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News of the Week; March 25, 2015
GAMES 1. Lilith Games sues uCool for copyright infringement in federal court over ‘Heroes Charge’ + Report: hidden code in uCool’s ‘Heroes Charge’ shows Lilith Games copyright 2. Sony’s US Bloodborne trademark expired on launch day 3. Indie Developer Retaliates To Negative Video With YouTube Takedown 4. New Chicago summit aims to raise awareness about video game law 5. Haunted House […]
News of the Week; March 18, 2015
GAMES 1. Artist claims Kabam copied his IP to create its mobile game ‘Creature Academy’ 2. Legendary developer Jeff Minter claims Atari is blocking future releases of ‘TxK’ 3. Appeals court revives Microsoft Xbox 360 console defect litigation: Is there a console defect causing the Xbox to damage game discs? 4. NCAA seeks appeal in O’Bannon v. NCAA 5. It’s […]
UBC Press Start Conference: Audio of panel on “Working with Japanese Game Companies: Best Practices”
Below you will find a link to the audio of a terrific panel I was privileged to be on at the UBC Press Start conference on “Working with Japanese Game Companies: Best Practices”. The panel included Atsuo Nakayama (Bandai Namco), Joe Nickolls (Capcom Vancouver), Sakae Osumi (Capcom USA), myself and Patrick Pennefather (Centre for Digital Media) as moderator. […]
Short & long versions of an interview on freedom of speech/expression in video games
In the category of making me look and sound much too good comes this interview with the new website BasedGamer which originates here in Vancouver. You will find the short version (4:12) on top and the long version (10:37) below that. Also, to be clear, the music bed underneath the interview does not in any way […]
News of the Week; March 11, 2015
GAMES 1. ‘Turkey Not Banning Minecraft,’ Says Diplomat + Mojang Responds To Turkish Government’s Plan To Ban ‘Minecraft’ + Turkish Ministry Recommends Banning Super-Violent Minecraft 2. Report: Mississippi deputy fired over threatening Xbox Live players: Offers racist slurs, home address, badge number during Call of Duty session. 3. GDC Awards Show Hosts Deliver Messages About Internet Hate 4. Massachusetts congresswoman urges FBI to […]
News of the Week; March 4, 2015
GAMES 1. ‘Final Fantasy Mystic Quest HD Remake’ is a Scam 2. Capcom Removes Advertised Offline Co-Op From Resident Evil Reboot, Updates Steam Page After Sales Begin 3. GamerGate’s Archvillain Is Really A Trolling Sketch Comedian: Jace Connors is infamous on the internet for threatening a female game developer. Now the man who created the Connors character says he himself […]
News of the Week; February 25, 2015
GAMES 1. “Suspicious male in possession of flight simulator game” lawsuit moves ahead: Wiley Gill drew cops’ attention as Muslim convert; feds can’t dismiss his case. 2. Super Mario 64 and ‘mod’ culture: meet the man behind the high-def makeover: The revered video game is being re-imagined by Aryok Piñera, who started the project alone but now […]
Press Start Conference: Video & Slides on “Legal, Normative & Cultural Perspectives on Mods and Modding of Japanese Video Games”
The Press Start conference was an unqualified success. Congratulations to Christina Laffin and Shige Matsui of the Faculty of Law for doing such an outstanding job making it a reality. Video and slides from my presentation on February 27, 2015 can be found below. In it I speculate that differences between “western” and “eastern” views […]