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Zenimax trademarks dragon shout

Fus Ro Dah subject of six different United States Patent and Trademark Office applications

April 12, 2012 Rachel Weber

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Skyrim: 3.5 million sold in just 48 hours

7 million shipped, Bethesda predicts $450 million in launch sales

Nov. 16, 2011 Rachel Weber

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Another studio acquisition for ZeniMax

Bethesda owner has apparently bought ex-Starbreeze dev Machinegames

Nov. 5, 2010 Alec Meer

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Mikami sold to Bethesda due to overseas track record and creative freedom

Resi creator: "We didn't want to have to live hand-to-mouth as a studio"

Nov. 3, 2010 Alec Meer

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Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami joins ZeniMax

Bethesda parent uses part of recently acquired $150m to buy Tango Gameworks

Oct. 28, 2010 Matt Martin

Feature

Critical Consensus: Fallout New Vegas

Bethesda take a gamble with Obsidian, but was it right to bet on black?

Oct. 19, 2010 Dan Pearson

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Willits: "Rage would have been rushed without Zenimax"

id creative director praises new management, predicts disc-less next-gen

Oct. 18, 2010 Dan Pearson