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ECA Organizing Gamer Rally for Free Speech at US Supreme Court

By Garnett Lee, Oct 20, 2010 9:30am PDT

The ECA has announced plans for a free speech rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington D.C. as part of its continuing campaign to raise...

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"Way to back up your assertion with ZERO data. You are a truly "smoke and mirrors" troll."

- vertdang see all 43 comments

Blizzard Sues Three StarCraft 2 Hackers

By Jeff Mattas, Oct 18, 2010 12:20pm PDT

Blizzard has already proven its low threshold for cheaters, issuing bans for folks who've attempted to meddle with StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty by...

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"I saw more power to em. Hackers should be shot on sight :) [Sits back and waits for much ..."

- Wiz74 see all 136 comments

Shack PSA: Sign the ECA's Petition to 'Protect Video Games Under the First Amendment'

By Xav de Matos, Oct 15, 2010 1:20pm PDT

On November 2, the State of California is taking the fight against the video game industry to the U.S. Supreme Court, despite being struck down at...

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"The game industry is currently self-regulated just like the movie industry. I think part of the ..."

- Sapiens see all 26 comments

OutRun Online Arcade Being Pulled From Sale

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 12, 2010 10:00am PDT

Sumo Digital's downloadable Ferrari racing game OutRun Online Arcade has been pulled from sale on the PlayStation Network and will disappear from...

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"This would make sense if someone is still left that is familiar enough with the code to swap out ..."

- HisDivineOrder see all 11 comments

Send California Senator Leland Yee a Message by Sending Him Your Broken Gaming Peripherals

By Xav de Matos, Oct 07, 2010 4:00pm PDT

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), via its Video Game Voters Network website (VGVN), is asking gamers to send a message to the chief...

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"Enforcing regulations on video games sales will SAVE the economy, holy fuck, you guys will be ..."

- Xencer see all 64 comments

ESA Urges Gamers to Join the Video Game Voters Network in Fight Against Proposed California Law

By Xav de Matos, Sep 20, 2010 1:40pm PDT

California state attorneys will soon appear in front of the Supreme Court with hopes to pass a law allowing the state to limit access to video...

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"then dont buy them. and definitely dont impose your opinion or lack of a toleration upon the ..."

- ironhorse86 see all 40 comments

Sony Moves to Dismiss Other OS Class-Action Lawsuit

By Brian Leahy, Sep 20, 2010 1:00pm PDT

Sony has filed a motion to dismiss the class-action lawsuit, which was filed back in April against Sony over the removal of "Other OS" support on...

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"Ah, but you can put any OS you like on the computer, as long as it's compatible. Sony just ..."

- SeraphielX see all 26 comments

PR Agency Used by Harmonix Hit by Federal Trade Commission for iTunes Review Controversy

By Xav de Matos, Aug 27, 2010 7:45am PDT

Reverb Communications, the public relations agency used by Harmonix, MTV Games, 505 Games and CDV Software, has decided to settle US Federal Trade...

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"Whenever I hear something like "Disinterested consumers" I always think of these guys reviewing ..."

- PlayfulPuppy see all 12 comments

Take Two Loses Legal Battle for Control of 'Bioshock.com' Domain

By Xav de Matos, Aug 25, 2010 10:30am PDT

Take Two Interactive has lost a legal tussle over the rights to the URL bioshock.com against the domain squatting company Name Administration Inc....

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"Objectivism is also apparently pretty fond of the "might makes right" philosophy."

- arioch see all 26 comments

Blizzard Wins Lawsuit vs. Private WoW Server Company; Awarded $88M in Damages

By Brian Leahy, Aug 16, 2010 12:10pm PDT

Blizzard has won its lawsuit, filed in October 2009, against Scapegaming, which had been running an unofficial, emulated World of Warcraft server,...

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"Interesting response, thanks. I think in this case Blizzard's victory is not so much over the ..."

- wedgeski see all 53 comments

Richard Garriott Awarded $28 Million in NCSoft Lawsuit

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 30, 2010 6:00am PDT

Ultima creator and Tabula Rasa designer Richard 'Lord British' Garriott has won his lawsuit against his former employeer NCSoft, the Statesman...

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"Sadly, if the target is big enough, they usually settle if the merits of the case take it to ..."

- TheMongbat see all 55 comments

'R4' Nintendo DS Flash Card Outlawed in UK

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 28, 2010 8:00am PDT

The infamous Nintendo DS 'R4' emulator card and other similar devices have been declared illegal to sell in the UK by a High Court ruling, Develop...

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"Nintendo is criminalising a huge amount of gameshops around the world in regards to R4 and other ..."

- denman2denman see all 45 comments

Fan-Made King's Quest Sequel Cleared for July Release

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 28, 2010 6:20am PDT

The Silver Lining, the free fan-made sequel to Roberta Williams' hallowed adventure game series King's Quest, seems to have finally cleared all...

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"Except for some rare exceptions, developer websites are usually boring marketing copy, devoid of ..."

- the archvile see all 24 comments

Duke Nukem Forever Lawsuits Settled

By Chris Faylor, Jun 11, 2010 10:55am PDT

3D Realms/Apogee Ltd. and Take-Two have settled their differences and filed to dismiss their litigation over Duke Nukem Forever. "The above...

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"TAKE TWO LOST THE PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO DNF , CONFIRMED 99% THEY REMOVED ALL REFERENCES ON US ..."

- RuskiSnajper see all 157 comments

Alleged Breach Thief Appears in Court

By Chris Faylor, May 19, 2010 3:00pm PDT

Justin May, the man accused of trying to steal a copy of Breach during PAX East 2010, had his first day in court today, pleading not guilty to the...

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"They always have the Breach booths surrounded by people who either used to be in the military, ..."

- passingstranger see all 12 comments