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Is MMO Loot a ‘Jackpot’ Under the Law?
Video games regulators in South Korea say MMO publishers there have obstructed an investigation into “jackpot items,” predicated on the idea that players risking in-game currency for random-item payoffs is in fact a form of gambling. While publishers have cooperated so far as to provide the virtual items’ names and virtual costs involved, they haven’t…
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Sniper Voice Actor’s Book Picks Up Plugs from Team Fortress 2 “Reviewers”
You may not be familiar with the name “John Patrick Lowrie.” You probably are familiar with the name “Sniper,” whom Lowrie voices in Team Fortress 2. He’s just published the novel Dancing With Eternity and, well, his friends are giving it some kind reviews on Amazon. Heavy gave it five of five stars: Even if…
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Proposed City Law Would Require Mugshot When You Sell Used Games
In Oregon, when I trade my games in, I’m required to certify there is no lien against them, like the IRS wants my copy of NCAA Football 11. It’s one of the many fun-filled ways in which local ordinances regulate the sale of used games. Madison, Wisc., is scheming up another. A proposed ordinance would…
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