Ever since the title was first announced, the game Bully (renamed to Canis Canem Edit) has encountered protests from various groups, members of anti-bullying campaigns and anti-violent games crusader (and all-around cretin) Jack Thompson. Joining the hysteria, a British MP even called for a ban on the game. Most of the criticism was aggressively voiced […]
Two games industry related sites to recommend today.
First is the blog Level Up, written by Newsweek journalist N’Gai Croal. Croal seems to have unfettered access to some of the most senior members of the industry. Have a look at his 3-part interview with Larry Probst (EA CEO), or another recent 3-part interview with John Riccitiello […]
The recent major reshuffle of Sony’s executive has led to a lot of speculation amongst analysts. N’Gai Croal at Newsweek does an excellent job of breaking down all the rumors and predictions to give an insightful analysis of the move.
Most of the speculation focuses on Ken Kutaragi’s role in Sony. Mr. Kutaragi has […]
Could Immersion be taking a run at Sony’s peripherals business? Here is why they should…
The Case
Last year after an extended court battle, Immersion was awarded a $91 million judgment in a patent infringement case brought against Sony. The rumble effect in Sony’s signature DualShock pad was found to infringe a number of Immersion’s patent. Sony […]
Two class action suits dealing with overtime disputes in the IT industry have recently been settled. The first lawsuit was brought by 800 employees of Siebel (a software company recently purchased by Oracle). Siebel was accused of violating US overtime laws for nearly 6 years (Jan 2000 to Oct 2005), and settled the suit for […]
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