THQ sues EA and Zuffa over UFC license deal

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EA were in talks to buy publisher THQ before it went bust, court documents have revealed.
The now defunct but not quite dead publisher THQ is suing EA and UFC brand owner Zuffa alleging EA's deal to gain the UFC license was the result of fraudulent negotiations.
EA, which plans to release EA Sports UFC in 2014, gained the UFC licence in June 2012 - six months before THQ, which had released three well-received UFC games of its own, declared itself bankrupt. At the time Zuffa paid THQ $10 million for breaking its contract, but THQ reckons it should have received around $20 million.
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