UK Appeals Court Overturns Mr. Mod Chips Conviction
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Crime, Intellectual Property, News | 1 Comment »A UK Appeals Court overturned the conviction of Neil Higgs, also known as Mr. Mod Chips, on Wednesday. Higgs was initially found guilty of selling thousands of mod chips -- devices that allow users to play imported and pirated ...
Ohio’s Tic-Tac-Fruit Under Review Once Again
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in News, Politics | No Comments »The state of Ohio is once again engaged in battle with bar owners and distributors of a popular bar-top video game known as "Tic-Tac-Fruit." Tic-Tac-Fruit first ran into trouble with the state in 2006 when police raided more than ...
British Push for Mandatory Photosensitivity Testing for Games
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | 1 Comment »The Weston & Somerset Mercury reports that parents, public officials, and a "major video games manufacturer" are pushing for a new law that will require games to be screened for photosensitivity compliance before being sold. Support for the new law comes ...
New Zealand “Rampage” Blamed on GTA
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Crime, New Complaint, News, Rockstar | No Comments »Twenty-five year old Tim Reid of New Zealand was recently on trial for his December 29, 2007 assault on a police officer followed by the theft of the officer's car. What makes Reid's case interesting is that his attorney, ...
Our Courts: A Sandra Day O’Connor Game
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor revealed Wednesday that she will be working on a new video game designed to teach children how United States courts work. The game, currently titled Our Courts, will consist of two distinct ...
