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    Maxis Will "Eventually" Increase SimCity's City Sizes

    Either he's lying or they have software engineers that only know how to program for the lowest common denominator. Reading about people filling the region with a thriving city in an hour during the beta doesn't instill confidence. For me all of the concessions made in the name of...
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    Bethesda Doesn't Enjoy Being "Forced" into Mojang Lawsuit

    It isn't copyright. They don't own any words. What they 'own' is the ability to put the label Elder Scrolls on any item that would mark their particular trade. In other words Elder Scrolls is a useful way to determine the origin/maker of a game. Now if you made a game and called it Scrolls: ...
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    Bethesda Doesn't Enjoy Being "Forced" into Mojang Lawsuit

    This is *trademark* law not copyright law. While they all fall under the category of IP law they are not the same. There are two important things with trademark. First, it is an entirely consumer driven protection, a lawsuit is won or loss on whether a common person would be confused. Second...
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    World of Goo Creator: "XBLA's Health Is Actually Flagging"

    It is clear in the original article but not the recap here. Basically it is the number of developers developing games for a specific platform. The data shows PSN catching up and eventually passing XBLA meaning more PSN exclusive developers (or at least exclusive against XBLA).
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    Ubisoft Says Always-On DRM, "A Success"

    What this DRM means is already known as it has been in three games before, we don't need to discuss what it is. Any purchase (games included) have a cost/benefit analysis that goes with them. Not consciously but it is certainly there. For example I don't steal games because I want companies...
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    Retailers Warn "Project Ten Dollar" Will Hurt Consumers

    It is not even close to practically piracy. Even in the US with its heavy handed copyright enforcement the right to resell copyrighted works you've legally acquired is protected by law. This scheme is all well and good when the added DLC is largely fluff. But what would the opinion be if MW2...