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  • In Germany, Politician Urges Ban on "Killer Games" as Gaming Mag Fights Back
    gamepolitics.com Although last week's report of a Dead Space ban may be spurious, violent video games continue to come under fire in Germa
    2 months ago
  • Politicians seek ban on graphic video games (Reuters)
    news.yahoo.com Reuters - Local politicians in the U.S.capital are trying to ban the sale of violent and sexuallyexplicit video games to minors in Washington despite failedefforts in other parts of the country.
    3 years ago
  • Germany Asking Other Euro Countries to Ban Violent Video Games
    actiontrip.com Germany is pleading to other European countries to ban violent video games. I hope you do a WWII and fail, Germans.
    1 year ago
  • Game maker Ubisoft fights back
    news.bbc.co.uk French game maker Ubisoft urges shareholders to resist overtures by American games giant EA.
    3 years ago
  • EU Looking to Ban 'Killer Games'
    actiontrip.com Lawbean has word on the EU trying to ban sales of "particularly violent and cruel" video games across its territory. "European Union justice ministers met today in order to discuss the regulation of sales of violent video games to minors.
    1 year ago
  • Politicians seek ban on graphic video games
    actiontrip.com It seems that states all over the US are trying to ban violent videogames. Yesterday we reported about the great state of Georgia and today, CNN is reporting that local politicians in the U.
    3 years ago
  • How Game Developers In Brazil Are Fighting Back Against Software Piracy
    gamegrep.com Independent game developers in Brazil are being hit harder than ever by the growing problem of software piracy while the government does nothing to solve the problem. Through digital distribution and appeal to a larger audience, however, independent deve
    9 months ago
  • Fox Gives EA the Brush-off; EA 'Going to Fight Back'
    n4g.com EA's Jeff Brown has told GameDaily BIZ that his company will continue to stand up for its creative teams and the games they make. He says, "We're going to fight back."
    9 months ago
  • Germany Looking to Institute "Complete Ban" On Violent Games
    biz.gamedaily.com News out of Germany today reveals that the country's incoming government is seeking a complete ban on violent games. That's right, not just legislation that would prevent games from being bought by minors, but an outright ban on virtual killing altogether
    3 years ago
  • China Bans a New Computer Video Game (AP)
    news.yahoo.com AP - China has banned a new computer game for referring to Taiwan and other regions claimed by China as separate countries.
    3 years ago
  • China Bans a New Computer Video Game (AP)
    yahoo.com AP - China has banned a new computer game for referring to Taiwan and other regions claimed by China as separate countries.
    3 years ago
  • Should Gaming Media Work to Fight Stereotypes?
    games.slashdot.org An Anonymous Reader writes "Gaming Horizon has a nice editorial taking a look at how gamers are poorly stereotyped and pandered to. (SpikeTV awards, anyone?) The writer proposes that gaming media unionize to help fight the stereotypes perpetuated by outsi
    3 years ago
  • Computer Gaming World Becomes Games for Windows Mag
    actiontrip.com In short, Computer Gaming World, the longest running PC games print mag in the US, is becoming Games for Windows: the Official Magazine, sponsored by Microsoft of course.
    2 years ago
  • ScrewAttack - Video Game Vault: Balloon Fight
    gametrailers.com A first generation game for the NES, Balloon Fight has stood the test of time. It's just f'n fun.
    1 year ago
  • Rumor: Rare developing Killer Instinct game Xbox 360
    maxconsole.net According to rumors in the latest issue of EGM, Rare is currently developing a Killer Instinct game for the Xbox 360. The game is apparently titled Killer Instinct 3D: Death, Destruction, and Doom. The graphics for the game will be in 3D and promises a m
    5 months ago
  • Sony shows first in-game screenshot of MAG
    darkzero.co.uk__ To make up for that awful CGI trailer that impressed nobody at E3, Sony has posted the first in-game screenshot of MAG. If you have not being keeping up to date, MAG (which stands for Massive Action Game) is a new PS3 exclusive multiplayer centric title d
    3 months ago
  • Gamers fight back against lackluster Spore gameplay, bad DRM
    arstechnica.com Spore seems to be having a rocky launch: gamers are fighting back over what they perceive as unacceptable DRM, carpet-bombing Amazon with one-star reviews. The uninspiring game play isn't making things better.
    2 months ago
  • Gamers fight back against lackluster Spore gameplay, bad DRM
    arstechnica.com Spore seems to be having a rocky launch: gamers are fighting back over what they perceive as unacceptable DRM, carpet-bombing Amazon with one-star reviews. The uninspiring game play isn't making things better.
    2 months ago
  • Yahoo Fights Back in Battle With Google
    slashdot.org ChipGuy writes "Om Malik has a great analysis of how Yahoo is fighting back the Google assault. 'A handful of blog-evangelists, a couple of key buys - (Odd Post and Flickr) have turned Yahoo from a dot.has.been to the new darling of the chattering classes
    3 years ago
  • RIAA Victim Fights Back
    designtechnica.com A mother of two teenagers who was told to pay $4,500 to the RIAA is fighting back and is filing a suit against Comcast for giving her information away.
    3 years ago

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