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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: Int’l Gamco v. Multimedia Games (PENDING)
From Form 10-Q, dated 5/10/05, as filed with the SEC. International Gamco, Inc. v. Multimedia Games (PENDING) S.D. Cal. International Gamco, Inc. International Gamco, Inc., or Gamco, claiming certain rights in United…
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: Sony and Immersion at it again…
As reported by the IP Law Bulletin, Sony and Immersion are back in court: Sony has accused Immersion of fraud, alleging the company withheld statements from the inventor of the technology in…
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…
News: Microsoft considers licensing Xbox software IP
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hinted that the company is considering licensing the software underlying the Xbox games console to outside companies, in a bid to expand its market share. Read the…
News: Grokster loses at Supreme Court
I would be remiss for not mentioning it. Read the opinion here.
News: In-game property for RENT
Want to play massively multiplayer online games, but don’t want to spend time building up your character’s stats? A new service, GamePal.com, gives anyone the ability to bypass the countless hours it…