Activision/Infinity Ward Studios Dustup: THIS COULD BE THE ONE

Yes, the one that hits the mainstream media.  Allegedly security called, developers dismissed from their office, power struggles, money struggles, the biggest one-shot in gaming history (bigger than movie Avatar).  This could be “THE ONE” that the mainstream media reports on as if it were a movie star or a rock star.  Anonymity goodbye?  More [...]

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Go Big or Go Home

From a great article in First Monday: The key question in legal analysis of videogame law: “Should cyberspace (or subsets of cyberspace) be treated as distinct “places” for purposes of legal analysis?”
To me the biggest single question in the analysis. Every question in this division (and I say it is a FIRM DIVIDE, or [...]

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World Of Warcraft China Server Now Reinstated

The World of Warcraft MMO, an Activision/Blizzard product, is now back online in China with NetEase as the administrator.
Earlier this year World of Warcraft was suspended in China. The Chinese government administration did not license the continuation of a server for WOW.
This online game has about five million active users in China, accounting for [...]

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Guitar Hero 5 controversy with Kurt Cobain character

Several media reports state a budding dispute between former band members of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain’s band, and also Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow, about the Kurt Cobain character in GH5.
Courtney Love signed contract for GH5 use of Kurt Cobain character
The article states “Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written [...]

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