Last year, Ubisoft and the Black Eyed Peas signed a contract whereby the publisher would release some video games based on the groupās music. One such game, The Black Eyed Peas Experience, was released in November 2011.
As spotted by Player Attack, there should have been another one though, this time for Appleās iOS devices. Ubisoft claims it went out, made the game, submitted it to the Black Eyed Peasā management, andā¦heard nothing. Days went by, then weeks, then months, and despite repeated requests from Ubisoft for BEP Music (the groupās trademark holders, run in will.i.amās name) to sign off on the game, they say they were met with silence.
So itās off to court they go, Ubisoft claiming that the $233,000 they spent developing the title is worth āin excess of $1,000,000, which not only includes Ubisoftās out-of-pocket development costs, but also the profits Ubisoft has lost and will continue to lose as a result of BEP Musicās breach of contract.ā
$1M Fight Over Wii Game [Courthouse News Service, via Player Attack]
