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News of the Week; April 9, 2014
1. Video Game Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Faces Five Years in Prison 2. Study: Games’ link to aggression comes from challenge, not violence 3. Ultimate Gay Fighter To Be Renamed After Legal Pressure 4. The Reality of Sexism in the Game Industry 5. Are Japanese women the future of its gaming? 6. Blizzard, trans clans, and the evolution […]
News of the Week; April 2, 2014
1. The Times They Are a’Trollin’: World of Warcraft Wins Suit against Patent Trolls 2. PlayStation problems: no defense in Sony’s cyberattack suits 3. 3DRealms to Gearbox: ‘We Still Own Duke Nukem’ 4. Epic’s goal: Don’t be Comcast 5. Is the Oculus Rift sexist? 6. Is The Oculus Rift Acquisition A PR Disaster For Kickstarter And Facebook? 7. Oculus founder didn’t expect […]
News of the Week; March 26, 2014
1. Rovio Wins Counterfeit Toy Lawsuit, Awarded $700K in Damages 2. Facebook acquiring Oculus for $2 billion 3. Minecraft dev halts talks with Oculus following Facebook acquisition 4. Security and Privacy for Augmented Reality Systems 5. Candy Crush Maker Falls in Trading Debut 6. At GDC Shindig, Don Mattrick Says Zynga Turnaround Is Halfway There 7. EA out of Worst Company in […]
News of the Week; March 12, 2014
1. Video game addiction? Court dings dad’s claim 2. South Park delayed in Germany, Austria over use of swastikas 3. DRAM makers reach $310 million settlement in price fixing suit 4. Female Representation in Desktop Dungeons 5. Tomb Raider finally beats profit expectations 6. Hard Empirical Evidence That Games Are Better Than Music 7. The Disappointment Of Video Game Guns 8. Playing games […]
News of the Week; March 5, 2014
1. Delaware Court Rules That Vivendi Can’t Invoke French Law in Activision Shareholders Lawsuit 2. Federal Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Zynga 3. Judge Denies RI Advisor Request to Be Shielded in 38 Studios Lawsuit 4. Court Documents Reveal EA Was Keen to Use Athletes’ Names and Likenesses in its NCAA Video Games 5. Chinese Government Bans Video Game Advertising […]
News of the Week; February 26, 2014
1. King Drops “Candy” Trademark Battle in U.S.; Other Trademarks Unaffected 2. International Trade Commission Sides With Nintendo in 3DS Patent Infringement Case 3. Gearbox sues 3D Realms, Interceptor over ‘unauthorized use’ of Duke Nukem 4. Zynga Beats IPO Lawsuit 5. That’s a Bingo: GSN Gobbles Up Bash Gaming, Ending Lawsuit 6. Court Orders GAME to Pay Back-Rent 7. 11 Times Video […]
News of the Week; February 19, 2014
1. IGDA criticizes King’s “predatory” trademark tactics 2. Valve DNS privacy flap exposes the murky world of cheat prevention 3. Digital resale rights in the EU: the state of play 4. Time for Some Traffic Problems… In Your Video Games! 5. Women are gamers, but largely absent from “e-sports” 6. The Plight Of Iranians Trying To Make A Video Game About […]
News of the Week; February 12, 2014
1. Valve Wins German Lawsuit Concerning Used Digital Games Sales 2. Modchips now legal in the EU (as long as they’re not naughty) 3. U.S. Gaming Content Spending Topped $15.39 Billion in 2013 4. Original Dungeon Keeper Creator Calls New Mobile Game ‘Ridiculous’ 5. Oculus VR Will Co-Publish Space Shooter EVE: Valkyrie 6. Gaming Minds Search for the Sweet Spot Between […]
News of the Week; February 5, 2014
1. U.S. District Court Dismisses GTA Online Class Action Lawsuit + Grand Theft Auto online delay not actionable 2. GTA V tops 32m shipped as Take-Two’s Q3 profits hit $578m 3. Blizzard sues Hearthstone clone developer 4. Someone Files Fake ‘Express Abandonment’ on Watch Dog Trademark, Ubisoft Fights Back 5. Pennsylvania’s Fact-Finding Commission on Video Games and Violence Fails to […]
News of the Week; January 29, 2014
1. Court overturns $11 million judgment for original Madden creator 2. Copyright Suit Over Second Life Terraforming Survives Summary Judgment, Then Settles — FireSabre v. Linden 3. Stoic: The Banner Saga Sequel Held Up By King Trademark Challenge 4. Candy Crush is everything that is wrong with trademark law 5. ‘Candy Crush Saga’ Creator Accused Of Cloning Indie Game 6. Nintendo […]