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Microsoft’s patent dispute with Motorola just got significantly more serious with the threat of a US ban on the console. The legal tussle between the pair saw the Xbox 360 console blocked from distribution in Germany earlier this month. Now Judge David Shaw of the International Trade Commission has recommended …

The owners of The Pirate Bay have accused British authorities of hypocrisy following its decision to force ISPs to block access to the site. The Western countries of the world all complaints about the censorship in Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and so on,” a statement reads. But they are really …

Users who have been banned from EA’s Origin network will now be able to access the single player content of any games on their account. That’s after EA decided to review the terms and conditions of its Origin user agreement. Previously any ban from origin resulted in account holders being …

Modern Warfare 3 developer Infinity Ward is handing out 5,000 day bans to a number of those found guilty of non-specific bad” things – presumably cheating. The ban effectively means that users will not be able to access the game with the associated account until the latter half of 2025. …

EA’s Battlefield 3 has effectively been banned” in Iran, despite not receiving an official release in the territory. AFP reports that the Iranian government has drawn exception to the game’s depiction of a clash between US forces on the Iraq-Iran border, and subsequently an air assault on Tehran. EA does …

Managed to get hold of a copy of Modern Warfare 3 early? Then Microsoft is urging you to think twice before putting the disc in your Xbox 360. The warning, which has become fairly standard nowadays, comes from Xbox Live’s director of policy and enforcement Stephen Tolouse. Responding to questions …

Nintendo will soon allow developers to create and sell virtual goods on 3DS games, according to reports. Japanese business paper The Nikkei claims Nintendo will lift its ban on microtransactions as early as November. Nintendo has yet to confirm the claim. If true, it could pave the way for a …

Germany has removed restrictions from Doom and Doom II after a ban on selling it to teenagers spanning 17 years. In 1994, Germany put it on an index of controlled titles, believing that it could harm youths due to its level of violence. The video game could only be bought …

Claims that GAME has reached an agreement with THQ and Bethesda regarding a Steam boycott of their titles is not true. The rumours have gained momentum this week following a forum postthat claimed the retailer had convinced both THQ and Bethesda to withhold their titles from Valve’s download service. Some …

The Australian government should keep PSN out of bounds until it has been given a full brief about the new security measures implemented by Sony, one security expert has claimed. The calls echo news that the Japanese government has blocked public PSN access until it is satisfied that adequate steps …