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News of the Week; December 30, 2015

GAMES Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery? Court Dismisses Video Gamer’s Right of Publicity Claim French Consumer Group Tries To Win Back Resale Rights For Digitally Distributed Games Video game companies are collecting massive amounts of data about you: Haven’t read the “terms and conditions” on that video game system you got for the holidays? […]

News of the Week; December 23, 2015

GAMES Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. v. Ucool, Inc. and Ucool Ltd., Case No. 15-CV-01267-SC., United States District Court, N.D. California., September 23, 2015. Nintendo Wins Mii Patent Suit Russian man sues Bethesda for ‘Fallout 4’ being so addictive Extra Credits Tackles China’s Propaganda Game Sesame Credit Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit – The True Danger […]

News of the Week; December 16, 2015

GAMES Publishers sued over fantasy sports patents: EA, Activision, Zynga, Take-Two, Konami among targets of suits over games based on real-time events and TV shows Washington Post editorial compares Trump campaign to GamerGate Survey: “Gamers” are poorer, more male, less white than “game players” Truth Initiative takes aim at videogame smoking The Game Awards draws […]

News of the Week; December 9, 2015

VIDEO GAMES Report: Kojima prevented from picking up award by Konami Report: Konami lawyer barred Hideo Kojima from accepting any Metal Gear Solid awards Steam Under Fire – New Case: Ironburg Inventions v Valve (NDGA 2015) Steam tightens trading security amid 77,000 monthly account hijackings: Traded items will be “held” for days unless you have […]

Remanie Guild – Final Presentation on Modding

Remanie Guild – Final Presentation on Modding

  This is the final presentation by the Remanie Guild on modding. Modding is the creation of new game experiences created by the user. It includes a spectrum of possible changes, from the mere rearrangement of the game’s art assets as seen in [Gabloob], to stripping the game down to nothing more than the game […]

Class 11 – 12/2/15; “Controlling the Controllers: Privacy, Cultural Perspectives & Post-Structuralism” & Mark Devereux

News of the Week; December 2, 2015

GAMES Blizzard Sues Bot Maker Over ‘World Of Warcraft,’ ‘Heroes Of The Storm,’ ‘Diablo 2’ Cheats And Copyright Infringement Grand Theft Auto 5 is better with lightsabers Video games blamed for Packers’ string of losses Dead or Alive publisher denies game is too sexist for Western audiences HoniePop dev offers $1 million for the rights to […]