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Video Games

EA Allegedly Under Criminal Investigation In Belgium Over FIFA Loot Boxes

B. Simmons September 12, 2018

LOL. According to Eurogamer, the Belgian government has launched a criminal investigation into EA. Why, Because EA has refused to comply with the recent Belgian gambling laws declaring loot boxes in games to be...

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Tech Video Games

U.S. Trade Commission Investigates Nintendo Over Patent Suit

B. Simmons May 7, 2018

Why, I’m sure the claims are valid. Last year, Nintendo got hit with a patent suit over the Switch. Gamevice, the company in question, is suing over the Switch’s Joy Cons. Specifically because they...

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Tech

Appeals Court Rules Tinder Plus Ageist

B. Simmons February 1, 2018

Violated California Law. Tinder made a bit of a misstep when it came to the pricing of its premium service. The fact that Tinder Plus actually costs users more ($19.99 up from $9.99) if...

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Comics

Jury Sides with San Diego Comic-Con over Salt Lake Comic-Con

B. Simmons December 9, 2017

Prepare for confusion. In a lawsuit between San Diego Comic-Con vs Salt Lake Comic-Con over trademark violation, the jury has decided in SDCC’s favor. SDCC filed a suit against Salt Lake Comic-Con over violation...

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Video Games

Hawaii Rep Lays out Plans for Anti-Loot Box Legislation

B. Simmons December 6, 2017

Begun, the Loot Box war has. Look, the loot box situation was already out of hand, to a degree. But Star Wars Battlefront 2 arguably made it worse. Especially since it spurred Hawaii Rep....

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Video Games

Epic Sues 14-year-old for Cheating in Fortnite; Mother Responds

B. Simmons November 29, 2017

I don’t know why they’re going for individual cheaters like this. Epic has been taking cheating in Fortnite very seriously of late. They’ve recently filed 2 suits against a pair of cheaters for promoting...

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Video Games

Riot Loses Lawsuit to Soccer Pro Edgar Davids over League of Legends Skin

B. Simmons August 12, 2017

Never forget, kids; you tread a fine line between homage and ripoff. Riot recently lost a lawsuit in Dutch courts to Soccer pro Edgar Davids. The suit was over a skin for the League...

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Man Sues His Date for Texting During Showing of Guardians of the Galaxy 2

B. Simmons May 21, 2017

Allegedly, after his date spent 15 solid minutes texting in the theater during Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, one Texas man decided he had enough. He filed a suit to wring the...