Toys for Kids & Adults

SOFTWARE GLITCH OR SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE?
The CBC recently reported that Ontario Lottery and Gaming pulled 87 slot machines out of service or physically removed them from casinos following a CBC investigation that uncovered flashing “winning” jackpot symbols in Konami’s “ Most Wanted”, “Sergeant…(read more)

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
The UK Court of Appeal recently decided a case involving copyright infringement and video games. Nova Productions Limited had created a computer pool game called "Pocket Money", and claimed that games created by two other companies — "Jackpot Pool" by…(read more)

Take-Two in settlement discussions to settle GTA "Hot Coffee" lawsuit
A consumer lawsuit brought in New York against Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games – the publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series – has been stayed in order to allow the parties to carry out settlement discussions. The lawsuit is one…(read more)

VIVENDI, SIERRA, SONY AND HIAWATHA SUED OVER SPYRO
A New York woman has filed suit for unspecified damages in New York Supreme Court claiming that her infant son suffered a “gran mal seizure” (epilepsy) while playing Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. GameSpot reports that the woman claims that the defendants…(read more)

Jack Thompson Gets Served
Anti-videogame activist (and lawyer) Jack Thompson is being pre-emptively sued by Take Two, in a bid by Take Two to thwart Thompson's plans to attempt to have Grand Theft Auto 4 and Manhunt 2 declared as public nuisances in the state of Florida. Thompson…(read more)

WeeWorld wants to withdraw Wii suit whereas Nintendo won't waver, wants to win
Ahem. WeeWorld's suit against Nintendo accuses the game maker of trademark infringement – more specifically, it alleges that Nintendo's Mii avatars infinged WeeWorld's trademarks for its own digital avatars (named WeeMees). Now, WeeWorld is is trying…(read more)

Sony and Immersion settle differences, enter into business agreement
The announcement comes in the wake of a $91 million judgment in favor of Immersion in its lawsuit over Sony's DualShock controllers, which Immersion claimed violated Immersion's force feedback patent. Sony had appealed the decision. Both companies have…(read more)