As reported by GamePolitics, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has today affirmed a lower court's decision to strike down AB1179, California's violent video game bill, as unconstitutional under the 1st Amendment. The law would have prohibited the sale of violent video games to minors, fined retailers $1000 per offense, and required that distributors place [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Looks like Amazon was right, after all. According to a press release sent out this morning, Atari is in fact planning on releasing the next Ready 2 Rumble installment. Or, in their words, the “hilarious Ready 2 Rumble franchise is flexing its muscles, and planning a major, star-studded return.” Right.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
In September of last year, the Entertainment Software Association filed for $320,000 in legal fees from the State of California, to reimburse the trade organization for their role in defeating California's violent video game law AB 1179 in August. Today, the ESA has that check in hand -- you can see a picture of it [...]
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