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Sony may need to disclose what it pays for exclusive offers

Sony may need to disclose what it pays for exclusive offers

Picture: Sega The last time we reviewed the legal battle surrounding Activision Blizzard’s proposed $69 billion sale, Sony complained about “harassment” by Microsoftasking to see all types of records, emails and internal documentation as part of the case discovery process. As game developer reportHowever, FTC Chief Administrative Judge D. Michael Chappell has dismissed most (though ...

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John Carmack Leaves Meta, “This Is The End Of My Decade In VR”

John Carmack Leaves Meta, “This Is The End Of My Decade In VR”

photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) John Carmack, legendary game designer, missile type and VR enthusiast, has announced that he is leaving both Meta/Facebook and the virtual reality business behind as one of its most prominent champions even after a decade. Carmacks Position was as senior advisor. After initially sending his farewell message to colleagues in an ...

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Meta’s virtual reality legs video was a lie, used some mocap

Meta’s virtual reality legs video was a lie, used some mocap

Earlier this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage to demonstrateafter spending billions of dollars to create a virtual reality universe (horizon worlds) which looked like it was from 2004his company was working on upgrading this universe to make it appear as if it was from 2009 instead. Integral to this upgrade was the ...

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YouTube unfairly censors retro sex games, creator says

YouTube unfairly censors retro sex games, creator says

The Ayayo Games are a series of erotic adventure games made for the PC-98 in Japan in the early 90s. Despite her wild storylines and complex meta-references to popular anime and manga, her legacy is mostly overlooked or forgotten. Video essayist Noelle Aman tried to fix that in a recent 50 minute deep dive, but ...

Bungie loses a lawsuit against cheat sales site Destiny

Bungie loses a lawsuit against cheat sales site Destiny

picture: Bungie Bungie has been served up a bit at a loss this week ongoing legal war against scammers and sellers. On Wednesday, a federal judge dismissed Bungie’s copyright infringement claims against website AimJunkies but agreed with the cheat seller’s legal defense that the determination other non-brand claims by the publisher should bypass court and ...

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Sunday Comics: Wonderful!

Sunday Comics: Wonderful!

image: Kotaku Hi! It is time for Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge when you click on the magnifying glass symbol. image: See below Funeral run by Alex Di Stasi. Published on December 23rd. Read more of Corpse Run. image: See below Clumsy zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published ...

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Sunday Comics: Dingle Dingle

Sunday Comics: Dingle Dingle

image: Kotaku Hello! It is time for Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly round-up of the best webcomics. The pictures enlarge when you click on the magnifying glass symbol. image: See above Funeral run by Alex Di Stasi. Released November 8th. Read more of Corpse Run. image: See above Clumsy zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Released November ...

Sunday Comics: To be continued …

Sunday Comics: To be continued …

picture: Kotaku Hello! It is time for Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly round-up of the best webcomics. The pictures enlarge when you click on the magnifying glass symbol. picture: See below Funeral run by Alex Di Stasi. Released July 8th. Read more of Corpse Run. picture: See below Clumsy zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Released July ...