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Two Teens Steal Electrical Cables To Fund Gaming Habit
There’s no doubt that China is currently going through an industrial revolution of sorts right now. Pretty much in every city in the country is undergoing a construction boom. Taking advantage of the this “boom”, two teenagers in east China’s Jiangsu province stole over 300m of construction grade electrical cable to fund their gaming habit.
Nintendo Lawyers Leave Yoshi’s Rip-Off Android Game Feeling Blue
In February I speculated that perhaps a sex and name change would be enough to throw Nintendo’s legal team off the scent of Era’s Adventures, an Android game starring a female dinosaur that bore a striking resemblance to — okay, it was Yoshi. I was being silly. Nothing throws off Nintendo’s legal team, and so Era transforms from shameless Yoshi copy to mildly shameful Yoshi copy.
Yoshi’s Unlicensed Adventure Available On Android — For Now
If you’re a Hungarian Android developer looking to cut game design corners by co-opting an existing character, you might want to go a little more obscure than one of Nintendo’s most beloved characters.
Best Mom Ever Steals Over 500 Video Games For Her Children
When authorities searched the home of Rebecca Margaret Johnson following her attempted theft of nearly $US2,500 AUD from a Big W department store in Queensland, Australia, they discovered a treasure trove of stolen video games. Over the course of a year the 32-year-old single mother of three had swiped more than 515 video games and various bits of electronic equipment from local retailers.
Today’s Best Use Of Unauthorised Video Game Footage
Chinese songstress Yang Yuying couldn’t have chosen a better video game to accompany a live performance of her song “I’ll Be Waiting For You In The Spring” than ThatGameCompany’s PlayStation Network masterpiece Flower, though she probably should have asked permission first.
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