Monthly Archives: April 2015

Perpetrators of online abuse will now face tougher sentencing thanks to new legislation passed in the UK. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling made the statement “This is a law to combat cruelty, and marks our determination to take a stand against a baying cyber-mob We must send out a clear message: if you troll you riskContinue reading “News: UK Raised Maximum Sentence to 2 Years For Internet Trolls Analysis”

2K Australia has closed it’s doors. 2K Games cites the reasons for the closure of the Canberra subsidiary 2K Australia was stating that the costs of operating a game studio in Australia was too high. 2K was Australia’s only AAA developer. 2K Australia worked on titles such as Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and most notably theContinue reading “News: 2K Australia Closes Down”

Good News for Starcraft II fans. Coming from Blizzard is Legacy of The Void.The expansion will include new units and multiplayer changes from Wings of Liberty, plus a continuing campaign on the Protoss species. It will span approximately 20 missions and will be priced as an expansion set.The campaign will focus on Artanis as itsContinue reading “News: Starcraft II Legacy of The Void News”

Rovio, the Finnish game developer of  the Angry birds franchise, won its court battle with toy vendor Toy Amazon on the grounds of copyright and trademark infringement. United States District Judge Katherine B. Forrest awarded Rovio $2.7 million, which breaks down to $1.2 million for copyright damages and $1.5 million for trademark infringement. Toy Amazon,Continue reading “News: Rovio Grabs 2 Million in Copyright Scandal Analysis”