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, February 17, 2009
Good news for employees, certain creditors and President/CEO/Chairman Matt Booty: Midway has announced that pending a final hearing in bankruptcy court for the district of Delaware, the beleagured company has received authorization to maintain business operations in the United States. Though a recent scoop at Kotaku indicates that Vin Diesel's "The Wheelman" will probably not fly a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 12, 2009
In order to avoid defaulting on an estimated $240 million in debt, Midway Games and nine affiliates today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court. According to the company, only their U.S. operations will be affected. "This was a difficult but necessary decision," said Midway Chairman, President and CEO Matt Booty, in a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
Remember when we explained how agreeing to Sony's October 15th PlayStation Network Terms of Service meant that they could sell your information and user-generated content to whomever they choose? Of course you don't. But today, we will revisit the issue -- because in the Terms of Service for the new PlayStation Home Open Beta, Sony has [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
Is there honestly anybody out there who didn't see this coming? With a handful of top-tier titles now available which have taken the time to emphasize user-created content, the community has responded in kind, filling these new games with thousands of lovingly-crafted creations. Of course, some of these users have "created" more than others, basing [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 17, 2008
So, enjoying your new PS3 firmware 2.5 update? Liking the Flash 9 support? Looking forward to using both in conjunction with LittleBigPlanet to generate some user-created content, oh, about a week from now? Well, there's something you ought to know: effective two days ago, anything you make or do on PlayStation Network belongs [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
As giddy as we are over the news of Jack Thompson's disbarment, we'd be doing the man a grave disservice if we didn't expect him to fight the Florida Supreme Court's decision, tooth and nail. And, while his fate seems to be all but sealed at this point, there is the matter of the "emergency" [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world. Ah, good old reliable Jack Thompson. Even in the face of overwhelming odds, evidence, and circumstance, he never fails to disappoint with his own brand of bizarre logic. If you haven't heard by now, Jack Thompson, Florida lawyer and gaming's favorite villain, has finally been disbarred [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
You can't keep a good man with someone else's great idea down. A while back, some enterprising young programmers created Scrabulous, a free online application which was later adapted for the wildly popular Facebook social network. As can be inferred from its name, Scrabulous was an adaptation of the long-celebrated word game Scrabble, allowing players to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 22, 2008
While Nintendo's motion-sensing Wiimote and Nunchuk may have gotten off on a technicality (or two), the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird and original GameCube controller may not be as lucky, should Texas judge Ron Clark and plaintiff Anascape Ltd. have their way.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
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