It looks like Microsoft may be in some hot water, thanks to a preliminary ruling by the US International Trade Commission. According to the ruling, the Xbox 360 infringes on no less than four patents owned by Motorola. The patents in question relate to the H.264 video standard, which make the issue of...

Citing “numerous similarities” between Assassin’s Creed and his novel “Link”, science fiction author John L. Beiswenger has sued Ubisoft on the grounds of copyright infringement. The basis of the claim lies in the fact that in Assassin’s Creed the main character lives the memories of his...

Last week you may have noticed how certain tanks in the new Command and Conquer game, TIberium Alliances, had more than a passing resemblance to some Warhammer 40k tanks. Well, EA decided to explain what was going on with that. I’ll let you be the judge if you take what they say at face value. According...

EA is looking like it wants to retain that “Worst Company in America” award it won last week. Thanks to some eagle-eyed fans of the popular Warhammer 40k tabletop game, it’s been revealed that a some of the tanks in EA’s new Command and Conquer, Tiberium Alliances game have more than a passing...

GameStop has reached a settlement with the group Baron and Budd, who had sued GameStop in a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that certain games being sold by GameStop were advertised on the box to contain free downloadable content and other features, but it was then found out that those particular...

Let’s be honest here, EA gets a lot of flak. From their much-maligned Origin platform, to their iffy business practices involving DLC among other things, EA does not have a very good reputation in many gamers’ eyes. However, even “evil” has its standards, as EA proved last week when it came to the...

It’s looking like South Australia is going to restrict the sale of MA15+ games to adults only. John Rau, the Attorney-General for South Australia, has said that they are looking to introduce an R18+ rating for games, but they will treat it legally as the same as the MA15+ games. John Rau, the...

Finally, some good news in the GAME bankruptcy fiasco! According the BBC News, an investment group, Opcaptia, has agreed to buyout GAME and help keep the company afloat. The cost of the buyout has not been announced yet as of this time. Last week, over 2,000 jobs and 277 stores were lost as GAME went into...