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Clash between EA and Zynga over copyright infringement may result in strong aftershocks (Part 2)
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Not being properly educated on the legal matters, it is only rational to stay away from doing a commentary on who is at fault and to what extent. There are, however, a few things that we can actually discuss while we are on the issue and that is the possible aftermath if either of the two parties wins the case. Let us first take a look at what may follow the triumph of EA. B...
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Clash between EA and Zynga over copyright infringement may result in strong aftershocks (Part 1)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
We recently learned about Electronic Arts’ (EA) plans on filing a lawsuit against Zynga, alleging the latter cloned ‘The Sims Social’ and named it ‘The Ville.’ To understand what the row is all about, take a look at the statement by the general manager of EA Maxis Lucy Bradshaw: “When The Ville was introduced in June 2012, the infringement of The Sims Social was unm...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Atropos the Bane Elemental
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Atropos the Bane is an intelligence hero whose main benefit lies in his ability to gank. He is a very level-dependant hero and therefore a viable choice for mid lane. His presence on the battlefield keeps the enemy glancing over their shoulders continuously, as a ghostly appearance by him means certain death. His first skill Enfeeble is a single-target ability that will redu...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Eredar the Shadow Demon
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Eredar Shadow Demon is an intelligence hero who by many is considered to be the strongest solo mids in the game. As a result, he is picked or banned in almost every competitive game. His capacity to harass can literally have his foes tearing their hair out in frustration, something that makes him one of the best lane controllers in Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2. His first...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Banehallow the Lycanthrope
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Banehallow the Lycanthrope, or Lycan as he is normally referred to as, is a strength hero who has a capacity to be a strong pusher and late game carry. He can also be put in a side solo and can also jungle with relative ease. More often than not, he will stay away from battles during the first quarter of the game and then suddenly make an appearance to wreck havoc without showing any mercy...
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EA files lawsuit against Zynga, alleges ‘The Ville’ is a clone of ‘The Sims Social’
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Electronic Arts (EA) and Zynga are all set to face-off in court as the America-based video games giant has filed a lawsuit against the social games maker, alleging that ‘The Ville’ copied elements of ‘The Sims Social.’ The complaint filed against Zynga for copyrights infringement highlights the strong belief of EA that the San Francisco-based social games specialist has...
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Blood Diamond writer to draft new scribe for World of Warcraft film
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Blizzard and Legendary Pictures have brought in the renowned writer Charles Leavitt to work on the latest script for the film adaptation of the immensely popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, as reported by Hollywood news site Variety. To refresh your memory, Leavitt is the guy who penned the script for Blood Diamond and K-Pax. The t...
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League of Legends New Free Champion Rotation (Season Two: Week 36) (Part 2)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 5th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
We have already taken a look at five of the ten champions that are available for free play this week in League of Legends. Let us continue by moving the discussion to the rest of the champions that are playable in the 36th week of Season Two. Zilean, The Chronokeeper Zilean is a ranged mage who is adept at supporting his team mates through a varie...
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Gran Turismo 6 teased for PlayStation 4
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo series, has hinted towards Sony’s next generation console being the home of the next instalment in the racing simulation series. In, what has to be one of, the most competitive markets in the world, having any edge over the competition makes all the difference and in the video game industry that usually boils down to each con...
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PlayStation Vita version of Gran Turismo in the works?
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Series creator also hints at increased MOD-ing options for Gran Turismo 5 as well and announces that the popular series making its way on to the Sony’s second generation portable gaming console and the experience would “like to make use of the” console’s 3G features. One of Sony’s biggest series, known for selling consoles, is the Gran Turismo series and one console w...
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