Archive for July 18, 2008

A History Of Rockstar’s GTA Legal Troubles (And Why It’s BS)

GTA is a video game series unlike any other - it has sold over 70 million copies worldwide to date, the most recent installment grossed $500 million in its opening week alone. However, the story of GTA cannot be separated from its legal troubles.

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IPhone Developer: Apple’s Secrecy Makes Things Difficult

Apple’s insistence on secrecy meant that developers were cut off from their air supply: a large and vocal group of beta testers. Worse still, Apple’s vetting process means that each and every update has to be hand-checked by Apple staff. The result: Although Apple shifted a staggering 10 million apps in the first weekend, many of them were buggy.

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UK File-Sharers and the “Wireless Defense”

As the legal issues surrounding file-sharing heat up in the UK, more and more recipients of compensation demands are considering their defense. One such possibility is the ‘wireless’ or ‘WiFi’ defense. We take a look at the issue and try to shine some light on what people can expect, should they take this route.

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What Microsoft does not want you to know about Netflix deal

Earlier this week, Microsoft and Netflix announced that movie streaming will be coming to the Xbox 360. This could be a big deal. But if you are really interested in watching Netflix content on your Xbox, you don
’t have to wait and you don’t have to pay twice. If you have an Xbox 360 and a Windows Vista PC, you have everything you need.

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Nintendo and Sony Underwhelm at E3

The Japanese video game titans, Nintendo and Sony, announced wide-ranging, if not entirely breathtaking, constellations of new games and services at the E3 convention here on Tuesday, but did not appear to significantly alter their overall strategies in the fast-growing game market, as Microsoft did on Monday.

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Death by iPhone? Why Spore Means the End of the PSP

The PSP had a great run. At least according to Sony—and its sales numbers.

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Google accused of ad fraud over AdWords on parked domains

After a lawyer spent a hundred bucks on Google ads that appeared on parked domains and error sites (and generated no conversions for him), he decided to sue the company for fraudulent advertising and to seek class-action status.

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LucasArts and BioWare building KOTOR MMO

EA boss John Riccitiello finally spilled the beans on the long-rumored Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic MMO.

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