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Can minors buy Facebook Credits? Parents demand refund in class action suit

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 20, 2012
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Social media giant Facebook is facing a new class-action lawsuit that involves minors purchasing Facebook credits without parental consent. Facebook Credits are the currency...

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Sci-fi author sues Ubisoft over alleged Assassin’s Creed copyright infringement

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 18, 2012
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Sci-fi author John Beiswenger believes there are similarities between the Assassin's Creed storyline and his 2002 novel Link.

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ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang settle “Scrolls” lawsuit

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 12, 2012
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It appears that video game publisher ZeniMax Media and Minecraft developer Mojang have kissed and made up. The two companies have reached a settlement...

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Updated PSN terms remove right to collectively sue Sony

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2011
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PlayStation manufacturer Sony has added a clause to its terms of service for its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), that waives users’...

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Zynga gets slapped with patent lawsuit over credits-based gaming

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 17, 2011
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Game maker Zynga is being taken to court over patents that cover some fundamental aspects of social gaming: credits and prize redemption. Agincourt Gaming,...

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PlayStation Network welcome-back package boosts PS3 sales

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 12, 2011
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Sony’s “welcome back” package to users following the take-down of its PlayStation Network (PSN) might have increased PlayStation 3 console and game sales, according to...

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Sony slapped with lawsuit over PlayStation Network outage

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 24, 2011
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Sony’s troubles just keep mounting. Now it’s the target of a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company’s negligence led to the theft of personal...

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Call it Modern Legal Warfare, as game creators sue the Mother Ship

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 4, 2010
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Two co-founders who helped create one of the most successful games in history have sued their former Mother Ship, Activision Blizzard, for firing them....

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