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“Press Start: Culture, Industry, and Innovation in Japanese Gaming” conference @ UBC – February 27 & 28, 2015
This coming Friday and Saturday, February 27 & 28, 2015, scholars, players, and designers will come together in a wide variety of panels to discuss Japanese video-games and gaming culture. The conference is completely free and open to the public with a simple RSVP. I will be presenting on “Legal, Normative & Cultural Perspectives on […]
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Below and above are links to a very good article in the Guardian about modder Aryok Pinera who loves all things Nintendo so much that he is remaking Super Mario 64 in HD. The article also contains a few quotes from me. As a bonus for those of you who know my passion for Grand […]
News of the Week; February 18, 2015
GAMES 1. Apple removing guns in iOS App Store promo screenshots: You can have guns in your game, but just don’t show them off, OK? + App Store devs report crackdown on images of guns and violence + Developers Say Apple Is Rejecting Games For Having Images Of Guns 2. Report: Valve Censoring Messages About Torrent Site in Steam […]
News of the Week; February 11, 2015
GAMES 1. ‘DOA 5: Last Round’ Producer Concerned About The ‘Morality’ Of Modders + Dead or Alive maker asks modders to be “good and moral” with content: Series’ first PC port could be its last if mod community doesn’t behave. 2. Report: Turkish Government Investigating Violence in ‘Minecraft’ 3. Nintendo’s YouTuber Affiliate Plan Is A Bureaucratic Mess Of Delays And […]
News of the Week; February 4, 2015
GAMES 1. EFF Files Amicus Brief Supporting EA in ‘Davis v. EA’ 2. Techland Responds To ‘Dying Light’ Modding Community Concerns + ESA apologizes for DMCA claim on Dying Light mod files: Developer Techland also commits to return blocked modding features. 3. Blizzard releases Warcraft III content for use by Starcraft II modders: Characters, sounds, interface, and more available for cross-franchise modding. 4. Left Behind Games […]
CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important
Wrote a short article called “Why Video Game Law is Important” for BarTalk which is published by the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch. You can link to it here: CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important. jon
News of the Week; January 28, 2015
GAMES 1. Company Wants All EA Profits From Nine Sports Games Due To Alleged Patent Infringement 2. ‘DOTA’ Banned in Salawag, Philippines After Fatal Stabbings 3. Valve Bans ‘Counter-Strike’ Pros For Match Fixing 4. Lohan v. Take Two – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss.pdf 5. One Week of Harassment on Twitter (Anita Sakeesian) 6. Feminist Frequency to pivot toward […]