Opinion

Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California...

The Entertainment Software Association, in its infinite wisdom, has told a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal and amount to piracy.

The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy

California's Protect Our Games Act, which would have required publishers to provide remedies when ending support for paid ...

Steam Rules Must Change, Developer Says, After Players Praise Bitesize Game But Are Allowed to Refund It Anyway

"21% refund rate even though reviews are 90% Very Positive." ...
TweakTown

Indie developer asks Valve to change its 2-hour refund policy as 55,000 players refunded his game after finishing it

Indie dev Zoroarts asks Valve to fix Steam's 2-hour refund policy after 55,000 refunds hit his finished game, Paddle Paddle Paddle.
GameSpot

Minecraft, Call Of Duty Community Servers Are “Illegal,” Claims ESA Rep

The ESA defeated the Protect Our Games Act in California while making an apparently spurious claim about private servers for ...

'This Is Borderline Evil' - Minecraft Creator Speaks Out Against ESA Calling Private Servers 'Illegal'

"I did not wish for my work to be used against people." ...

Caught Red-Handed: Why Game Lobbyists Tried to Trick the Government Into Banning Community Servers

ESA labeled private Minecraft and Call of Duty servers piracy in California's AB 1921 hearing, misleading lawmakers on ...

7 Days: The reason behind memory shortage, Sony kills 32yo PS feature, Google loses battle

Our '7 Days' weekly tech roundup brings the juiciest announcements: What else caused the global memory shortage, Sony kills a ...