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News of the Week; September 25, 2019

News of the Week; September 25, 2019

GAMES Steam must allow digital games to be resold, rules French court French court rules country’s Steam users can resell their games: Ruling contradicts EU law and would be “disastrous” for consumers and industry, says ISFE CEO French Court Declares That Steam Gamers Actually Do Own What They Bought Bandai Namco is suing AtGames over Ms. […]

Cloud Gaming’s Implications for the Video Game Industry

Cloud Gaming’s Implications for the Video Game Industry

News of Google Stadia has been met with a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism. On one hand, there’s definitely appeal in the prospect of being able to play games on any device with access to Google Chrome without having to purchase a console. In addition, Google Stadia seems to be taking a step forward in […]

Class 4 – 9/25/19; “Right to Create or Rights to the Creation” + “5 FACTS to understand the Chinese video game market”
What a typical Chinese game looks like?

What a typical Chinese game looks like?

This is a reply to the question I received during the presentation. I described the art of Chinese games as “colorful, crowded and shiny ” but I think with a picture it would make more sense. So here is a screenshot by someone else of MMORPG mobile game Fantasy Western World Journey developed by NetEase: […]

Court decision in France: Steam users should be allowed to resell their games

Court decision in France: Steam users should be allowed to resell their games

Pretty big news from France: Four years after the French consumer protection association “Union Fédérale des Consommateurs (UFC) – Que Choisir” filled a lawsuit against Valve’s Steam on the basis of a clause in its store policy that disallows the resell of games or Steam accounts, on penalty of being banned from the platform. The […]

News of the Week; September 18, 2019

News of the Week; September 18, 2019

GAMES Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children: Report proposes industry tax to fund research into the harmful effects of gaming, slams “wilfully obtuse” industry representatives UK Parliament: Ban all loot boxes until evidence proves they’re safe for kids UK committee argues loot boxes should be covered by gambling regulations Electronic Arts responds […]

Class 3 – 9/18/19; “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends” + EA’s Brian Dartnell & Perry Bahniwal

Class 3 – 9/18/19; “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends” + EA’s Brian Dartnell & Perry Bahniwal

Video & slides above. Note that in Brian and Perry’s slides the videos are disabled as they were way too large to upload. Jon

Music in Sports Games

Music in Sports Games

I wanted to post about the influence music has on the gaming world. Growing up I loved video games, especially sports games (NHL, NBA & FIFA) and the soundtrack in sports games are so influential on the gamers. I can honestly say that there are songs from NHL 2002 onwards that I could recite word […]

Guests for Class 3

Guests for Class 3

Happy to report that Brian Dartnell (left) and Perry Bahniwal (right) of the Legal Department of Electronic Arts will be joining us tomorrow to provide some insights into the issues video game company counsel deal with day-to-day. Brian is Vice President, Legal Affairs at EA. He has been at EA almost 14 years, working out […]