Evony drops libel case against British blogger Bruce Everiss

After 2 days in court, Evony drops their libel case against British blogger and game industry veteran Bruce Everiss. Apparently due to a quirk of Australian law, Evony must pay AU $80K to terminate the case.

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Are they brave or mad? Office workers go naked to boost team spirit

A group of office staff have discovered they work better together when they are NAKED. Workers at design and marketing company onebestway in Newcastle upon Tyne stripped off at the encouragement of their boss, who thought the move would boost business.

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The Girls' Guide to Comic Con 2009 - � - Los Angeles Times

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Intellectual Property 2.0: Convergence of Copyright and Trademark

Law of the Game suggests a merging of copyright and trademark for media brands.

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Aspect Ratios, Scanlines and Modern Displays

This articles explains how CRT (cathode-ray tube) TVs features are used by older games and how modern LCD TVs have trouble with the older game images.

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Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will

The ubiquitous, bubbly typeface has spawned a Ban Comic Sans movement, nearly a decade old but stronger now than ever, thanks to the Web.

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Zero Punctuation: Awards for 2008

This week Yahtzee gives out his game awards for 2008.

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Zero Punctuation: Fable 2

This week Zero Punctuation reviews Peter Molyneux's latest action rpg adventure, Fable 2.

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Which Candidates Would Your Webcomic Characters Vote For?

It's Election Day here in the U.S., and with everyone headed to the polls today and tensions likely to run a bit high while the votes are tallied, I thought it would be fun to take a look at how this year's candidates might fare in a decidedly different venue: the world of we …

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Barack Star [Sinfest]

Barack Star outperforms Sarah Piglin.

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UMG v. Augusto: Big Win for Consumer Rights.

Recently, I wrote a piece on Joystiq which referenced the then still pending UMG v. Augusto suit. The verdict is in on that case, and it's a big win for consumer rights. The motion for summary judgment is available here, but I will summarize it for you.

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An Open Letter to Glenn Beck re: 'Grand Theft Morality' Segment

An open letter to Glenn Beck about his one-sided TV segment on Grand Theft Auto IV.

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How to Regulate Games: A Guide for Legislators

Law of the Game puts forth a simple guide for legislators to pass a sensible and *legal* law regarding the sale of video games to minors. Of course, being sensible advice, it will be ignored.

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Richard Bartle: Gamers have won the battle against the censors

Richard Bartle explains to the censorcrats that they have already lost their culture war against video games.

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11 signs you're no longer a hard-core gamer

You used to play videogames all night. Your Quake prowess was unmatched; your skills at Command & Conquer unparalleled. You have a gaming history that stretches back beyond the PlayStation generation to the SNES, Megadrive, Amiga and ZX Spectrum.

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Kings of Power 4 Billion %

Paul Robertson's "Kings of Power 4 Billion %" short film.

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Much ado about gaming: Are you 'M' enough to play?

A law criminalizing the distribution of adult-rated video games to minors has been struck down. Will civilization survive? (And we don't mean Civilization, the game; that's rated E for Everyone.)

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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 5): 2nd Take Two Attorney Testifies

Rebecca Ward was one of two Blank Rome attorneys who testified against Jack Thompson in his November, 2007 Bar trial.

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Florida Supreme Court Sanctions Jack Thompson

The Florida Supreme Court will no longer accept anything directly from controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson. If Thompson wants to file with the Court, he's going to need to hire another lawyer to do it on his behalf.

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Pro Censorship MP Claims Games Glorify Nazis and Rape

In a debate over a new censorship bill Keith Vaz claimed there are rape games available, but when questioned he didn't know what they were called or what platform they were for. (The BBFC says there are none on the market.) Vaz then brings up Manhunt to change the subject.

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