lol This is retarded.

That means I can't make a game called Chuzz thats about a game show. They just want money.

I would go after the best.  Not that I would be this selfish, but if I had to go after someone, I would go after the biggest.

what punks

Sue-Happy culture man. Geez.

whoever they are. just pay them the 150 dollar fine. like anyone has heard of them

this companies r crazy...always suing this suing that, OMGoooosh grow UP!!!

"entertainment in the nature of interactive games played via interactive television and an interactive global computer network,"

"equipment for playing a plug and play game, namely, video game machines for use with televisions, video game interactive remote control units, video game cartridges, and interactive video game programs."

Oh great so that only just covers every game made plus every console/device ever made for playing games on a TV but they havn't sued any company until now, humm.

no idea what will happen seeing as it's an US Patent from an US company in the USA, sueing a euro company in the USA.

Phew I was starting to worry,Sony hasn't been sued in a few months,and they could always use  the free plubicity *Rolls Eyes*

For fvck sake this is just rediculous...

they have the right, btw buzz is buzz its not guzz or anything and its gaming sony made misstake

Again! This is rediculous! There MUST be some company behind all these lawsuits (read Microsoft).

This is so rediculous!  o.0

Seriosly, what is with these companies and suing Sony for its moniah's?

Why does every company forget the Sub-clause for trademark law.

COMMON KNOWLEDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

You cannot sue over items that related in design. They have to be extremely close to get involved in suit. Don't invent a new TV or Phillips will sue you for using the 4:3 aspect ratio or its too close in dimensions. Get a freakin grip people. This is why inventors are scared to release new things.

To quote Xtago;

"entertainment in the nature of interactive games played via interactive television and an interactive global computer network,"

"equipment for playing a plug and play game, namely, video game machines for use with televisions, video game interactive remote control units, video game cartridges, and interactive video game programs."



Oh great so that only just covers every game made plus every console/device ever made for playing games on a TV but they havn't sued any company until now, humm

Don't they usually wait like 10 years down the line and then sue? Oh noes! You made millions off my name, sorta! I wants the monies!

Their sueing Sony because they brought joy to thousands of kids with their game?

THOSE HEARTLESS B@ST@RDS!!

Trying to sue Sony for something like this is like picking a fight with a 6 foot bully when your only 3 foot. Wheres the common Sense in this law suit?!

sadly they can sue.. the thing is it will be settled out of court and sony will buy them out. Buzztime is an old a$s trivia game before i was ever born. so  they have no bearing in the case all sony has to do is by them out in a settlement for 500 dollars concidering thats all their worth. so sony just needs to offer them a 80 gb ps3 and tell them to have fun playing Buzz...

poo bum

How long has buzz been out? Why has it taken so long for them to suddenly want to sue?

EXACTLY this game has been out for eons and only now they decide to do something, whats that about? Sales figures getting low so they thought they would try and prise some money out of Sony

Funny....  I haven't heard of Buzztime until this came up.

Wasn't this thing released originally on the ps2,where the h*ll were these ppl then?!?!?

As already noted: those patent quotes covers like every video game and console ever made. Lesson: get rid of patents, they suck! Or at least fix them.

Second: Buzz is old, and they sue now? Odd.

Third: wtf? SCEE? In California? Hey guys, maybe you missed what the last E stand for. Or did you know there's a SCEA? Morons or do they have an evil plan? Cause nothing makes sense.

LAWL at this whole mess. I hope Sony crushes these pesks.

Jesus fxing christ. Companies need to stop being d1ckwads about this crap. No one even knows about half these companies, and they only get popularity by suing over pointless stupid sh1t like this. Go away, it's not our fault you can't friggen make your games popular

Yet another sad little company who want to make money off the back of Sony's success.

Why now, I wonder? Why not years ago, when the Buzz games first appeared on PS2?

O wow im so surprised a company from the USA made a law suit. thats realy orginal NOT! Well its the land of the worlds bigest babys so what can you expect...

lol people love to sue people for every little thing

psn id: gingo.... sony will be used to it they get suits like this all the time and usually they r in the right so this will probably be no different

I got dibbs on patent covering "any product or related item which can be used for profit which is created in, or transported into, the United States of America".  I think that's vague enough to start planning for retirement.

Hmm....this is interesting. I actually hope it turns into something a lot larger than a simple lawsuit - lemme explain.

Buzztime is better known as NTN, the trivia game that appears in tons of bars/pubs in North America. It's a lot of fun, and they offer lots of interesting trivia games. Games are usually 30 mins in length, and are broken up into 3 rounds, with short intermissions between each round where ads are displayed (a mix of ads for the bar you're playing in, and "national" ads).

I would LOVE to see Buzztime partner with Sony for a FREE version of NTN playable over the PSN. Games can be set up in a similar way; 30 mins, with intermissions. The game would be ad-supported, and could probably derive good revenue off the ads since people are flipping the channel, or going to the bathroom (there isn't enough time). Having a free game like this would work really well, especially if you could have clan support.

So, while you may be pissed this company is suing Sony, there's a chance it'll get both sides talking, which results in a game like I've suggested.

Doesn't Sony deserve it for such a horrible game? I've read some reviews, even on the Official Playstation Magazine that pretty much said this game was like the worst of the year. I believe they gave it a 1 out of 5 on OPM.

what retards

The thing that always suprises me about these suits, is that they always call for the product to be recalled or destroyed etc. Surely they would rather it be continued and jus demand royalties from the proceeds? anyway this is well beyond a joke now and people should just shut up talking about and filing these damn suits. Anyone know how these are usually resolved? settle out of court kinda thing i suppose.

Only in America..

I live here and I can say.........only in fcking America will you get shlt like this.

BulIsh!t.

To read their tradmark list they pretty much have rights to every interactive function ever made. Which means their suit is nothing more than a nuisance suit. Global interactive network? Last I checked Buzz was for PS2 and there's barely any internet function at all on it let alone a "global" interactive network.

rediculous!

They're most likely hoping Sony will settle out of court because, from the sound of it, they have a trademark on everything gaming

Those trademarks make it sound like they own the trademark to everything gaming.  Anyway, why is this coming up now?  The PS2 had a Buzz game and nobody said anything.