News of the Week; June 19, 2013

1. Apogee Sues Gearbox Over Duke Nukem Forever Dealhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/06/13/apogee-sues-gearbox-over-duke-nukem-forever-deal#.UbtuRxZC5TM

2. Beyonce Settles Lawsuit with Game Developer Gate Five: http://gamepolitics.com/2013/06/17/beyonce-settles-lawsuit-game-developer-gate-five#.UcFOUhZC5TM

3. The Truth About Video Games and Gun Violence: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/06/video-games-violence-guns-explainer

4. George Lucas & Steven Spielberg on the Future of Entertainment: http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/lucas-spielberg-on-future-of-entertainment-1200496241/

5. Is EA Seeing the Light on Used Games? It Sure Sounds Like Ithttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/06/13/ea-seeing-light-used-games-it-sure-sounds-it#.UbtuvBZC5TM

6. Microsoft reverses Xbox One online check and used games policies following backlash: http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445984/xbox-one-policy-reversal-changes

7. I Can’t Stop Playing Candy Crush But That’s a Ridiculous Reason to IPO: http://betabeat.com/2013/06/i-cant-stop-playing-candy-crush-but-thats-a-ridiculous-reason-to-ipo/

8. Nolan Bushnell Explains Why Kids Who Video Game Are Smarter Than Those Who Don’t: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/06/17/nolan-bushnell-explains-why-kids-who-video-game-are-smarter-those-who-dont#.UcFMFxZC5TN

9. Pixels Floating on the Art World’s Margins: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/arts/video-games/pixels-floating-on-the-art-worlds-margins.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130613&_r=1&

10. Secret Court Ruling in 2008 Put Technology Companies in Bind: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/daily-report-secret-court-ruling-in-2008-put-technology-companies-in-bind/

11. Google Calls U.S. Data Request Disclosures a Step Backward for Users: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/google-calls-u-s-data-request-disclosures-a-step-backward-for-users/

12. Apple Executive Defends Pricing in Case on E-Books: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/technology/apple-executive-defends-pricing-and-contracts-in-antitrust-case.html

13. Internet Censorship and Control – A collection of peer reviewed papers on the topic of Internet Censorship and Control: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/pubrelease/internet-control/

And in the “Oh no…really?” category:

14. Forbes Told Women What to Wear to E3, Users Tell Forbes Where to Go: http://www.thealistdaily.com/news/forbes-tells-women-what-to-wear-to-e3-users-tells-forbes-where-to-go/

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