by Rainier on Nov. 27, 2007 @ 9:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Playlogic has won the legal proceedings in copyrights to the game Ancient Wars: Sparta. So has decided the District Court of Amsterdam in the case of Playlogic Entertainment against developers WorldForge/Visionvale from Cyprus and Burut from Russia.
by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Perception and associated parties announced that they have instructed legal counsel to issue legal proceedings in the Australian Supreme Court against Austrian video games publisher JoWooD for damages in excess of EUR 8,000,000, to be filed imminently.
by Rainier on Nov. 9, 2007 @ 11:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Take-Two announced the settlement of all consumer class action lawsuits pending in the United States against the Company and its subsidiary Rockstar Games, relating to a third-party program called the "Hot Coffee Modification" that could be used by consumers to alter the content of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game.
by Rainier on Oct. 22, 2007 @ 6:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure, allowing players will step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters. While the game itself is finished,
Capcom's Christian Svensson revealed that it has opted to delay the game until early 2008 to avoid getting buried in the holiday rush.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2007 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure, allowing players will step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure, allowing players will step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters.
by Rainier on Sept. 4, 2007 @ 2:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure, allowing players will step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2007 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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On Oct. 7, 2005, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation banning the sale of violent video games to children. The video game industry filed an appeal few days later, and since the law was on hold until Judge Ronald Whyte had a chance to review the facts. According to
Gamepolitics the Judge has now thrown out the law as unconstitunional saying, "The evidence does not establish that video games, because of their interactive nature or otherwise, are any more harmful than violent television, movies, internet sites or other speech-related exposures."
by Rainier on July 30, 2007 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jus when you though things were look up a bit for Sony, they get sued.. again. After the rumble debacle last year, Sony was recently taken to court for the PS3s Blu-ray discs digital security technology, and on July 26 a Californian company going by the name of Parallel Processing Corporation claims
Sony is infringing on its 1991 patent for "synchronized parallel processing with shared memory," and is requesting the impounding and destruction of all Sony products that infringe on the patent
by Judy on July 12, 2007 @ 12:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Delaware St. John Volume 3: The Seacliff Tragedy, the 3rd game in the adventure franchise continues the exploits of ghost hunting detective Delaware St. John as he battles the paranormal.
by Rainier on July 10, 2007 @ 3:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Delaware St. John Vol.3: The Seacliff Tragedy is a survival horror adventure. In the first demo you played as Delaware St. John, and in this 2nd version you get to try his partner in crime, Kelly Bradford. In the full game players need to take on both roles to solve the dark mystery behind the tragedy that occured at the eerie abandoned amusement park.
by Rainier on July 6, 2007 @ 12:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Delaware St. John Volume 3: The Seacliff Tragedy, the 3rd game in the adventure franchise continues the exploits of ghost hunting detective Delaware St. John as he battles the paranormal.
by Rainier on June 20, 2007 @ 3:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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L&O II: Double or Nothing offers a blend of adventure and mystery as it explores the intricate worlds of criminal investigation and legal prosecution. Legacy Interactive decided to temporarily pull the game from UK store shelves after a real-life murder victim's mother
filed a complaint that her son was featured in the game. A patch is being worked on, and further action in North America is being contemplated.
by Rainier on May 16, 2007 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive announced that its investigative/horror adventure game Delaware St. John Vol.3: The Seacliff Tragedy, developed by Big Time Games, has gone gold.
by Rainier on April 12, 2007 @ 10:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Casual games publisher Alawar Entertainment and casual games developer Stargaze Interactive have entered an agreement that will produce a new casual games studio at Alawar called Alawar Stargaze.
by Rainier on March 2, 2007 @ 1:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Delaware St. John Vol.3: The Seacliff Tragedy is a survival horror adventure developed by Big Time Games, to be published by Lighthouse Interactive later this year. In the demo you start your investigation at the gate of an abandoned amusement park, in the middle of the night, and find out why Delaware is hearing the voices of the deceased in a tragic accident that happened in the past.
by Rainier on March 1, 2007 @ 3:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Immersion and Sony Computer Entertainment announced they have agreed to conclude their
patent litigation at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and have entered into a new business agreement to explore the inclusion of Immersion technology in PlayStation products.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2007 @ 4:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A dispute between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent over an MP3 audio technology patent issues relating to Windows has just turned ugly. A federal jury in San Diego has ordered Microsoft to
pay $1.5 billion to Alcatel-Lucent, which might be emboldened by the outcome and file additional claims against other companies. Microsoft, who claims it rightfully licensed the technology from Fraunhofer, will seek relief or appeal.
by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2007 @ 6:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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WoW Glider is a 3rd party tool that lets players control their in-game character without being logged in. It will have your character go out and gain skills hunting monsters, and it allows you to loot them. Believing that WoW Glider infringes on their IP, Blizzard and Vivendi have filed a lawsuit against MDY Industries and its creator Michael Donnelly in the state of Arizona, seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages (
thanks LadyAlex).
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hot on the heels of the Rule of Rose debacle, and recent high school shooting, EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini said the 27-nation bloc's executive body wants to harmonise the rules restricting the sale of violent video games to children under 16.
by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 6:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Earlier today Nintendo announced a replacement program for the defective Wii remote wrist straps and now we may know the REAL reason why. On December 6th, three lawfirms filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in federal district court in Seattle, Washington, against Nintendo of America, requesting that the defective parts be replaced.
by Judy on Dec. 6, 2006 @ 2:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xbox Live user REDRUM6622 claimed on the official Xbox forums that he has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft because of the problems he and other users have experienced after performing the Fall System Update. He is demanding a jury trial, citing breach of contract, violation of consumer protection act (RCW 19.86), and negligence.
by Rainier on Dec. 1, 2006 @ 12:20 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Desert Law is a new spin on the traditional real-time strategy that immerses players into a post-apocalyptic world where gasoline is the new world currency. Players can have anything if they have gas to pay for it, or gamers can loose everything with one tactical mistake.
by Rainier on Dec. 1, 2006 @ 9:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The State of Michigan must pay the video game industry $182,349 in attorney's fees and costs as a result of successful litigation challenging an unconstitutional effort to enact a law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, Judge George Caram Steeh, US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, ruled yesterday.
by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2006 @ 9:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has acquired the worldwide publishing rights for Delaware St. John Volume 3: The Seacliff Tragedy., the 3rd game in the adventure franchise continues the exploits of ghost hunting detective Delaware St. John as he battles the paranormal.