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Do ebooks dream of the burning of Z-Library?
Just last Friday, November 4, 2022, marked the fall of Z-Library, an online free ebook repository hailed as the internet’s largest “shadow library”. Shadow libraries are online databases of readily available content, generally free of charge, offering sources normally inaccessible to readers due to financial costs or membership requirements. Z-library once boasted a collection of […]
EU Investigates Microsoft-Activision Deal
The European Union has formally launched an investigation into Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, citing the potential distortion of fair competition as the reason for doing so. The development comes at the heels of Activision’s latest launch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which has already generated over $1 billion in sales. Sony […]
the Cyberpunk series: form decides content?
September 13, 2022 marked the premiere of the web anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix. The anime series, produced by Studio Trigger, is based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 developed by CD Projekt Red. The synopsis of the show reads “a standalone episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology […]
Dating Simulators…but with Supreme Court Justices?
The video game/dating simulator Supreme Courtship prides itself in being “The world’s first judicial friendship simulator!” Though its premise sounds awfully silly, the game is actually intended to educate players about the American government by getting them to date Supreme Court Justices through a dating/befriending simulator. In the game, all of the Justices have been […]
PSVR2 Release Date & Info
In a blog posted to their website yesterday, Sony announced the release of PSVR2 as their second foray into the world of Virtual Reality. On February 22 2023, the PSVR 2 will release for $550 US – interestingly, that price is $50 more than a full PS5 and $150 more than the digital-only PS5. […]
Advertising Takes to the Sky
Hey everyone, There has been a relatively recent interest from companies in using drones in the sky as a way of advertisement. For instance, the NBA implemented drones to light up the night sky of New York with 500 drones as a way of advertisement for the 2022 NBA Draft and its associated sponsor State […]
Google Stadia Shutdown
After not gaining the traction it expected, Google announced that their cloud gaming service, Google Stadia, will be shut down in January 2023. They will be offering refunds for customers who purchased any games or hardware during its brief existence. In an attempt to capitalize on the exorbitant prices associated with next-gen consoles and high-performance […]
Video games could trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in children with undiagnosed heart conditions
A study has found that video games can trigger heart attacks in children with arrhythmic conditions. Head researcher Claire M. Lawley said, “Video games may represent a serious risk to some children with arrhythmic conditions; they might be lethal in patients with predisposing, but often previously unrecognised arrhythmic conditions.” Researchers studied 22 cases of children […]
NHL23 Release Week: A Move Towards Gender Equality, Diversity, & Inclusivity
It is officially NHL23 release week! The 2023 instalment of EA’s annual NHL series is set to launch globally on October 14, 2022, and, for the first time, includes female hockey players. Specifically, IIHF Women’s National Team members are included in the game for the first time in EA’s 30+ year production of its NHL […]
Copyright Protection of Tattoos on Professional Athletes “Reproduced” in Video Games
As per s. 3 of the Copyright Act in Canada, the owner of the copyrighted work has the sole right to produce and reproduce work or any substantial part thereof [1]. These works include artistic works, a category which includes tattoos created by tattoo artists and inked on satisfied and unsatisfied customers around the […]