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News of the Week; December 28, 2016

GAMES Nintendo Opens Up New Front In War On Fans: ROM Mods Denuvo Spins Doom Dropping Its DRM Into A Victory Dance Super Mario Run’s inevitable backlash: Consumers bemoan the $10 price point, other consumers rage against them in turn; Nintendo’s attempt to upend the dominance of F2P is as contentious as we expected After […]

News of the Week; December 21, 2016

GAMES Pokémon ROM hack stopped by Nintendo four days before launch: In highly unusual move, Nintendo targets a ROM hack—essentially, a mod. Super Mario Run slower to top charts than Pokémon Go Nintendo shares fall despite Super Mario Run’s instant success Overwatch comic locked in Russia due to “gay propaganda”: Latest comic not readable in Russia as Tracer […]

News of the Week; December 14, 2016

GAMES Russia Accuses EA Of LGBT Propaganda Over Including Rainbow Shoelaces Soccer Players Wore In Real Life California man spent $1 million playing Game of War: Mobile game described as “like gambling, but with no possibility of winning.” China forces devs to reveal loot box drop rates in game: Players must be aware of the percentages […]

News of the Week; December 7, 2016

GAMES FIFA 17 under fire in Russia following EA’s support of LGBTQ campaign: Custom rainbow kits have been met with calls for a ban among Russian MPs citing 2013 “gay propaganda law” Russian officials allege FIFA 17 violates law against gay propaganda Alleging theft of trade secrets, Zynga takes 2 ex-employees to court Konami issues cease and […]

News of the Week; November 30, 2016

GAMES ASA Ruling on Valve Corporation and Hello Games Ltd No Man’s Sky’s Steam page didn’t mislead gamers, rules UK ad watchdog: ASA rejects complaints, citing game’s procedural generation as valid defense. Hello Games didn’t falsely advertise No Man’s Sky, says ad regulator Advertising Standards rules No Man’s Sky Steam page did not mislead consumers: After […]