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Social sites and massively multiplayer online games aren't just a great place to catch up with friends and be entertained, they're also a great place to dig up dirt on a soon-to-be ex, according to an article in USA Today. More »
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Kohnke Communication's suit against Star Trek Online developer Perpetual Entertainment is "vague, uncertain, ambiguous and unintelligible" according to a recent filing made by the developer. More »
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It looks like the shoe is on the other foot, or maybe it just dropped, I always confuse my metaphors. Game Politics is reporting that Take-Two is suing Jack Thompson claiming, among other things, that his previous actions have essentially set Jack up as a "private attorney general on behalf of the State of Florida." More »
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Microsoft is asking a U.S. District Court to toss out a lawsuit by an Illinois family that claimed their baby died in a fire sparked by a faulty Xbox, saying that "misuse or abuse" of the Xbox caused the blaze, Information Week reports. More »
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Ok, so we know that lawyers can be, at times, a big overzealous in their hunt for copyright infringement and we now know a one-off gift of a Munny that resembles a Gears of War character is A-OK. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=244338&view=rss&microfeed=true Yesterday, a federal jury ordered that Microsoft has to pay up $1.5 billion in damages to telcom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA for violating two patents related to digital music, according to the Associated Press. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239165&view=rss&microfeed=true Former Take-Two CEO Ryan Brant pleaded guilty today to criminal charges stemming from the backdating of company stock options, Reuters reports. More »
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By: Brian Crecente (Art by Fahey) More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=189486&view=rss&microfeed=true My wife ordered one of those fancy Pong Clocks for me back in January. Today she received an update from the designers who make the device. And boy what an update it was. More »
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