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Vivendi Sues Interplay

by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2003 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT

Vivendi Universal's video game arm has sued one-time partner Interplay Entertainment Corp., alleging Interplay breached a distribution deal between the two. The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accused Interplay, which is controlled by French publisher Titus Interactive, of trying to get out of a product distribution deal by making claims of unpaid payments under the pact (thanks Gamers.nl).

An Interplay spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

According to the suit, on Aug. 6 and 7, Interplay sent letters to VU Games claiming VUG was in breach of a distribution agreement between the two from August 2002. Those letters, VUG said, claimed it had withheld payments from Interplay and improperly deducted from a reserve fund.

VUG said it sent letters denying those claims, but on Sept. 16, it said, Interplay sent a letter terminating the agreement.

The suit asks for a determination of each side's obligations under the distribution deal, damages, interest and an injunction preventing Interplay from gaining another distribution deal with a different company.

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