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Full throttle on games?
Rogers, one of Canada's leading telecommunication providers, acknowledges that the internet traffic management techniques that it uses to slow down and prioritize certain kinds of network traffic may be affecting on-line games. Rogers originally admitted in March that its "throttling" practices...
Full throttle on games?
Rogers, one of Canada's leading telecommunication providers, acknowledges that the internet traffic management techniques that it uses to slow down and prioritize certain kinds of network traffic may be affecting on-line games. Rogers originally admitted in March that its "throttling" practices...
Germany and Doom: The beginning of a beautiful friendship?
Guest posting by Dr. Andreas Lober For nearly two decades, "Doom" has been considered evil in Germany: The game was "banned" or, more precisely, "indexed" in Europe's biggest market for PC games. In 1993, the Bundesprüfstelle - a governmental body - found the game was adult content, i.e. harmful...
Germany and Doom: The beginning of a beautiful friendship?
Guest posting by Dr. Andreas Lober For nearly two decades, "Doom" has been considered evil in Germany: The game was "banned" or, more precisely, "indexed" in Europe's biggest market for PC games. In 1993, the Bundesprüfstelle - a governmental body - found the game was adult content, i.e. harmful...
Frivolity Continues in Zynga-Vostu Battle
We reported a couple of months ago about game developer Zynga (developer of the super-popular Farmville and Cityville games) suing Brazil-based social game developer Vostu (see here) for alleged IP infringement. Zynga launched actions in California and Brazil. Vostu accused Zynga of launching a...
Frivolity Continues in Zynga-Vostu Battle
We reported a couple of months ago about game developer Zynga (developer of the super-popular Farmville and Cityville games) suing Brazil-based social game developer Vostu (see here) for alleged IP infringement. Zynga launched actions in California and Brazil. Vostu accused Zynga of launching a...
ww.daClass-Action lawsuit against Zoo Entertainment filed by stockholders
Submitted by Brigitte Lenis A class-action lawsuit was reportedly recently filed in the Southern District of Ohio against Zoo Entertainment (indiePub Games). Indeed, the company's stockholders are supposedly accusing the company's executives of issuing "materially false and misleading statements...
ww.daClass-Action lawsuit against Zoo Entertainment filed by stockholders
Submitted by Brigitte Lenis A class-action lawsuit was reportedly recently filed in the Southern District of Ohio against Zoo Entertainment (indiePub Games). Indeed, the company's stockholders are supposedly accusing the company's executives of issuing "materially false and misleading statements...
EA Scoops Up PopCap
Electronic Arts (EA) has made a splash in the social gaming marketplace once again. After acquiring social game developer Playfish in 2009, EA announced on July 12, 2011 that it is in the process of adding PopCap Games - responsible for Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, among other notable titles...
EA Scoops Up PopCap
Electronic Arts (EA) has made a splash in the social gaming marketplace once again. After acquiring social game developer Playfish in 2009, EA announced on July 12, 2011 that it is in the process of adding PopCap Games - responsible for Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, among other notable titles...