Lawsuit against SEGA, Gearbox claims Aliens: Colonial Marines demos contributed to false advertising
Aliens: Colonial Marines may not be coming to Wii U and is out on store shelves, but the game’s saga is far from over.
SEGA and Gearbox will now be forced to defend against a class action suit claiming that Aliens was falsely advertised.
Edelson LLC filed the suit on behalf of Damion Perrine in a Californian court yesterday. It says that demos highlighted at expos including PAX and E3 were not indicative of the final product.
A portion of the suit states:
“Unfortunately for their fans, [the] Defendants never told anyone – consumers, industry critics, reviewers, or reporters – that their ‘actual gameplay’ demonstration advertising campaign bore little resemblane to the retail product that would eventually be sold to a large community of unwitting purchasers.”
According to the suit, press embargoes that were extended up through the same morning of Aliens’ launch kept consumers in the dark about the differences between earlier demos and the final product. The suit was initiated for consumers who pre-ordered the game or purchased the product on its release date.
