wraggster
May 28th, 2014, 23:18
Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media's legal dispute with Oculus VR wouldn't deter the Elder Scrolls firm from making Oculus Rift (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/pc/games/13276/oculus-rift/) games, according to PR and marketing vice president Pete Hines.
Asked about the impact the lawsuit has on Bethesda's potential Oculus Rift plans, Hines told CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/464856/interviews/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines-on-evil-withins-fight-for-survival/): "I don't think that it's an incentive or a deterrent [to make Rift games]. I mean, that situation is what it is.
"We have and will continue to make decisions that we think are in the best interests of our games and our audience."
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3167/image_316745_320.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=316745&mode=article)ZeniMax claims (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/464499/oculus-stole-years-of-zenimax-rd-firm-claims/) Oculus Rift was only made possible through years of its own research and investment. It alleges that former employee and now-Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack stole its property (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461676/zenimax-accuses-carmack-of-stealing-oculus-rift-tech/) to aid the development of the virtual reality headset. Carmack has publicly derided the claims (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461767/carmack-denies-stealing-tech-from-zenimax/).
Oculus says Rift does not use a single line of ZeniMax code or technology and "will prove that all of its claims are false". The company has pointed to its recent $2 billion acquisition by Facebook as a likely cause for the legal action (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462044/oculus-claims-rift-uses-no-zenimax-tech/).
CVG's interview with Hines also covers upcoming survival horror gameThe Evil Within (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-3/survival-horror/12681/the-evil-within/) and the complications that caused the Elder Scrolls Online's recent console delay.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465110/oculus-lawsuit-wouldnt-deter-bethesda-from-making-rift-games/
Asked about the impact the lawsuit has on Bethesda's potential Oculus Rift plans, Hines told CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/464856/interviews/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines-on-evil-withins-fight-for-survival/): "I don't think that it's an incentive or a deterrent [to make Rift games]. I mean, that situation is what it is.
"We have and will continue to make decisions that we think are in the best interests of our games and our audience."
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_3167/image_316745_320.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=316745&mode=article)ZeniMax claims (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/464499/oculus-stole-years-of-zenimax-rd-firm-claims/) Oculus Rift was only made possible through years of its own research and investment. It alleges that former employee and now-Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack stole its property (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461676/zenimax-accuses-carmack-of-stealing-oculus-rift-tech/) to aid the development of the virtual reality headset. Carmack has publicly derided the claims (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461767/carmack-denies-stealing-tech-from-zenimax/).
Oculus says Rift does not use a single line of ZeniMax code or technology and "will prove that all of its claims are false". The company has pointed to its recent $2 billion acquisition by Facebook as a likely cause for the legal action (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462044/oculus-claims-rift-uses-no-zenimax-tech/).
CVG's interview with Hines also covers upcoming survival horror gameThe Evil Within (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/playstation-3/survival-horror/12681/the-evil-within/) and the complications that caused the Elder Scrolls Online's recent console delay.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/465110/oculus-lawsuit-wouldnt-deter-bethesda-from-making-rift-games/