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Legal
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The Legal World Surrounding Tetris
Most, if not all, gamers on the planet have heard or played Tetris. It's a very familiar puzzle game that has been around since the 80s. The Tetris Company, that owns Tetris, sued Xio Interactive for copyright…
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NDA Conflicts of Interest - Gaming Publications, YouTubers, etc
Here's something we should be talking about more than we are. There's a somewhat pervasive problem these days with conflicts of interest in social media as well as some (many?) gaming publications and streamers: lack of…
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Billy "King of Kong" Mitchell wins lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst for Defamation in Australia
One of my favorite videogame documentaries of all time is the King of Kong ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752 ) starring 80s arcade gamer sensation Billy Mitchell and local teacher Steve Wiebe in an epic battle over…
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60 SEGA Classic Games will be gone December 6, here is why -- and why not -- to buy them before they are gone
For those of us that support buying legal game ROMs -- and I buy more games than most gamers do -- SEGA is warning us they are about to remove 60 of their classic games everywhere online: consoles, Steam/PC, you name…
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The EU AI Act of August 1, 2024 Considers Videogames "Minimal Risk"
Of course governments are getting involved with AI. It's inevitable. Back when I first began playing games, in the arcades, at home, late 70s and early 80s, and there was some sort of computer AI opponent, I didn't…
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Court Orders Google to pay 103 Million Americans at least $2 over Google Play Lawsuit
Class action lawsuits are a mixed bag. In both how much people affected get paid and who really benefits from these settlements. And of course the companies frequently appeal the decisions, as Google is doing here.…
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PGM Experiment: Suno AI Music Generator to Create Arcade, Videogame and Pinball Songs
And here not long ago, I said that AI wouldn't be useful for anything (this article in particular takes a very cold look at AI: OPINION: Google’s AI Genie Creating Faux 2D Platformer Games Likely Another Idea They Give…
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OPINION: Is the Megacade a Pirate's Haven, Retrogaming Mecca or ...?
For a couple years now, my son has been talking about buying a Megacade from Extreme Home Arcades: https://extremehomearcades.com/ You might have seen these arcade cabinet gaming beasts. These machines are mammoth in…
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Politically-themed Reskinned Dirty Harry Virtual Pinball at CPAC Exhibition Hall
This is the kind of article we'd typically sidestep because we do gaming here, not politics. However, sometimes topic paths collide in curious ways. Stay the course, we're not going political here, but it does involve a…
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Sony Files Patent for Trigger Points That Let Gamers Save Games At Any Moment
Recently, I complained in a review of Robocop: Rogue City that the game desperately needed user save points in the game. That game autosaves at the cut scenes versus allowing gamers to save when/where they want.…
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Jirard The Completionist Character Removed from Sea of Stars game over Charity Controversy
Please note the smiling, bearded character above, based on a real gamer, because he's now been completely removed from the game, Sea of Stars. Patched completely out of existence. Why? You haven't heard? Am not aware of…
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OPINION: Sony reminds us that the illusion of "owning" Digital Movies and TV Series are lessons in Hollywood Thievery
AI-created art showing thieves in suits stealing from a house Sony Playstation members are upset that movie and TV content they thought they "owned" are being removed. This isn’t the first time Sony has done something…
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33 US States Sue Meta Alleging Addictive Instagram Features Targeting Teenagers
Strap in, it's time to get legal. Some reading might remember a class action lawsuit against Epic Games over Fortnite having addictive microtransactions targeting children and teens ( $245 million FTC settlement alleges…
