Muckbeast

When I linked my last blog post on Facebook, one of my friends (*waves to Carly McNamara*) reminded me that there was indeed a Norse-themed MMO in development a few years ago. As soon as I read that, I instantly remembered Mythica (largely because of the trademark infringement lawsuit between Microsoft, developers of Mythica, and [...]

This little bit of news really makes me angry. OnLive awarded important patent on streaming gaming content. The incredibly broad scope of this patent is an absolute joke.
“The present invention provides a system in which video games may be widely distributed and played without the need for multiple platform-specific hardware units or purchase [...]

Often these types of legal proceedings are pretty dull, but I find this one interesting: Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Use Of Fallout License
Fallout rights holder Bethesda Softworks has made good on its threat to sue developer Interplay for allegedly failing to hold up its end of agreements inked in April 2007.
The plaintiff said because of [...]

I just published this article by Simon Hill, one of my writers at the Bright Hub MMO channel. I thought it was extremely interesting and well researched. I have heard stories like this from time to time, but all gathered together it is kinda nuts:
When MMO Drama Causes Real Life Violence
Some of the stories [...]