While Rock Band revolutionized the music-rhythm genre, it was not even close to be the first time such gameplay mechanics were tossed around the idea table. Back in 2008, Japanese game publisher Konami sued Viacom, the parent company of Rock Band devs Harmonix. Konami’s case argued that the music-rhythm game infringed on patents previously utilized […]
The Entertainment Merchants Association has confirmed that the Supreme Court will see the violent video games case presented by the State of California on November 2nd. The case – Schwarzenegger vs. ESA – is attempting to establish federal regulation of video games that are deemed violent to minors; while proponents on the other side are […]
If you head over to www.bioshock.com, you won’t be finding Little Sisters or Rapture. Instead, Name Administration Inc. (a Cayman Island Company), the owners of the domain have made it into a link hub to topics regarding Earth Science and Eco Tourism. This hasn’t sat well with the folks at Take-Two Interactive (who put Bioshock‘s […]
Craig Smallwood is suing NCSoft of Korea for alledgedly giving him a severe addiction problem with their title, Lineage II. According to the suit, Smallwood alleges that he was “unable to function independently in usual daily activities such as getting up, getting dressed, bathing or communicating with family and friends.” The judge on the case, […]