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News of the Week; April 24, 2019
GAMES Iraq bans PUBG, Fortnite: Country joins Nepal and some parts of India in forbidding Bluehole’s shooter, citing impact on youth and addictive qualities Nepal lifts short-lived ban on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Fortnite and PUBG are now banned in Iraq: The Iraqi government is concerned about the negative effect the games have on youth. Iraq parliament votes […]
News of the Week; April 17, 2019
GAMES ISFE calls on European gambling authorities to tackle online skin betting: Comments come following move by Danish Gambling Authority to block 15 skin betting websites Rocket League halts loot box use in Belgium and the Netherlands The Native American Quinault Nation has filed a lawsuit against Valve over gambling Native American nation files lawsuit against […]
Vancouver Summer Mentorship Society Presentation on May 8, 2019
Was very privileged to be asked to give a talk to a group of high school students who were spending a couple of day at Allard as part of a program put on by the Vancouver Summer Mentorship Society. More information about the society and it’s good work can be found on their GoFundMe page […]
News of the Week; April 10, 2019
GAMES MIT Prof: It’s More Likely We’re Living In A Simulation Than Not Are we living in a computer simulation? I don’t know. Probably.: Why this computer scientist thinks reality might be a video game. Are we living in a simulation? This MIT scientist says it’s more likely than not Google Could Learn a Lot […]
News of the Week; April 3, 2019
GAMES Oxford Researcher Blames ESA Reaction for Prolonged Gaming Addiction Crisis Screens, Teens, and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Three Time-Use-Diary Studies (Amy Orben & Andrew K. Przybylski) MIT Prof: If We Live In A Simulation, Are We Players Or NPCs? Google: We’re “committed to protecting and respecting privacy” with Stadia – Harrison assures streaming service’s users […]
News of the Week; March 27, 2019
GAMES Blog: How games software and hardware could top $200 billion by 2023 Opinion: After Christchurch – What we owe our game communities “If we make room for them, then there is no room for anyone else”: IGF Award host Meg Jayanth calls for devs to reject fascists, demand better treatment for themselves and their […]
News of the Week; March 20, 2019
GAMES Community management post-Christchurch massacre | Opinion: Veteran product manager James Kozanecki says the industry can no longer dismiss toxic behavior as harmless trolling The Culling: Origins’ servers are being switched off in May ‘No console required’: Google unveils streaming game platform, ‘Stadia’ Google jumps into gaming with Google Stadia streaming service, coming “in 2019” Google […]
News of the Week; March 13, 2019
GAMES Take-Two settles copyright case with another GTA V cheat creator: Defendant Erik Cameron acknowledges violations, pays undisclosed settlement Take-Two Interactive shares jump after Sony acquisition rumors About those rumors Sony is buying Take-Two…: How “purely unconfirmed market speculation” turns into headlines around the industry Sega pulls Judgment from sale in Japan following drug arrest Sega pulls […]
News of the Week; March 6, 2019
GAMES Epic Games is now being sued over loot boxes in Fortnite: Save the World Epic Games sued over ‘predatory’ Llama loot boxes: Even though randomized llama loot boxes aren’t a thing anymore California man sues Epic Games over “predatory” loot boxes: Complaint alleges Save the World’s loot llamas were “like playing a slot machine” Shakedown: […]
News of the Week; February 27, 2019
GAMES THQ Nordic inexplicably hosts AMA in a notorious internet cesspool Three hours after allying with 8chan, THQ Nordic goes into full apology mode FTC to begin loot box investigation with public workshop FTC to hold a public workshop on loot box concerns this year: It will bring industry groups and advocates together FTC plans […]