Communications, People! (Developers’s Corner)

10 things every online game should have.  (From blog Imtalkingames)  Photo Credit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/;  http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotologic/216182916/ Great series of articles, at “clicknothing” by a known game designer, Part 1 and Part 2     (And yes, I don’t understand it all… but thankfully it’s a series… I’m hoping there’s a happy ending at the curtain).   Gamer Entitlement, (from a game [...]

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Legal stories updates

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmd41280/2975427277/ Creative Commons non-derivative license. Kinect Story, keeping the name of XBox360 Motion Controller secret (from Joystiq game site, legal blog by Mark Mathenitis) More legal updates after the jump…

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Another Brick in the Wall…..

Or so say users of Final Fantasy XIII for the Playstation III.  You can find a copy(non-verified) of the lawsuit here.  More information and links after the jump….

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PS3 Users, log in… so we can “downgrade” your system

PSN has decided that they will “downgrade” the system of users. Here’s the official announcement made recently at THE PLAYSTATION BLOG  : ”will disable the “Install Other OS” feature that was available on the PS3 systems prior to the current slimmer models, launched in September 2009. This feature enabled users to install an operating system, but due to [...]

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New lawsuits update

Infinity Ward Developers sue Activision (for unpaid royalties) From Lawsuits and Settlements Web site (talking about the California state law factor) ; and story from the Vancouver Sun. A slightly different take…The Lawsuit and Public Relations, from Gamasutra.  Other lawsuits, after the jump….

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New wave of copyright lawsuits

Zynga vs PlayerAuctions (From Web site IP trademark lawyer) Zynga Game Network, Inc. v. Playerauctions.com, CV10-2576 CBM (C.D. Cal. 2010). (Zynga says that Player Auctions is making money from their work.  We’ll keep up with this one.)  Others to keep up with after the jump.

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Developer Dischord at “The Big A”…. a historical fairy tale

Once upon a time the pre-eminent development firm for computer games had several top developers. These developers were responsible for a goodly portion of the market for this top firm. And the developers were looking at the dollars they were making, and what the company was making… and weren’t happy. It did not end well…. [...]

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Gaming Cases Updates

Links to Activision vs. West/Zampanella (IW) case – my original post HERE:  more links after the jump

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