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Another Tourist Crashes Real-Life (And Totally Unofficial) Mario Kart In Tokyo
Screenshot: TV Asahi, 2ch Last night in Tokyo, a 30-something-year-old tourist from Singapore made a wrong turn, driving a rental MariCar (the go-kart company that Nintendo is suing for copyright infringement) up on the footpath and crashing it into a restaurant sign. This is not a first.
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Halo Online Fan Project Goes On Hold After Microsoft Intervenes
A team of modders working to make the unreleased Halo Online playable have halted work after Microsoft contacted them in an effort to protect its intellectual property.
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‘Fallout 3 In Fallout 4’ Mod Cancelled After Team Talks To A Lawyer
The team behind The Capital Wasteland Project, a mod to recreate Fallout 3 inside Fallout 4, has cancelled the project after consulting with both Bethesda and outside legal counsel. “This was honestly one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make,” the project’s lead programmer, NafNaf_95, tweeted yesterday.
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The ‘Don’t Forgive Nintendo’ Hashtag Has Turned Into Shitposting
Nintendo is suing Japanese mobile game company Colopl for ¥4.4 billion ($50 million), alleging the game Shiro Neko Project infringes on its patents. Initially, a Twitter hashtag appeared to be supporting the mobile studio, but it’s now turned into Nintendo shitposting.