News of the Week; November 27, 2013

1. NCAA sues EA over settlement with former players

2. Turbine Settles Lawsuit with Treehouse Avatar Technologies

3. Microsoft: ‘We plan to take care of customers’ with faulty Xbox Ones

4. Official Report Does Not Tie Sandy Hook Shooting With Video Games

5. Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games

6. Irish Male Teens Who Game Online Are More Social With Other Cultures

7. Playing Computer Games Together Makes Brains Feel and Think Alike

8. Blizzard dev apologises for attitude to over-sexualised characters

9. Popular iOS app QuizUp is full of security holes, fix on the way

10. Life Inside a PlayStation

11. Where Film Marries Video Game

12. New Cyberbullying  Bill Resurrects Many Police Powers From Scrapped “Lawful  Access” Bill

13. Beyond 3-D Printers’ Magic, Possible Legal Wrangling

14. MPAA Revenue Up 50% As “War on Piracy” Cranks Up

15. Pressure Mounts on Wireless Providers Over U.S. Surveillance Efforts

16. N.S.A. May Have Tapped Internet Cable Links

17. Twitter Toughening Its Security to Thwart Government Snoops

18. Microsoft To Encrypt Data Center Links; Says NSA Hacking Would Be Unconstitutional

19. The FISA Court’s Problems Run Deep, and More Than Tinkering is Required

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