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, ...
GTA IV Ad Controversy Roundup
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Jack Thompson, New Complaint, News, Politics, Rockstar | 1 Comment »The Internet has been rife with Grand Theft Auto IV stories as of late. It seems as though any website with a merely tangential relationship to video games has mentioned Rockstar's blockbuster and many gaming-centric sites have turned into ...
Man Files First Player-Launched Suit Against “Gold Farmers”
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Class action, MMORPGs, New Complaint, News | 8 Comments »If there exists a segment of the population more vocal and protective of their hobby than gamers, I would love to meet them. No longer content with complaining on forums and signing meaningless Internet petitions, Antonio Hernandez, a former Orlando-area ...
Square Enix Cuts Back on Sword Replicas
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property, New Complaint, Square Enix | No Comments »Oh, poor cosplayers and social outcasts of the world! RPG mega-producer Square Enix recently filed suit in a United States District Court against several replica sword wholesalers for infringing on a number of Square Enix-held IPs. The lawsuit alleges that ...
Microsoft Faces Potential Class Action Over Xbox Live Charges
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Posted in Class action, Microsoft, New Complaint | No Comments »In August of 2007, a Georgia man filed suit in state court claiming that Microsoft broke Georgia law by allowing his son, a minor, to use his debit card to sign up for Xbox Live and further violated Georgia consumer ...
Jack is Back! FL Attorney Claims Halo 3 is a Public Nuisance
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Jack Thompson, Microsoft, New Complaint | No Comments »Following the crushing defeat of his public nuisance claim against Rockstar Games and their title Bully, Jack Thompson is once again filing a public nuisance suit against a video game in Florida. Unhindered by the Bar complaint filed against ...
Cheap Ass Subpoena
Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Ass Gamer, New Complaint, Subpoena | No Comments »Cheap Ass Gamer ("CAG") has reported via its latest "CAGcast" and on their site that Circuit City has issued a subpoena for any information regarding forum member "speedy1961." In an interview, CAG CEO David Abrams told Laws of Play that ...
It’s official! Post goes ‘postal’ on Boll
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Posted in Intellectual Property, New Complaint, Uwe Boll | No Comments »We previously reported that the New York Post threatened Uwe Boll with legal action if he did not remove his "New York Postal" website. While Boll did not comply with the Post's requests, his hosting provider was more than ...
Sony’s PS3 in legal trouble… again?
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 Posted in New Complaint, Patent Infringement, Sony | No Comments »Parallel Processing, a Newport Beach, Calif. branch of New Bedford, Mass.'s International Parallel Machines, has flipped Sony over and attacked its weak point for massive damage. According to a complaint filed by Parallel Processing in the United States District ...
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson up in arms over Traffix advergame
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 Posted in Advergames, New Complaint, Rappers | 2 Comments »Rapper 50 Cent has propelled himself to super-stardom over the years proudly flaunting that he has "been hit with a few shells, but ... don't walk wit' a limp." It now appears that Mr. Jackson, always making sure to ...
