In: Articles by Nicholas "Heartbreak Ridge" Sylvain
27 Jul 2010Rules of the Game is an ongoing series analyzing legal issues surrounding the video game industry. In this first installment, our legal expert, Nicholas Sylvain, examines the upcoming Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of California’s recent video-game legislation. Let me confess a shameful secret that I left out of my introductory post. I’m a [...]
In: Articles by Edie Sellers
26 Jul 2010Sometimes the good guys win. And today, that kind of win happened. Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that owners of video games and other disk- and software-based media have the legal right to circumvent security features on their material — as long as they don’t pirate. It beggers logic that we’d need a [...]
In: Reviews by Chris "FighterAce100" Salazar
26 Jul 2010Battlefield Bad Company 2 got hyped up early, and why not? EA Digital Illusions CE (aka: EA DICE) has always made sure that its Battlefield collection of games had the classic warfare feel in each one of the titles. But when I heard Battlefield I instantly thought of World War 2–based settings, sequences, and squad combat. And [...]
In: Articles by Dave "Holy Goalie" Gardner
26 Jul 2010I like my Wii. It may not be as big as the other consoles. It may not get as much play as the other consoles. Some people may get bored with it rather easily, but it’s mine and I’m keeping it. Microsoft had it’s big announcement at E3 this year about the Kinect, formerly Project [...]
In: Articles by Chris "FighterAce100" Salazar
23 Jul 2010The Need for Speed franchise has been around for a while, and we all know what to expect from it: Fast-paced, heart-pounding, adrenaline-running racing with, … Whats this? … Blue and red lights in the mirrors?! Cops?!? Yes, you’ll be running from the fuzz in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the latest update to the [...]
In: Reviews by Dave "Holy Goalie" Gardner
22 Jul 2010Back in the Dark Ages of video games (ie: Atari 2600 and Intellivision), a whole slew of handheld games came out, most with only red LED lights. They were nothing like the handheld games of today. TouchGrove is bringing back a classic to the iPod Touch and iPhone: LED Football, which is the updated version [...]
In: Reviews by Nicholas "Heartbreak Ridge" Sylvain
22 Jul 2010I’m so excited! Season 4 of The Guild premiered last week, and… Err… what? What’s The Guild?! You’re kidding me, right? Wow. What have you been doing, living under a rock? The Guild is just the most awesome web series for gamers ever made! You’re going to need more than that, huh? Well, fine. May [...]
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