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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 18, 2011

Battle Looms for Video Game Rivals

A judge on Wednesday denied video game publisher Electronic Arts' attempts to eject itself from a legal dispute with rival Activision Blizzard over the defection of developers.


By Jean-Luc Renault


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A judge on Wednesday denied video game publisher Electronic Arts' attempts to eject itself from a legal dispute with rival Activision Blizzard over the defection of developers.


The move raises the possibility of a trial between the industry's two largest players.


Ten months into a lawsuit against former developers for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," Ac...

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