Gamertell

Take-Two has finally detailed how players who were offended by the hot-coffee scene in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas can go about receiving compensation for the game. Since a settlement (PDF) has been reached and filed November 19, 2007, there was still some confusion as to how gamers could apply… Continue Reading »

It was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even the three friends who’d been waiting for Halo 3’s matchmaker to find a game for like, two %#$ing hours. Were you one of the thousands, possibly millions of gamers who had their… Continue Reading »

A young boy was hospitalized early Monday morning in Nashville, TN, to treat burn wounds that were allegedly caused by video games. According to the Nashville fire department, 6-year-old KeKee Whitlow claimed he was playing his Nintendo Gamecube when the console suddenly caught fire. The fire, after spreading to his… Continue Reading »

Talk about taking on “the man”: according to InformationWeek, Georgia resident Francisco Garcia is suing Microsoft for consumer fraud. Apparently, Xbox Live automatically renewed his son’s subscription to the service (at the $49.99 fee), which was billed to his account without his knowledge or consent (note to parents: hide your… Continue Reading »

Take Two announced today that it has finally settled all consumer class action lawsuits pending in the US against the company and its subsidiary Rockstar Games regarding the controversial third party program called “Hot Coffee Modification” that unlocks a sex scene in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The lawsuit began… Continue Reading »

Remember those Xbox power cord recalls back in February 2005? Another lawsuit was filed in May 2007 concerning a fire caused by a hot Xbox. According to the Herald-Whig, Wal-Mart and Microsoft is being sued by the estate of an infant who died in a house fire in December 2004,… Continue Reading »

Nintendo, which once became infamous for being stingy with its own hardware licensing, is being accused of unlawfully using another company’s.  Texas-based Lonestar Inventions LP recently filed a suit against Nintendo, charging that the Wii has infringed on Lonestar’s 1993 patent. Lonestar patented a structure for capacitors which took up… Continue Reading »