In Real Life

Japanese Game Developer Apparently Harassed So Much, She Attempted Suicide

In 2009, a twenty-something female joined Osaka-based game developer Capcom. The new employee was assigned to a couple different games, before becoming a member of the team developing Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s upcoming big budget title.


In Real Life

Teens Arrested For Stealing $400 Worth Of Pokemons

On May 11 at a Walmart in Massachusetts, staff apparently saw three men shoplift packs of Pokémon cards and exit the store.


May 12, 2012
News

Rant: There’s No Appealing To The Court Of Public Opinion

If the folks behind Kane & Lynch 2 should be sued, they should be sued for something other than the “vicious vilifying” of the Chinese people. And they should be sued for a lot more than $US1585 — that figure would represent no more than 27 copies of the title sold at full retail price here and I’m certain the actual victims of the game’s nausea-inducing shaky-cam and the nauseating characters depicted by it, number far more than that.


May 10, 2012
News

Kane & Lynch Developers Sued For Defaming Chinese People

Never mind that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days was first released nearly two years ago (or that it was a bit of a turd), one lawyer in China sure is pissed.


May 8, 2012
News

Zynga Likes To Act Like It Owns The Word ‘Ville’

Social gaming giant Zynga, the team behind FarmVille, is taking a French developer to court because it released a game called PyramidVille.


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

How Tourists Are Encouraging Chinese Knock-Offs

There are countless markets in China that sell un-branded merchandise that appears to be blatant knock-offs, but there are certain places in every major city in China that sell knock-off and counterfeit goods right in the open.


In Real Life

Own Online Property In China? The Chinese Government Will Recognise It

Starting in May, Chinese netizens will soon be able to own and pass down online property as China launches its first virtual property notarisation services.


April 22, 2012
In Real Life

Mum Sues Facebook After Kid Racks Up In-Game Purchases

Out in California, a woman is suing Facebook because her teenage son bought the social network’s virtual currency to spend in video games, and that transaction should be illegal under the state’s consumer protection laws.


April 18, 2012
Uncategorized

Man Sues Ubisoft, Claims He Came Up With Assassin’s Creed First

John Beiswenger, author of the novel Link (first published in 2003), has sued Ubisoft, claiming that the historical/sci-fi series infringes on a number of his copyrights.


April 17, 2012
In Real Life

Bethesda’s Lawyers Threaten Guy Giving Away Free Fallout Posters

Late last year, artist Erling Løken Andersen thought it would be a nice idea to set up a website for his Fallout fan art. It was lovely art, coming in the form of posters, and in a nice touch, Andersen even uploaded incredibly high-resolution (and vector!) versions so people could print out their own copies.