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Switch 2 Prices Set Worrying Precedent For the Future of Gaming

Switch 2 Prices Set Worrying Precedent For the Future of Gaming

Last week Nintendo dropped their Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which announced many of the new games releasing alongside the hotly-anticipated console. While the Direct itself was met with overwhelming positive reception (if you haven’t already, please see the Moo Moo Meadows cow becoming a playable character in Mario Kart), much of this excitement was dampened […]

Class 11: “Consumer Protection in Video Games” + “Emulators and Game Preservation”
“Liberation Day” hits the video game industry

“Liberation Day” hits the video game industry

President Donald Trump ran on a promise to lower prices, and he finally delivered on that promise on April 2, 2025 through the introduction of global tariff policies which dramatically lowered the value of many stocks. These new tariffs caused losses in the stock market that haven’t been seen since March 2020, and are causing […]

Billy Mitchell, the Former “Donkey Kong Champion” Wins Defamation Case

Billy Mitchell, the Former “Donkey Kong Champion” Wins Defamation Case

Hi everyone, The topic I am covering today was more popular a couple years ago but is gaining traction once more. Some of you may be familiar with Billy Mitchell the “Donkey Kong Champion” who previously held world records for scores in Donkey Kong and Pacman in the Guinness Book of World Records. The records […]

The End of Steam’s Arbitration Agreement – When Class Action is Preferred

The End of Steam’s Arbitration Agreement – When Class Action is Preferred

In 2024, gaming company Valve removed the mandatory arbitration clause from the subscriber agreement for its online gaming platform Steam. In a shift in legal policy, Valve now directs users to the courts to resolve disputes instead of through arbitration. The updated terms take effect either on user agreement, which includes actions like purchasing a […]

Class 10: “IP & Free Speech in Streaming” + “Violence & Video-Games” + Term Paper Advice