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News of the Week; March 30, 2016

GAMES Trendy sues Studio Wildcard over origins of Ark: Survival Evolved – Former creative director Jeremy Stieglitz violated non-compete and non-interference clauses, says Dungeon Defenders dev Dev explains why he copyright claimed ‘That Dragon, Cancer’ Let’s Plays That Dragon, Cancer dev says Let’s Play videos took away sales Sim racing enthusiasts ordered to take down […]

News of the Week; March 23, 2016

GAMES Supreme Court punts in 1st AmendmentMadden NFL legal fight: EA said it was being wrongly punished because its virtual gridiron looked too real. Supreme Court rejects EA defense in Madden suit: Lawsuit brought by former pros used in games without permission can now proceed as publisher faces familiar setback Xbox chief: “We justly deserve the […]

News of the Week; March 16, 2016

GAMES Judge Allows Lindsay Lohan to Advance in ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Lawsuit: The actress says the game publisher used her image in violation of New York civil rights laws. Conspiracy Theories Over Steam Game Suddenly Crashing Wrong; Just More Broken Anti-Piracy Code French politics places hard regulations over the esports industry Kim Kardashian banks $80 […]

News of the Week; March 9, 2016

GAMES Nintendo fends off Wii Remote patent suit appeal Rage Against The Convoluted ‘Rage’ Trademark Dispute Developer alleges China-based Eyogame Studio stole his iOS game Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight it: Microsoft is looking to dominate the games industry ecosystem with its aggressive new UWP initiative. Developers must oppose […]

News of the Week; March 2, 2016

GAMES PS4 to sell 100 million – DFC: Research firm predicts Sony to hold dominant lead in console space; Xbox One and PS4 revenues to be 50% digital by 2019 PlayStation TV over in North America and Europe too Stream PS4 games to your PC or Mac with next system update: PS4 version 3.5 expands […]

News of the Week; February 24, 2016

GAMES Seggie c. Roofdog Games Inc., 2015 QCCS 6462 Nintendo-claimed video a “crystal clear case of fair use” says EFF attorney Nintendo addresses controversial Fire Emblem Fates scene by tweaking dialog PES 2016’s officially licensed Euro 2016 DLC only has 15 officially licensed teams: Republic of Ireland! Belgium! Sweden! More not included! Percentage of women […]

News of the Week; February 17, 2016

GAMES Apple Rejects Game Based On Bible Story Due To Content Including Violence Against Children Apple’s Binding of Creativity Hatred Devs Next Game Has You Fighting An ISIS Invasion Bethesda gets appeal of German Fallout 3 ban Yes, you can rely on Amazon’s new game engine during the zombie apocalypse: Lumberyard terms of service features […]

News of the Week; February 10, 2016

GAMES Take-Two sued over 2K16 tattoos Take-Two Interactive accused of infringing tattoos in NBA 2K video games: Lawsuit says game maker rejected licensing demand of $1.1 million. Complaint Alleges Copyright Infringement for Video Game Featuring LeBron and Kobe’s Tattoos  The King and his (tattoo artist’s) copyright Is LeBron James a “Medium of Expression” under the Copyright Act? […]

News of the Week; February 3, 2016

GAMES Take-Two sued over portrayal of player tattoos in NBA 2K16 Who owns the word “Ghost”? Ubisoft, EA fight it out: Ubisoft worries EA’s Ghost Games will be confused with “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” Atari and Haunted House Tycoon square off at upcoming USPTO hearing Sony’s “Let’s Play” Trademark Application Denied For A Second Time […]

News of the Week; January 27, 2016

GAMES Lawsuit against Oculus founder can proceed, judge rules Oculus Faces Messy Ownership Claims Over Its Head Mounted Display–Total Recall v. Luckey Call Of Duty Again Sued Over Another Historical Figure… Who Is A Good Guy In The Game Guitar Hero YouTuber Sings Acapella Version To Get Around ContentID Takedowns… Probably Is Still Violating Copyright […]