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News: Criminal charges filed for Xbox modding.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with copyright infringement for selling modified Xbox consoles that enabled the original video game machine from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT – news) to…
News: Acclaim IP on the block… cheap!
Ever want to own a video game? Now’s your chance. The bankruptcy trustee for Acclaim is auctioning off their portfolio, around 200 games! Some have bids, but some are just waiting for…
News: EA sued over Madden 06 feature
Electronic Arts faces a lawsuit in the California Superior Court, San Mateo County, based on the claim that the publisher stole an idea for a game feature that was later incorporated into…
News: There IS money in playing video games…
There not only is money in making video games, but as is quickly becoming more evident, there is also money in PLAYING video games. The two most popular methods are item farming…
News: Xbox360 Launch!
Today marks the launch of Microsoft’s new Xbox360 game console and upgraded Xbox Live online gaming service. Interesting is the inclusion of Gotham TV on Project Gotham Racing 3, where anyone can…
News: In-Game Property Sells for $100K!
Is the price of virtual property getting out of hand? Jon Jacobs, a Miami resident, has bought a virtual space station in the game Project Entropia for $100,000 and wants to turn…
News: Atari licenses Unreal 3 game engine
In a major video game IP licensing deal, Atari has licensed the Unreal 3 game engine and related development tools from Epic Games to develop games for next-generation platforms. With the Unreal…
News: Banner & Witcoff Prevails in Video Game Copyright Case
B&W Wins Summary Judgment of No Copyright Infringement September 29, 2005 Banner & Witcoff is pleased to announce that a legal team representing prominent video-game manufacturers and developers–Team Play, Inc., P&P Marketing,…
News: Australian High Court Allows “Chipping” of PlayStation
As summarized by David Webber of the Melbourne office of Davies Collison Cave in Australia, the Australian High Court has allowed an appeal by Eddie Stevens who was previously found to have…
News: EA and Steven Spielberg Team Up to Develop Videogames
EA and Steven Spielberg Team Up to Develop Videogames – Xbox This is yes another example of a hollywood director teaming up with a major video game developer. Perhaps people will begin…
News: Korea creates cross-platform game engine
South Korea has developed new software that would allow the same computer game to be played on multiple devices, not just personal computers. Read more here:Associated PressNews.blog | CNET News.com
News: Game Developer Supports Hurricane Relief
The events over the past week down in New Orleans are simply tragic. The repercussions will be far reaching, long felt, and immense in scale. Even the Patent Arcade was down for…
News: Namco, Sony Music Settle Over Pac-Man Samples
Read more here:Gamasutra – Namco, Sony Music Settle Over Pac-Man Samples
News: XBOX 360 Preorders Now Available
Gamestop: Click here. EB Games: Click here. I bought mine. Have you?
News: In-game property mugger ARRESTED!
A man has been arrested in Japan on suspicion carrying out a virtual mugging spree by using software “bots” to beat up and rob characters in the online computer game Lineage II.…
News: Xbox 360 provides compatability with iPod, PSP
In an elegant display of its interopability, developer Newbie has demonstrated the Xbox 360’s ability to connect to portable media devices such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and iPod devices. Read more…
News: Xbox modder goes to jail
US District Court hands eight-month sentence to Pandora’s Cube employee for “Super Xboxes.” 31-year-old Hitesh Patel was an employee of Pandora’s Cube, a game retailer in the Washington, DC area. Read article…
News: Frosty Treats v. Sony affirmed by 8th Circuit
On July 25, 2005, the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirmed the Western District of Missouri’s dismissal of Frosty Treat’s complaint against Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Frosty Treats asserted…
News: Musings About Modding
The ‘hot coffee’ mod for Grand Theft Auto resulted in the game’s rating being changed from Mature to Adults Only. Many games not only don’t mind modding, but the game’s developer actually…
News: Marvel Signs Exclusive MMO Deal For XBOX
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it won exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer online games starring Marvel Enterprises Inc.’s super heroes, including Spider-man, the X-men and the Hulk. The deal covers…