Garriott Verdict Out of this World
Noted space travel enthusiast and legendary videogame developer Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) can now afford a few more trips into orbit following a $28 million win resulting from a lawsuit...
View ArticleMan With 20,000 Hours into Lineage II Sues NCsoft
Craig Smallwood of Hawaii has a lawsuit in the works against the creator of Lineage II, claiming that he became so addicted to the game he became “unable to function independently in usual daily...
View ArticleLaw Blog Discusses Lineage II Plaintiff’s Chances of Victory
A law blog contributor believes that the Hawaii man suing Lineage II creator NCsoft for making the game so addictive has an uphill battle in order prove his case.Craig Smallwood sued the game maker...
View ArticleEULAs Inability to Stop Lineage II Lawsuit
A judge’s ruling earlier last month that Craig Smallwood’s lawsuit against Lineage II maker NCsoft could continue (a suit in which Smallwood claimed he was addicted to the game), could have an impact...
View ArticleRichard Garriott Documentary Hits Theaters January 2012
First Run Features announced the U.S. theatrical premiere of the award-winning documentary Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott’s Road to the Stars, a documentary about Richard Garriott’s lifelong quest...
View ArticleNCsoft Files Lawsuit to Block North American Launch of TERA
NCsoft has filed a lawsuit against the developer of the upcoming MMO TERA to stop it from launching the United States. The MMO publisher and developer filed a lawsuit at the beginning of this month...
View ArticleTera Lawsuit Settled
En Masse Entertainment has settled a lawsuit with NCsoft over its massively multiplayer game Tera. The company best known for Lineage and City of Heroes sued the publisher of the game over claims that...
View ArticleNCSoft Invests $4.8 Million in Lezhin Entertainment
Online game maker NCsoft has invested an estimated $4.8 million in South Korean web comics firm Lezhin Entertainment, according to GII.NCsoft said that the ₩5 billion ($4.8 million USD) investment in...
View ArticleLayoffs hit NCsoft
MMO maker NCsoft has initiated another part (the "final phase") of its restructuring plan announced last October by eliminating some internal customer support positions from NCsoft West. Those...
View Article'Wildstar' going free-to-play this fall
Carbine Studios is the latest MMO maker to move its game to the free-to-play space. The company announced today that its MMO Wildstar will transition from a monthly subscription based payment model to...
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