RealNetworks announced late Wednesday that it has reached an overarching settlement to end a series of lawsuits over its DVD-copying software. The company is now banned from further selling its RealDVD software.
The battle against piracy is sinking the legitimate gamer according to gaming site Kotaku, which says new efforts by the likes of Ubisoft, Sony and Nintendo to protect their games puts all gamers, legit or not, in the same boat.
Electronic Arts, one of the biggest video game publishers in the world, recently reconfirmed its bullish stance on the Wii and hinted that it is particularly pleased with the success of its "EA Sports Active" franchise.
Another day, another botnet. This time, it has the rather pretty name of Mariposa - it means butterfly - and is believed to be one of the world's largest.
When an air traffic controller's son had the day off school, he was brought to work - into the control tower at one of the busiest airports in the world. The FAA is now investigating.
The 1978 arcade game Space Invaders is considered to be a true classic, but it probably hasn't crossed the minds of too many people that it could be adapted into a full-length motion picture. However, Warner Bros is reportedly taking that leap.
After the president and co-founder of Call of Duty's development studio were fired yesterday, Activision has created a new business unit to handle the hotly successful first-person shooter franchise.
You can tell this idea came from a country where they're not big on plastic surgery. Scientists at the UK's University of Bath reckon that noses are a better way of identifying people than iris or fingerprint scans.
