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News of the Week; June 18, 2014
1. Nintendo Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Appeal 2. How Apple TV might disrupt Microsoft and Sony 3. Research: ‘Polite’ Female and ‘Rude’ Male Gamers Accepted Most in Online Games 4. “Inclusivity always seems to end up on the cutting board” + Far Cry 4 to also skip playable female character due to workload + The Lady Killers + Animating the Ladies: Ubisoft […]
News of the Week; June 11, 2014
1. Activision Blizzard CEO must face lawsuit over $8.2-billion buyout 2. NCAA Settles Video Game Lawsuit 3. Marty O’Donnell files lawsuit against Bungie for unpaid benefits 4. Nintendo Shuts Down European HQ, Lays Off 130 5. Snatching Atari Back From the Grave, Again 6. Video Games Developed and Published in Canada Central to 2014 E3 Expo 7. E3 2014: EA talks of […]
News of the Week; June 4, 2014
1. Lawyers win big in Electronic Arts college sports settlement 2. Honda Jet Removed from ‘FlightGear’ After Trademark Complaint 3. Creator Of Flappy Bird Clone Claims His Duplication Is Covered By Trademark 4. Uplay’s Poor Performance Affecting ‘Watch Dogs’ and Other Games on Multiple Platforms 5. This Woman Was Threatened With Rape After Calling Out Sexist Video Games—and Then Something […]
News of the Week; May 28, 2014
1. Zenimax Sues Oculus + Virtual Rift Leads to Legal Rift for Oculus and ZeniMax 2. Wolfenstein: The New Order clocks up 100,000 illegal downloads 3. Blizzard suing StarCraft II hackers 4. Nintendo Reveals Plan to ‘Share’ Revenue with YouTube ‘Let’s Play’ Video Makers 5. Timeline: The rise and fall of 38 Studios in Rhode Island + Caprio: Ratings agencies hands weren’t clean in 38 Studios deal 6. Former CEO […]
News of the Week; May 21, 2014
1. Nintendo Wins Patent Lawsuit Against Wall Wireless 2. Philips alleges Nintendo patent infringement 3. Hex card game sued for infringing Magic IP 4. With Twitch Acquisition Talks, Validation of Games as Spectator Sport 5. You Can Try a Demo of Kabam’s New Videogame … On YouTube. What? 6. Microsoft offering refunds on Xbox Live Gold 7. It’s Run and Gun Time […]
News of the Week; May 14, 2014
1. Nintendo’s anti-gay cop-out: Why its demented same-sex ban is no game + Nintendo Apologizes for Response to Same-Sex Controversy 2. The Sims 4 rated 18+ in Russia for same-sex relationships 3. The Glorious History Of Video Game Panics 4. Research: 26 Percent of Men Use Opposite Gender Avatars in MMOs 5. Always Sometimes Monster’ Maker Urges GLAAD to Honor Games […]
News of the Week; May 7, 2014
1. Zenimax claims ownership of IP created by John Carmack that powers Oculus Rift [Updated] + Oculus “disappointed, but not surprised” by Zenimax claims + Oculus, ZeniMax trade accusations in VR technology ownership dispute 2. Valve refunding Earth: Year 2066 customers 3. Wolfenstein: The New Order to be Censored in Germany and Austria 4. Nintendo says no to same-sex relationships in […]
News of the Week; April 30, 2014
1. Stanford Has a Videogame Controller That Knows if You’re Bored 2. New ESA Report Offers Stats Galore on American Gaming Trends 3. PC market has surpassed console – DFC 4. Women increasing representation among US gamers – ESA 5. Virtual rape and slavery scandal rocks Minecraft community 6. Playing with privilege: the invisible benefits of gaming while male 7. How Dota 2 […]
News of the Week; April 23, 2014
1. US v. SILVIUS, Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 2014; mod chips conviction 2. King Settles Trademark Disputes With ‘CandySwipe’ and ‘The Banner Saga’ Makers 3. King Stock Bumped Up by Tencent Partnership 4. Candy Crush Gets Nationwide TV Ads in Japan, and They’re Super Weird 5. PS4 outsold Xbox One in March while Titanfall led software sales 6. It’s Official: […]
News of the Week; April 16, 2014
1. Legal battles shook Titanfall dev Respawn, report says 2. Halo composer fired “without cause” 3. Inside Eve Online’s Fear of a Russian Star Cluster 4. Spector aims to build “Navy SEALs of game development training” 5. How A Drexel Professor Created The World’s Biggest Game Of Tetris 6. Virtual Reality, Oculus Rift, and Computing’s Next Big Reset 7. An oral history […]