Dance Game Dispute Heats Up with Formal Complaint Filing

O-Games and Ubisoft have been having a war of words over their respective dance titles which has now escalated.

OG International Ltd and O-Games Inc. announced today that the companies filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. and Ubisoft, Inc. on Oct. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of California.

The complaint seeks a declaration from the Court that OG International�s upcoming game, Get Up And Dance for Nintendo Wii system and PlayStation 3, does not infringe upon any copyright or trade dress rights embodied in Ubisoft�s Just Dance video games, and that OG International�s development, publication and sale of Get Up And Dance did not and does not constitute unfair competition under federal and California state laws.

Get Up And Dance, which features real life choreographed dancers performing in front of official music videos, is set to be released in the United States on Nov. 8, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on Nov. 4.

"Get Up And Dance is a creative, innovative and fun dance and fitness game," said Jim Scott, CEO of OG International Ltd. "We have a great product with strong unique features like Group Mode, which allows dancers to dance and score together in their own dance group. We are disappointed that Ubisoft has made unjustified accusations about our game and forced us to file a complaint."

OG International Ltd is the parent company of O-Games Inc., which is the North American subsidiary of the game publishing company.