Court Finds No Evidence Supporting Scratch Publisher

17 Apr 2009 at 10:48:46 by Tim McDonald

Activision has responded to the allegations made by Genius Products and Numark Industries following a day in court earlier this week.

Genius Products and Numark Industries, the publisher and peripheral manufacturer (respectively) of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, previously alleged that Activision acquired 7 Studios in order to "withhold the current version of Scratch in an effort to delay the development and release of Scratch and to gain access to proprietary technology. Full the full backstory, see our earlier report on this.

Activision has now responded to the allegations, after the L.A. Superior Court found "no evidence of any wrongdoing by Activision and refused to grant any restraining order against Activision."

Activision "strongly denies the allegations" and believes that the claims are "disingenuous and lack any merit."

"These allegations are nothing more than an attempt by Genius to place blame for the game's delay, as well as to divert attention from the cash flow, liquidity and revenue challenges Genius detailed in its March 30, 2009, SEC filing. By their own admission in October 2008, the game had fallen behind in production, which was well before Activision had any involvement with Genius, Numark, or California 7 Studios regarding the game," according to Activision's press release.

Activision also states that this lawsuit "will have no impact on Activision's upcoming DJ Hero."

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