THQ’s long-running legal saga over the WWE license continues to rumble on. The company today issued a statement concerning its action over alleged “improper sales” of games in Asia. The statement read, “THQ and [licensing partner] THQ/JAKKS Pacific LLC today announced that a lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2006 in Connecticut state court by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. against THQ and the LLC, involving a claim previously reported in Securities and Exchange Commission filings concerning allegedly improper sales of WWE video games in Japan and other countries in Asia.”It continued, “The lawsuit seeks, among other things, a declaration that the WWE is entitled to terminate the video game license and monetary damages. THQ and the LLC believe the lawsuit is without merit and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously.”
