1up.com writes "My how the tables have turned. Instead of receiving money from a lawsuit, Immersion now has to pay some out. Ars Technica reports the company has agreed to pay Microsoft a cool $21 million as part of the settlement the parties reached over Immersion's original force feedback suit.
Back in 2002 Immersion sued both Sony and Microsoft for infringing upon US patents 6,424,333 and 6,275,213. Microsoft agreed to settle out of court with one of the stipulations being they would receive a payment should Immersion prevail in its suit against Sony. Immersion, of course, finally won the suit in March 2007, which supposedly lost Sony $90 million...and as a result triggered a $15 million payment to Microsoft.
Unfortunately for Immersion, Microsoft felt that amount wasn't adequate and sued Immersion for breach of contract shortly thereafter. Regarding the suit, Microsoft associate general counsel Steve Aeschbacher said "We entered into a binding licensing agreement with Immersion and are asking to have that agreement honored."
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
lol owned.
You don't fck with microsoft's money
sigh so they made a deal for them to sue sony then turned around and sued em for more
no wonder ms can afford to put out nothing but crud products
OWNED!!!
lol immersion = counter pwned!!!! thanks for the rumble!!!!
Microsoft never fails - money first, and well, money second too!
If I had a nickel, or...even a penny! for every time Microsoft sued someone for money and made deals for money and spent money for money and money this money that, I'd be rich.