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FTC Okays EA-T2 Merger
The Federal Trade Commission has posted letters on its website which indicate that it will not oppose a proposed merger between Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive.
EA, Louisiana Partner on New QA Facility at LSU
As recently as 2006, Louisiana's state government embarrassed itself by hopping into bed with Jack Thompson for an unconstitutional piece of video game legislation that quickly crashed and burned in federal court.
Four-Year-Old's GTA Birthday Cake - Is It a Lie?
Over at Fidgit, Tom Chick points out an unusual 4th birthday cake for someone named "Lil Derrick."
Is Pirate System Available Through Amazon?
Yesterday GamePolitics covered the Justice Department's announcement that 24-year-old Kifah Maswadi had been sentenced to 15 months jail time and fined $415,000.
UK Game Publishers Get Medieval on File-Sharers
Yesterday, GamePolitics reported that an unemployed immigrant mother of two was ordered by a British court to pay £16,086 (roughly $30,000) to Topware Interactive for uploading its pinball game to a file-sharing network.
Author: Gamers Part of "Dumbest Generation"
A controversial new book fingers video games, television, and digital communications as culprits in the author's indictment of modern youth culture.
Former Turbine CEO Talks to WSJ about EA-T2 Monopoly Threat
Yesterday we noted a New York Post report on the proposed EA takeover of Take-Two which claimed that the Federal Trade Commission, scheduled to rule on the merger by tomorrow, might require that T2 spin off one or more of its sports franchises so as not to hand EA a stranglehold on the sports segment of the market.
PCGA: Computer Gaming FTW
You hear it a lot: PC gaming is dead. Or, at least, terminally ill.
However, the PC Gaming Alliance, a trade group formed to boost the PC end of the game business, maintains that the future is bright for those who prefer to game on computers.
UK Court Levies $30K Fine Against Unemployed Mom In File-Sharing Case
A British woman who uploaded a PC pinball game to a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay publisher Topware Interactive £16,086 (roughly $30,000).
Does ESA's New Hire Signal a Move to RIAA-style Enforcement?
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents the interests of U.S. video game publishers, has hired a former executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the organization's new general counsel.
NY Post: EA & T2 Trash Talk Despite End to Hostile Bid
As GamePolitics reported yesterday, EA may have called a cease-fire in its hostile bid to absorb Take-Two Interactive. That development, however, does not mean that the two game publishers are ready to share a hug.
Game Pirate Gets Jail Time, $415K Fine; GP Has Exclusive Content
The United States Attorney's Office has announed that a Florida man who dealt in pirated video games has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $415,000.
McCain Campaign Slams "Pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons Crowd"
The campaign of Republican presidential contender John McCain has taken an oddly-worded, RPG-themed shot at supporters of Barack Obama who questioned a story the former P.O.W. told during a weekend forum at high-profile pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church.
CNN: Xbox Nailed to a Tree
Bad parenting?
Bad ecology?
Did it even really happen?
