Microsoft Sued by Developer Over Mobile "Halo" Game

In-Fusio sues Microsoft over mobile "Halo"
In-Fusio is suing Microsoft over an alleged breach of contract involving Microsoft's popular Halo video game. The French game developer has not been able to release a mobile version of Halo since Microsoft has yet to approve any of the company's game designs. Although Microsoft has not officially approved a game design, In-Fusio continued to spend development money on the Halo properties.
The original agreement between the two companies had In-Fusio paying Microsoft minimum guaranteed royalties of $2 million, divided in $500,000 payments from January 1, 2006, to June 1, 2008, according to the lawsuit. After Microsoft initially rejected In-Fusio's designs, Microsoft agreed to temporarily delay the payment system until the Halo design concepts were fixed.

In November, 2006, however, things began to turn south for everyone involved. In-Fusio claimed that Microsoft sent out a notice that would effectively eliminate the contract if In-Fusio did not make a $500,000 payment within 30 days. On December 27, 2006, Microsoft issued a termination notice to In-Fusio.
In-Fusio believes that Microsoft is not able to terminate the contract, since Microsoft was in breach of agreement for rejecting In-Fusio's game designs with no official explanation.

In-Fusio has only released Halo Portal, a service which allows gamers to download wallpapers and ringtones to mobile phones.

There is no official word from Microsoft over the lawsuit.

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