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News of the Week; May 6, 2015
GAMES 1. Valve gives developers power to ban players 2. Sooner or later, paid-for mods are coming 3. id Software planned to pay mod makers in 1995 4. Internet Archive’s MS-DOS Twitter games suspended 5. Glu Mobile gains $126 million Tencent investment and signs up Britney Spears 6. ‘Dota 2’ The International 2015 Compendium generates $2 million for prize pool at […]
News of the Week; April 29, 2015
GAMES 1. Valve letting users sell Steam Workshop content + Steam allowing paid mods is awesome. Here’s why + Steam’s Most Popular Skyrim Mod Is A Protest Against Paid Mods + Skyrim paid mod pulled from Steam + Valve kills paid Skyrim mods feature: “It’s clear we didn’t understand exactly what we were doing” + Gabe Newell to the internet: “You need a more […]
News of the Week; April 22, 2015
GAMES 1. US government takes on legal fight over console jailbreaking once more: US Copyright Office considers arguments as part of DMCA rulemaking. 2. How The DMCA And Anti-Piracy Measures Conspire To Keep Video Games In Their Cultural Place 3. How It’s Done: Rockstar Releases Video Production Editor For GTA So Fans Can Make Films 4. Is the US […]
News of the Week; April 15, 2015
GAMES 1. Baker v. Microsoft Corporation: game companies beware, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision may make it more difficult to defeat class actions 2. Publishers fight to block third-party revival of “abandoned” game servers: ESA sees proposed DMCA exemption as encouraging piracy, limiting copyright. + The legal battle for gaming’s past 3. Grand Theft Auto V for PC ships […]
News of the Week; April 8, 2015
GAMES 1. YouTube gaming stars blindsided by Nintendo’s ad revenue grab: Game companies may not have legal right to claim a cut, lawyer says + YouTuber Angry Joe Swears Off Nintendo Videos After The Company Claimed His Mario Party 10 Take 2. Report: Gamers in Crimea lose access to Blizzard games due to U.S. sanctions 3. Videogame Publishers: No […]
An all-too-accurate parody of YouTube gamers
The title says it all. Enjoy the lulz… jon
News of the Week; April 1, 2015
GAMES 1. Zynga investors can sue FarmVille creator for alleged IPO fraud, judge says: Lawsuit back on the table for Zynga, where fortunes have plunged since 2011 IPO. 2. This Guy Remade Super Mario 64’s Most Iconic Level In HD And Playable In Your Browser + Nintendo Takedown Notice for Super Mario 64 HD + Fan-made Super Mario 64 game pulled after Nintendo […]
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 […]