Votes on both pieces of legislation have been pushed back for the time being. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), at least in their current forms, are no more. You can thank the endless headlines generated by this week’s Internet blackout, plus the kicking and screaming from technology companies opposed to...…
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The federal authorities on Thursday announced that they had charged seven people connected to the Web site Megaupload, including its founder, with running an international criminal enterprise centered on copyright infringement on the Internet. According to a grand jury indictment, Megaupload — one of the most popular “locker” services on the Internet, which lets users...…
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16596577 Follow the link and read! It is important to understand that what is going on in America at this point might change the internet, and the world in general, within upcoming years. Right now there are controversial anti-piracy bills being presented in America. These bills are an act of war against freedom and the...…
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Activision, by proxy, has bought BlackOps2.com. Fusible did the detective work on this, which posits Activision bought up Black Ops domains last year — up to Black Ops 6 — through brand protection company MarkMonitor. Black Ops 2 domains were missing from the previous list, but it appears that’s being rectified. Now, none of this...…
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If you have not been following any game sites this week than this might have gone past you, but if you are looking for a good laugh you should keep on reading. A short intro, There was this guy who ordered some products and had a question about the date they were going to be...…
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Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward’s Director of Communications and Community Manager, has announced that the first batch of Modern Warfare 3 downloadable content will be ready for your consumption on the 24th of January. According to Joystiq, he did so on ‘Roll Call’, a program on Call of Duty Elite. I personally don’t subscribe to the...…
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If you’ve put down your copy of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim long enough to read this story, you might not be surprised to hear that ZeniMax today announced that 10 million units of Bethesda’s epic RPG have been shipped across the 360, PS3, and PC, representing approximately $650 million in retail sales since its...…
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The results for Video Game of the Year (VGA) 2011 are in. Did you expect these winners? Or did you have something completely different in mind? Check out the list of categories and their respectful #1′s. Game of the year: The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Studio of the year: Bethesda Best XBOX 360 game: Batman:...…
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