Meet The Video Game Lawyers

Meet The Video Game Lawyers Fast Company BY Neal Ungerleider Today In the high-stakes corporate tort system, an elite squad of legal eagles handle lawsuits dealing with "World of Warcraft," "FarmVille," and others in the big business of video games. These are their stories. ...

Samsung Nexus Prime Rumored to be a Finalist at CTIA 2011 GizmoCrave And, guess who made it to the “Gamer and Entertainment Enthusiast” category? It is a product yet to be announced from Samsung Mobile – it might as well be the Nexus Prime. Now, the device should be announced soon, at least a name. ...

Redbox Games Boss: Wii Games, Mid-Range Sellers Thriving At Kiosks Gamasutra "[The Wii] has the highest install base, and our consumer is a casual gamer, and they've responded very well," he says. While the company only has about six weeks of analytics to weigh so far, it expects the positive momentum to continue. ...

Opinion: Controlling the Player Gamasutra In my last article, I referenced a Dara O Briain sketch about video games, where he complained about how hard they are to control and that they lock content. This is part two, and it's time to tackle the crux of most video games: controlling a ...

GMA 2011 FINALISTS: Games Website MCV “We like to think we're a kind of 'gamer's voice' style of outlet and we enjoy the discussion as much as the experience,” they say. Founded in June 2004, Pro-G Media publishes VideoGamer.com, one of the largest online video games websites in the UK. ...

Shaftesbury Confirms Two Documentary Projects For CBC Broadcaster Written and directed by Gemini award-winning director Marc de Guerre (Gamer Revolution, The Disappearing Male), both documentaries will air on CBC's Doc Zone in Canada and be offered as part of Shaftesbury's sales slate at MIPCOM 2011. ...

Buy Junk Food, Get Double Modern Warfare 3 XP GamePro.com In a fine display of gamer stereotyping, Mountain Dew has revealed its plans for a new "Game Fuel" promotion alongside the new Call of Duty game. by Pete Davison "For many of our gamers, Call of Duty and Mountain Dew go hand in hand," said Activision's...

Why Do We Like Kratos? DeltaGamer Given the constructs inherent to game design, video games are particularly well-suited to pull players through such an emotional experience. The first scenes of Heavy Rain put you face-to-face with paralyzing, abject grief. Katamari conveys the joy of ...

The guide to becoming a professional gamer! | Creative Maze By Adam Smith The guide to becoming a professional gamer! September 26, 2011. People like to be paid to do what they like most. But getting to the point where you do is a hardship for some and luckily i'm going to tell you how. Alot of money has been put ... Creative Maze

Of course video games affect people. That doesn't mean we'll all go ... Sam Leith: The problem with Ryan Donovan is not that he confused fantasy with reality: he was interested in real-life violence. www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/sep/.../slam-leith-video-gam...

Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Club Clique For The Bad Girls Remix ... Listen to Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Club Clique For The Bad Girls Remix) by Club Clique: The second we heard this song we fell in love. We knew instantly ... soundcloud.com/clubclique/lana-del-rey-video-games-club

Brutal Gamer: Skydrift (XBLA) Review | N4G Brutal Gamer: Skydrift (XBLA) Review. Brutal Gamer reviews Skydrift, an XBLA plane racer with arcade sensibilities. (SkyDrift, Xbox 360) 7/10. Read full review ... n4g.com/news/851728/brutal-gamer-skydrift-xbla-review Why music video games aren't dead VentureBeat Music video games such as Activision Blizzard's Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix's Rock Band were among gaming's fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring to become a $1.7 billion business by 2008. But after a 46-percent sales crash ... UK top 20 video games chart The Guardian (blog) As we predicted last week, Gears of War 3 has blasted its way to the front of the pack. But here's F1 2011 coming up from behind – can it overtake? Gears Of War 3 ... big men with big guns are still popular with gamers This article was published on ... New This Week in Video Games 9-26-11 Attack of the Fanboy ICO & Shadow of Colossus Collection - (PS3) - Remastered in HD with full stereoscopic 3D support, the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection brings together two of the most highly-acclaimed single player video games of all time into a single package ... Blind Gamer Overcomes To Play Zelda Examiner.com Without a doubt, it's one of the most impressive feats that this gamer has been able to hurdle what many would see as a completely debilitation from playing video games and overcome the challenge with a bit of ingenuity and, as one could imagine, ... Video games are an alternate view of reality The Scribe For someone who plays an excessive amount of them, video games may very well be an alternate reality. The only problem is, not everyone plays video games. I, not being a gamer myself, was utterly confused when the concept of freedom was brought into ... Video games aim to spread UW science Fox11online.com By RON SEELY, Wisconsin State Journal MADISON (AP) - Upstairs in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery , scientists toil away in their labs researching everything from stem cells to viruses. Downstairs, you'll find a very different kind of laboratory. ... I Got My Fashion Sense from Video Games (And You Can, Too!) Kotaku Much as I automatically deny it, video games have influenced every element of my life in some way. If Sherlock Holmes were to spy me on the street wearing any one of the garments in my closet, he would be able to deduce, as he shook my hand, ... Angry Birds: The "Snooki" Of Video Games? Business Insider Call it the Snooki (of Jersey Shore fame) of video games, because if reality TV has taught us this much, you don't need to be previously famous or accomplished to catch lightning in a bottle; coincidentally, both Snooki and Angry Birds appeared in 2009 ... The Midlife Gamer Eurogamer Expo after party raises £2000 for charity Gamasutra GamesAid is a new UK video games industry based charity. It distributes funds to a diverse range of charities; it is a means of giving something back on behalf of the industry. GamesAid acts as a broker of charitable activity on behalf of the industry, ... If you enjoy reading this site, you might also want to check out these UBM ... Gamasutra New York, September 22, 2011 - Live Gamer ( www.livegamer.com), the world's first combined digital commerce and advertising platform for the interactive entertainment industry, announced today that it has been selected by iloveRobots to drive ... Do Video Games Improve Perception and Cognition? SodaHead News Three researchers from Florida State University and the University of Illinois–Champaign have criticized the bulk of studies showing video games can actually improve perception and cognition in players. The researchers took up an interest in the issue ... He writes rap songs and likes video games Philadelphia Inquirer By Monday's Child Steven, who just celebrated his 13th birthday, loves writing rap songs and playingvideo games. Last summer he attended a camp where he had the opportunity to design his own video game and he is very proud of his accomplishment. ... Skyrim: 'Hard to say' if it's as big a leap as Oblivion, says Bethesda Computerandvideogames.com Speaking in the latest issue of PC Gamer UK, Howard puts his doubt down to the technology gap between the series' older fourth and third instalments, but he says Skyrim more than matches Oblivion on number of gameplay changes. "Hard to say. ... Australian gamer seeks blue hedgehogs Computerandvideogames.com Phil and Ed have another video updating us on all things GAME, including the latest developments in the Amazing Sonic Quest, more Battle of the Clans footage, and GAME's latest deals. Ed's making progress with his mission to collect every Sonic title ... Lecturer-to-be aims to teach language through video games Malaysia Star By YEE XIANG YUN JOHOR BARU: Joseph Pang Kok Bing aims to teach English through the method he knows best - video games. The 24-year-old, who completed his Bachelor of Science with Education, strongly believes that video games can change the way ... Of course video games affect people. That doesn't mean we'll all go on a ... The Guardian Of course experiences in video games transfer into real life. Other cultural forms do, too. You leave King Lear and feel sad and exhilarated. A Bridget Riley show makes your eyes go funny. You read Karl Marx and start plotting the overthrow of ... This Full-Scale TRON Light Cycle Will Take You To The Grid GamerFront Whether it be the original movie from the 80s, or the newer version, there's something about that movie that awakens the nostalgic gamer inside all of us. What better way to show your love for gaming, and the TRON universe than to create a full-scale, ... Fantasy League Gaming GoozerNation (blog) The same reason we care so much about video games, music, movies, etc. Well, let's look way back in history at the Coliseum, where fighters would face off against ferocius beasts and each other in order to entertain the masses. ... F1 2011: video game review Mirror.co.uk Fully licensed and fully featured, it pulls off the neat trick of being detailed and difficult enough to appeal to the most hardcore racing fan, yet it's also not so daunting that it puts off the casual gamer. Having said that, the emphasis is very ... In Stores This Week: Video Games Big Shiny Robot! No surprises this week. X-Men: Destiny is the obvious go to for all the nerds reading Big Shiny Robot!, myself included. The HD collections on PS3 are both good if you liked or missed the originals. I came to ICO late in the game, after it became such ... Kids and the Web Russellville Courier by Steve Brawner Dr. Erick Messias has three roles: Psychiatrist, epidemiologist and dad, and it's because of what he has learned in those first two roles that, in the third, he limits his 9-year-old son to an hour of video games and Internet a day ... 'Tropico 4': In Politics (and Video Games), the Game Never Changes PopMatters By G. Christopher Williams 26 September 2011 The last time that I reviewed this game I gave it an 8. Also, this game was called Tropico 3. Frankly, I think that I already prefer that last review more than what I am about to write, since it discussed ... Review – RAT 9 With Mac Drivers GamerFront We're talking about a range of hairline, miniscule adjustments for the avid gamer. This mouse is quite the expensive bit of machinery at about $149, but it knows how to get the job done. Just make sure you have a super smooth surface to put it on, ... Lana Del Rey, authenticity, machinations, hissy fits and all that jazz Irish Times (blog) Over the last couple of months, nearly every music blog you could mention has been raving about Lana Del Rey and especially her “Video Games” tune and video. Now, this is what we call a tune: a spellbinding voice, a spine chilling melody and a great ...