Category " Portfolio"





Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony and Square Over FF13 Console Brickings

Date: 07 Jun 2010
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Posted by: Dan
Square Enix and Sony Computer Entertainment of America have been hit with a class action lawsuit filed by a San Diego gamer upset over a glitch in Final Fantasy XIII that can cause PS3 consoles to freeze up and become useless. My coverage and a copy of the complaint are up at GamePolitics.com and a detailed analysis should follow in the next few days.


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A Further Look at EMA v. Schwarzenegger

Date: 24 May 2010
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Posted by: Dan
Gamepro has a story from April on our look at EMA v. Schwarzenegger from GamesLaw, though the predominant feeling right now is that the Court will rule in favor of the EMA (this is a good thing, if you're not following the case). Check it out here.


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Gizmodo blogger gets searched, seized over iPhone 4

Date: 26 Apr 2010
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Posted by: Dan
In our ongoing coverage at Negative Gamer, I have some legal analysis of the situation surrounding the seizure of several computers from Jason Chen, a blogger at Gizmodo. Check the post out here.


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EMA v. Schwarzenegger gains cert with SCOTUS

Date: 26 Apr 2010
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Posted by: Dan
The Supreme Court of the United States has granted the petition for a writ of certiorari on Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) v. Schwarzenegger. GamePolitics editor Pete Gallagher and I have ongoing coverage of the event, and reactions from industry players, as it unfolds. (Note: if you get 404 errors, just increment the number of the update by 1, and that should work).


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LAPD Chief Daryl Gates Dies at 83

Date: 23 Apr 2010
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Posted by: Dan
LAPD Chief Daryl Gates has died at 83 of bladder cancer. Gates was a designer on the Police Quest and Police Quest: SWAT series of games from Sierra in the 1990's.


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Followup on EMA v. Schwarzenegger

Date: 23 Apr 2010
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Posted by: Dan
In light of the recent decision in U.S. v. Stevens, GamePolitics has done a followup article with Gameslaw discussing the implications of Stevens on the Court's acceptance (or denial) of certiorari in EMA v. Schwarzenegger, the long-running Ninth Circuit case on video game violence. Catch the article here.


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U.S. v. Stevens

Date: 23 Apr 2010
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Posted by: Dan
The SCOTUS has made their ruling in U.S. v. Stevens, a controversial case about crush videos that has broad implications for violent games legislation. Check out our continuing coverage at Gamepolitics! Also, I should point out that my Fantasy SCOTUS team totally called this one, right down to the breakdown.


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Dissection of Activision Cross-Claim vs. Infinity Ward Staff

Date: 12 Apr 2010
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For those of you following the interesting drama between Activision (one of the industry's largest publishers) and former heads of Activision owned studio Infinity Ward, Jason West and Vince Zampella, there has been a new development. Activision has filed a cross-claim against West and Zampella which provides us with all sorts of insights into the relationship between the two companies, the millions...


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Interview with Love creator Eskil Steenberg

Date: 23 Mar 2010
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Part 1 of a great interview with Love creator Eskil Steenberg is up at Negative Gamer. If you're not familiar with Love, it's the one-man MMORPG with an amazing art style.  Look for more to be coming soon.


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GDC ‘10: When The Developer Hates You

Date: 10 Mar 2010
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We’re kicking off our GDC 2010 coverage with what likely is the most unusual lecture this year – a session entitled “Abusing Your Players Just For Fun” by John “Cactus” Soderstrom. This was one of my most anticipated panels this year as I really wanted to sit down and watch some hilarious examples of how to troll players in the future. As it turns out, it looks like the entire session should...


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