The High Court published its judgment [sic] of a claim brought by a games developer against his employer over a games concept which the developer had created when he was freelance but which later he copied and effectively pitched to his employer as a new company project. The developer later sued for breach of copyright and confidence, in which we now know he was unsuccessful.

In summary: CiRCLE and its boss Adrian Smith were sued by Stuart Burrows for breach of copyright and confidence. Read the entire Gamer/Law article and the published judgement for a better understanding of the story.

Sad news everyone—Rebellion Derby closed permanently today. Although unconfirmed by Rebellion, sources from within the company have already confirmed it.

Earlier this year Rebellion had problems and decided to lay off a few amount of workers at Rebellion Derby (which worked on two unsuccessful games after its transfer from Eidos/Core Design). Rebellion then decided to sell the Derby studio but obviously, due to the lack of any good games made by the studio and the harsh economic climate, that plan failed. So now Rebellion Derby has been closed. Along with the closure, a select amount of employees have also been laid off from Rebellion Oxford which was responsible for the recent “successfull” Alien vs. Predator game.

Source: Develop Online

Hopefully they get good, new jobs ASAP and best of luck to them.

Primarily, it is “intended to provide background on the six volume series of novels The Shadow Histories.” But the site also includes content and information on other projects of his as a writer, concept designer, illustrator, CGI artist and animator. AoD is one of those projects.

Be sure to check out his site often to see content added.

As much fun as we had on April Fools’ Day (epic fun), it was no joke — and certainly not funny — when it was announced that Adrian Smith’s new company, Crush Digital, had gone into administration. It seems that London based company ReSolve Partners LLP has been appointed as administrator.

All we can say to all the people involved in the foundation of Crush Digital is: don’t give up. You have all our support, and we’re sure you’ll soon find inspiration and success again.

I’m leaving open the option to post comments. However, if we get too much spam or too many nasty messages, comments will be closed.

I tried my best to leave it as ready as possible, but I’m sure there are a few things that need to be fixed or added. Please bear with me.

I was thinking of using Symphony.  It looks powerful, but I don’t have the time to learn XSLT.

Anyway, I don’t think the site will be complete until July.  I’m already too far behind on my studies, and they are a priority.  Time flies, though.

The Strahov Archives is the section that is going to require more time and dedication, so for the time being I’m taking it down. Meanwhile I will be updating the site with concept art, fan art and articles.

[EDIT] I added a new article written by member Fallen Angel, who also submitted some more concept art.

We can say that the KTEB has been interviewed by Official Playstation Magazine UK, but unfortunately we have no idea what issue it’s going to be featured in.

Also, this summer I intend to write a small CMS, which I hope will make it easier to update the site.

[EDIT] Here’s the interview, thanks to Fallen Angel.

We spell Estrogen with an E, but whatever. Now we’ve been mentioned in Official Playstation Magazine UK, which has a big exclusive feature on Underworld and takes a minute to bash AoD in a tone we’re just bored stupid with. They also speculate which characters from previous games may be returning and, unfortunately, Lara’s Mum wins with a 90% chance. By the way, we love being the Internet’s Most Feared.