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Call of Duty removing maps due to their similarity with real life places?

Call of Duty removing maps due to their similarity with real life places?

Modern Warfare 2 (2022) just released a few weeks ago. Many players are upset that a map (and supposedly another is about to be removed for similar reasons) in the multiplayer was removed due to legal issues. For reference, a map is the virtual battleground that multiplayer matches are played on, typically the game has […]

Founder of Oculus Creates Murderous VR Headset

Founder of Oculus Creates Murderous VR Headset

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/11/08/oculus-founder-makes-vr-headset-that-will-actually-kill-you-if-you-die-in-a-game/?sh=1e3d07c75a16 Founder of Oculus, Palmer Luckey, announced that he has created a custom VR headset that will kill the user if they were to die in a game they are playing. The headset has charges that will explode upon death of the player which will result in the “destroying the brain of the user”. I […]

The Chronicles of Elyria Lawsuit and its Virtual Real Estate Controversy

The Chronicles of Elyria Lawsuit and its Virtual Real Estate Controversy

On October 3, 2022 the United States District Court, Western District of Washington dismissed a class action complaint made by lead plaintiff James Falls against Soulbound Studios LLC, the developer of a would-be MMO  Chronicles of Elyria. Falls spent over $20,000 on in-game content in support of the development of the game, which was cancelled […]