French studio Nobilis has accused publisher SouthPeak of not paying for its development services, allegedly leading the developer to take its million-selling
My Baby franchise to new publisher Majesco.
"We confirm that all the contracts signed with SouthPeak in the U.S. or in the UK have been terminated after...breaches from SouthPeak, notably for non-payment," said Nobilis managing director Arnaud Blacher in a Monday
IndustryGamers report.
"We also confirm that we brought the litigation with SouthPeak to court to defend our rights," Blacher added. "We remain very confident on the outcome of these legal actions."
SouthPeak did not -- as of the publishing of this article -- return a phone call by Gamasutra requesting a response to the allegations of non-payment.
In June, Majesco issued a press release saying that it signed a deal with Nobilis to publish
My Baby 3 & Friends for Nintendo DS. SouthPeak said in May that the
My Baby games had sold over 1 million units.
Last week, SouthPeak said that it is
suing Cooking Mama publisher Majesco over the rights of
My Baby. SouthPeak, which has been hit with legal and financial problems over the past several months, claims that it still owns the rights to the franchise.
Said Blacher, "We vigorously contest the statement made by SouthPeak. The rights of
My Baby 3 have been legally transferred to Majesco and in the strict respect of the previous contracts signed with SouthPeak."
He added, "We also confirm that we brought the litigation with SouthPeak to court to defend our rights. We remain very confident on the outcome of these legal actions."
