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Trendy Entertainment Files Ark Lawsuit

Dungeon Defenders developer Trendy Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Studio Wildcard, the startup behind Ark: Survival Evolved, the early access survival game. Kotaku reports on the situation, saying this centers around Jeremy Stieglitz, and whether Trendy's former creative director violated a non-compete clause in working on Ark and poaching Trendy employees. They accuse him of "tortious interference" and argue that Ark competed for both audience and developers with Dungeon Defenders, and word is that Wildcard has called these accusations "irrelevant, immaterial, impertinent, and scandalous" in asking that the charges be dismissed. According to the story, this will all hit the courts late next month when the court will decide whether the game can remain for sale while all this gets sorted:

The lawsuit, which is ongoing, is filled with allegations about Stieglitz and his involvement with Ark: Survival Evolved. Wildcard’s leadership has denied that Stieglitz played a major role in the game’s creation, but Trendy argues otherwise, and they’ve filed for “injunctive relief and damages” in the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida. On April 27, the court will hear arguments on Trendy’s most recent motion, which asks for a temporary injunction until the case is settled. If granted, the injunction could temporarily halt development on Ark: Survival Evolved and even force Wildcard to pull the game from Steam as the lawsuit continues.

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