MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY

1. Net Neutrality News: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Telecom Industry Appeals 
2. Why Democrats Didn’t Campaign More on Net Neutrality
3. Oh Look, Wireless Sector Investment Is Declining Despite Tax Cuts, Repeal Of Net Neutrality
4. Colorado Voters Continue To Opt Out Of State’s Protectionist, ISP-Written Broadband Law
5. AT&T CEO: State net neutrality and privacy laws are a “total disaster”
6. House To Investigate Whether DOJ’s AT&T Antitrust Lawsuit Was Political
7. AT&T Ignores Numerous Pitfalls, Begins Kicking Pirates Off Of The Internet
8. Comcast uses NBC to harm other cable companies, rivals say
9. Comcast forced to pay refunds after its hidden fees hurt customers’ credit
10. Negotiating with ISPs: Don’t accept broadband price hikes without a fight
11. Whose Liability Is It Anyway? CRTC Issues New Guidance Regarding Liability for Aiding or Inducing CASL Non-Compliance 
12. CRTC’s Troubling Guidelines on CASL Accessorial Liability  

DIGITAL

1.  ‘Facebook is the new cigarettes,’ says Salesforce CEO
2. Report: Even Facebook Employees Are Bummed About Facebook 
3. Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis
4. How Facebook Flags Terrorist Content With Machine Learning: But it’s not perfect.
5. Blame Fox, not Facebook, for fake news
6. Facebook will let French regulators study its efforts to fight hate speech
7. French investigators to work directly with Facebook to monitor hate speech
8. Facebook Allowing French Censors To Embed With The Company, And Maybe That’s A Good Thing?
9. Facebook joins Google, halts mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment cases
10. Nasty Adobe Bug Deleted $250,000-Worth of Man’s Files, Lawsuit Claims 
11. Pennsylvania Attorney General Sends Broad, Unconstitutional Gag Order To Gab’s New DNS Provider
12. Gab cries foul as Pennsylvania attorney general subpoenas DNS provider
13. Reminder: Cutting-and-Pasting Photos from the Internet Is Hazardous to Your Legal Health–Grecco v. Valuewalk (Eric Goldman)
14. In the Age of A.I., Is Seeing Still Believing?: Advances in digital imagery could deepen the fake-news crisis – or help us get out of it.
15. Algorithms and their unintended consequences for the poor 
16. Buying your First AI or “Never Trust a Used Algorithm Salesman”
17. Is this AI? We drew you a flowchart to work it out
18. Google ends mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment cases
19. Google’s New AI Can Recognize Voices It’s Never Heard Before
20. Google adds always-on VPN to its Project Fi cellular service
21. Nice Work EU: You’ve Given Google An Excuse To Offer A Censored Search Engine In China
22. Governor Of Tanzania’s Capital Announces Plan To Round Up Everyone Who Was Too Gay On Social Media
23. Why Amazon’s Search For A Second Headquarters Backfired
24. Report: Amazon chooses New York City neighborhood, DC suburb for HQ2
25. It’s Official: Amazon Is Coming to NYC and Arlington, Virginia
26. Amazon is getting more than $2 billion for NYC and Virginia expansions
27. New York Politicians Suggest a Better Place Jeff Bezos Can Stick His New Headquarters 
28. How to Stop the Amazon Extortion From Happening Again
29. Windows 10 users finding their legit installs are being deactivated
30. Windows 10 October 2018 Update is back, this time without deleting your data
31. Spotify officially releases first version of its Apple Watch app
32. Apple to replace unresponsive iPhone X touchscreens for free
33. Samsung’s foldable smartphone reportedly costs $1,770, launches in March
34. Leading Open Access Supporters Ask EU To Investigate Elsevier’s Alleged ‘Anti-Competitive Practices’
35. A campaign to save the web from abuse
36. Content or Context Moderation?: Artisanal, Community-Reliant, and Industrial Approaches
37. A Third of Wikipedia Discussions Are Stuck in Forever Beefs  
38. Over a Third of the U.S. Adult Population Turns to YouTube for Tutorials, Survey Says
39. As U.S. Creators See Merch Sales Soar, YouTube Launches Teespring Integration Across The EU
40. Dear EU Politicians: You Really Don’t Have To Wreck The Internet 
41. ‘YouTube VR’ Finally Comes to Oculus Go, Now Available on Oculus Store
42. YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Suggests Increasingly Longer Videos, Study Finds
43. ‘Superwoman’ Lilly Singh Announces Break From YouTube To Focus On Her Mental Health
44. Lilly Singh announces she’s taking a break from YouTube
45. YouTube Creators’ AdSense Payments Are In Limbo After Defy Media’s Abrupt Shutdown
46. BroadbandTV Launches Brand Safety Video Solution VISO Prism
47. PewDiePie Continues To Outrun T-Series, Becoming First Channel To Pass 70 Million Subscribers
48. Smosh Co-Founder Anthony Padilla Shares Why He Departed “Evil And Shady” Defy Media After Sudden Shutdown
49. Top YouTube creators call out defunct Defy Media for shady practices
50. Influencers v. PopSugar: Recent Updates 
51. Influencer Marketing: Understanding Disclosure Best Practices 
52. Brands Are Pursuing ‘Nano Influencers’ With Mere Thousands Of Instagram Followers (Report)
53. Forget Pet Stars: A New Field Of Plant Influencers Is Cropping Up On Instagram
54. Disney Unveils Name Of Upcoming Streaming Service, Will Launch In Late 2019 With Marvel And ‘Star Wars’ Series 
55. A Twitter Account Is Outing White People Who Pretend to Be Black and It’s Hilarious
56. Claims for Analyzing Twitter Posts Held Unpatentable by Judge Castel 
57. Vine Sequel To Be Called ‘Byte,’ Launching Next Spring
58. HQ Trivia Is Bleeding Users, Weathering CEO Drama Ahead Of Follow-Up Game Launch (Report)
59. After Being Banned By Fiverr, Voice Over Pete Is Making Bank On Patreon — And Teaming Up With Ninja 
60. Vice To Reduce Staff By 15%, Slash Number Of Content Verticals In Half Over Next Year
61. Disney is taking a $157 million write-down on Vice Media as the site is reportedly reducing staff by 15%
62. Netflix is doubling down on Asia with 17 new originals
63. Netflix Tests Cheap, Mobile-Only Subscription Plan To Net More Users In Asia 
64. Insights: Netflix Really Wants To Win Some Oscars, So It’s Changing Its Whole Strategy For Big Films And Filmmakers
65. Will Netflix have a Devil of Time Defending Suit Brought by Satanic Temple?
66. Disney Eyeing Global Rollout For Hulu, Potential Subscription Price Hike
67. Why a Blockchain Startup Bought This $9 Million Stradivarius Violin: Mattereum wants to tokenize the real world.
68. The Hammer Falls on the First Major Blockchain-based Art Auction 
69. Using blockchain in advertising
70. Imminent Bitcoin Cash schism triggers cryptocurrency selloff 
71. Headmaster Fired For Stealing School’s Electricity To Mine Crypto
72. High School Principal in China Fired for Running Secret Cryptocurrency Mining Operation
73. The IRS is Closing in on Cases Regarding Bitcoin Income Reporting
74. Six Years Behind Bars: DOJ Gives Dire Warning to Online False Advertisers 
75. Qualcomm’s Patent Nuclear War Turning Into Nuclear Winter
76. In 20 Years, the Internet Will Split in Two — Then Go to War With Itself
77. Robert Jackson Bennett Uses Magic To Make Sense Of How Technology Shapes Our Lives 

CREATIVITY

1. Follow Up on Bill C-86 – The Omnibus Bill that Amends Canadian IP Law (Howard Knopf)
2. AP: Video expert says White House clip of CNN reporter was likely doctored [Updated]
3. White House Spreads Doctored Video to Justify Temper Tantrum Against CNN Reporter
4. CNN Lawsuit Seeks To Show That Trump Can’t Kick Reporters Out For Asking Tough Questions
5. Dems to probe whether Trump retaliated against CNN, Washington Post
6. Don’t Throw Out The First Amendment’s Press Protections Just Because You Don’t Like President Trump
7. Another Freedom of Speech Win For The Fantasy Sports Industry
8. Indiana Supreme Court Finds Fantasy Sports Statistics Newsworthy In Right of Publicity Claim 
9. Artist hacks street signs in Edinburgh to the public’s delight 
10. Why We Need Utopian Fiction Now More Than Ever
11. Forget movie villains—it’s the “good” superheroes that are the most violent
12. Legendary Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee has died
13. Obituary: Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee passes away at 95
14. Legendary Creator Stan Lee, Who Changed Comics and Pop Culture Forever, Is Dead at 95
15. The taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection The taste of a food product cannot be classified as a ‘work’
16. The Levola Hengelo CJEU decision: ambiguities, uncertainties … and more questions
17. RIAA Court Filing In Stairway To Heaven Case Warns Against *OVERPROTECTION* By Copyright
18. The Girl Scouts Sues The Boy Scouts Over Trademark

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. Google goes down after major BGP mishap routes traffic through China: Google says it doesn’t believe leak was malicious despite suspicious appearances.
2. Security breach notification and reporting requirements are now in force under Canada’s PIPEDA
3. New mandatory data breach notification requirements come into force
4. New Developments in the Law on Data Breaches
5. High Court blocks data privacy claim against Google 
6. Amazon must give up Echo recordings in double murder case, judge rules
7. Judge Says Amazon Needs To Hand Over Recordings Created By Murder Victim’s Echo Speaker
8. Amazon Breaks Silence on Aiding Law Enforcement Following Employee Backlash
9. Motel 6 Agrees To Pay $7.6 Million Settlement For Sending Guest Lists To ICE
10. EU and U.S. second annual review of Privacy Shield 
11. How your car is spying on you
12. We need stronger cybersecurity laws for the Internet of Things

GAMES

1. Husband and wife ordered to pay $12m to Nintendo for running ROM sites
2. Nintendo wins out in legal battle against ROM sites
3. Nintendo reaches final judgment agreement with ROM site owners: LoveROMS and LoveRETRO owners admit to copyright infringement, agree to $12m judgment
4. Senators ask FTC to investigate malicious ads in apps geared for kids
5. Three Square Enix mobile games blocked in Belgium over loot box use
6. Three Square Enix mobile games stop operating in Belgium over loot boxes: Kingdom Hearts Union X, Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, Mobius Final Fantasy all to end in country by mid-December
7. Final Fantasy XV game director Hajime Tabata departs Square Enix
8. Square Enix files trademark dispute against Dorado Games over ‘Conflict’ branding: Publisher’s lawyers argue there “is a clear likelihood of confusion”
9. Valve condemns racist behaviour of pro players during DOTA 2 matches: Developer says it will not tolerate racist langue between pro players but puts onus on teams to discipline
10. Hacker gets $20K from Valve for unearthing bug that generates free Steam keys
11. Valve rewards man $20,000 for discovering unlimited free game codes bug: Bug allowed anyone with developer portal account to generate thousands of free codes for any game 
12. YouTube Unbans Gamer Who Uploaded Clips Of Killing A Feminist Character In ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
13. God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 lead nominees for The Game Awards 
14. YouTube backtracks ban on YouTuber who assaulted Red Dead suffragette: Controversial clips restored but now age restricted, deletion blamed on misinterpretation of guidelines
15. Blog: My time at Telltale Games
16. Tyler Barriss, Serial ‘Swatter’ Who Phoned in Lethal Hoax, Pleads Guilty to 51 Federal Charges
17. Man pleads guilty to swatting attack that led to death of Kansas man
18. NPR Posits Nazis Are Recruiting All Of Our Children In Online Games With Very Little Evidence
19. The Controversy Over Bethesda’s ‘Game Engine’ Is Misguided
20. Fortnite Players Immediately Find Worst Possible Uses For New NFL Skins 
21. Original Command & Conquer devs will remaster series’ first games in one package
22. EA brings in original Command & Conquer devs to help with remasters
23. EA partners with Petroglyph Games for Command & Conquer remasters: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert to be remastered with original developers, no microtransactions
24. PlayStation Now brought in $143 million last quarter – Report: Superdata pegs Sony’s subscription service as the industry leader; EA’s Access offerings totaled $90 million while Xbox Game Pass claimed $41 million
25. Sony agrees to Chicago city tax on PlayStation Store purchases: 9% Amusement Tax will apply to various store purchases for city residents beginning November 14
26. Sony’s PlayStation Classic is powered by the open-source emulator PCSX
27. Sony using open source emulator for PlayStation Classic plug-and-play
28. PlayStation Classic Plays Fine, But It’s A Bare-Bones Experience
29. Sony Patent Hints at Possible Touchscreen Playstation Controller
30. PUBG’s “console exclusivity” ends, PS4 version out on Dec. 7 [Updated]
31. THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain and Bugbear Entertainment
32. Koch Media acquisition driving record sales at THQ Nordic
33. UK government responds to industry’s Brexit fears: “The video games sector plays an important part in the UK’s creative industries and we are listening to concerns”
34. £80m Creative Industries Clusters Programme launches to fund new R&D projects: Abertay University representing video games in new initiative by Arts and Humanities Research Council
35. China’s ongoing game license freeze prompts decline in market forecast
36. Report: Tencent dials back game marketing budget to weather China’s game freeze
37. Tencent undergoes marketing budget cuts as China’s licensing freeze persists: Company’s gaming division to limit spending, shift budget away from unlicensed titles
38. “The Chinese government just doesn’t see games as a priority”: At Level Up KL, 505 Games’ Thomas Rosenthal explored the upheaval caused by the freeze on game approvals in China, and the uncertainty still to come
39. Hitman 2’s Denuvo DRM cracked days before the game’s release
40. Denuvo: Every Download Is A Lost Sale For This Anonymous AAA Title We’re Referencing, So Buy Moar Dunuvo!
41. Take-Two: Game streaming is a big opportunity for us – As long as the business model is right
42. Blizzard acknowledges the mobile reality: Diablo Immortal didn’t go down well at Blizzcon, but Blizzard’s Asian following makes a high-profile mobile strategy a necessity, not an option
43. Activision Blizzard revenues, engagement dip: Tough comparison against last year’s Destiny 2 launch takes shine off publisher’s numbers even as net income grows
44. Activision Blizzard’s revenues falter after Destiny 2 DLC ‘underperformed’
45. Activision Blizzard shares drop a further 11 per cent: Weaker-than-expected results and dips in engagement worry shareholders
46. The many merchandising methods of Activision
47. Red Dead Redemption 2 shipments reach 17 million: Rockstar’s hit game has shipped more in eight days than the original did in eight years
48. Red Dead Redemption 2 has shipped 17M copies in under two weeks
49. Red Dead Redemption 2 is still No. 1 at UK retail after three weeks
50. Fortnite hits 8.3M concurrent players
51. Fortnite reaches 8.3 million concurrent players: Epic Games’ battle royale reaches milestone as game launches in South Korea
52. GAME: “With so many games clustered together, there was going to be winners and losers” – The retail giant discusses one of the most competitive and challenging Q4 periods in years
53. Profits dip at GAME but cost savings reduce losses: Retailer remains “cautiously optimistic” about the year ahead as Belong strategy continues to develop
54. Newzoo: Top 25 public gaming companies are still growing, but slowly – H1 2018 growth was lowest year-over-year since 2014, with China licensing freeze hurting industry leaders
55. The media-starved Nintendo Switch just got a YouTube shot in the arm
56. Nintendo’s Poké Ball Plus Made Me Wish I Was a Kid Again
57. Nintendo is ending video streaming support on the Wii
58. Video streaming support may fully end on the Wii next year: Netflix to stop service on the system in January 2019; Switch still awaiting more apps
59. The audio design behind the original Xbox startup sound
60. Keyboard and mouse controls finally hit Xbox One this week
61. Mouse and keyboard support arriving on Xbox One this week
62. Xbox chief Phil Spencer taking on a ‘bigger role’ in fixing the Microsoft Store
63. Microsoft launches $1m #givewithXbox charity campaign: Initiative will support Child’s Play, Gamers Outreach, SpecialEffect and Operation Supply Drop
64. Microsoft’s two-hour Game Pass advert told us everything about the future of Xbox
65. Obsidian, inXile acquired by Microsoft Studios 4
66. Microsoft to acquire RPG specialists Obsidian Entertainment and InXile: Pillars of Eternity, Fallout New Vegas and Wasteland 3 creators join to boost Game Pass
67. Microsoft wants Azure to be the multiplayer server solution for every platform
68. Ex-EA design chief Patrick Söderlund unveils Embark Studios
69. Nexon makes big investment in Patrick Söderlund’s ambitious new studio
70. MapleStory drives revenue and profit growth for Nexon: Dungeon & Fighter Q3 update also hit big in China
71. German government to establish $57 million games fund
72. German government to establish €50 million game fund in 2019: game’s Felix Falk sees “historic” fund as a chance to close the gap on the UK, France and Canada
73. Physical copies of Hollow Knight cancelled 
74. Dude, Where’s My Money? Part Three: From Hunting To Gathering: Nikolay Bondarenko’s publishing advice series continues with an in-depth look at bundles and crowdfunding
75. ‘We had the finished package, and they just took it from us’: How CBE Software recovered from the Lace Mamba fiasco
76. Guide Maker Prima Games Will Close Its Doors In 2019
77. Strategy guide publisher Prima Games is shutting down
78. Prima Games shutting down: Long-running strategy guide publisher expected to halt operations by next spring
79. Streamlabs launches app store with $1M developer fund
80. Streamlabs launches App Store focused on streamer support: New app platform offers $15 credit, heavy curation, app developer fund
81. Lord of the Rings Online returns to its 2007 roots with official ‘Legendary Server’  
82. ‘PokerStars VR’ Brings Multiplayer Freeplay Poker to Rift & Vive
83. BigBox VR secures $5 million in seed funding round: Funding to support development on upcoming VR battle royale game Population – One
84. Tetris Effect review: The puzzle game of my dreams—literally
85. 9 Things I Learned About Game Jams As An Outsider
86. Going the Distance: Building a game – and community – over six years
87. Blog: How world-building elevates video games and fandom
88. Blog: Cultural concepts as principles of design
89. Video: An apology for Roger Ebert
90. Google Play announces Games for Change design challenge finalists
91. Revealed: The best video games employers in Canada – Four winners for our inaugural awards
92. Meet the best places to work in Canada’s games industry: Interviews with Beenox, Behaviour, Ludia and Ubisoft
93. A new “fuzzy Pikachu” debate headlines a trailer-filled Monday
94. Watch the Extremely Cursed Trailer for ‘Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynolds is voicing a CGI Pikachu in a tiny Sherlock Holmes hat, which is just as bizarre as it sounds.

Jon

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY

1. Net neutrality delay: Calif. agrees to suspend law until after court case
2. California Agrees To Delay Net Neutrality Law Pending Outcome Of Federal Lawsuit
3. California Delays Implementation of Its Net Neutrality Law Pending Challenge of FCC’s Order 
4. FCC Falsely Declares Community Broadband An ‘Ominous’ Attack On Free Speech
5. Texas, Arkansas, & Nebraska AGs Are Now Aiding The Broadband Industry’s Assault On Net Neutrality
6. Charter Spectrum Jacks Up Rates (Again) Thanks To Merger ‘Synergies’
7. FCC Republican claims municipal broadband is threat to First Amendment
8. Verizon won’t speed up 5G buildout despite FCC preempting local fees

DIGITAL

1. Canadian Government Banning Settlement Demands in Copyright Notice-and-Notice System (Michael Geist)
2. Canadian Government Rejects Access Copyright’s Demand for Statutory Damages (Michael Geist)
3. Canadian ISPs Want To Amend Law To Outlaw Settlement Letters
4. This is fine: IBM acquires Red Hat
5. Who owns this AI-generated painting? (Andres Guadamuz)
6. Painting created by Artificial Intelligence goes under the hammer at Christie’s  
7. This AI Lie Detector Flags Falsified Police Reports
8. AI Dreamed Up These Nightmare Fuel Halloween Masks
9. Glimpse: Truly Useful Augmented Reality is Coming. We’re Not Ready. – Soon we’ll be using augmented reality more seamlessly than ever before. And that means we need ground rules for how to not be creeps.
10. Facebook Sees A Future In Augmented Reality Glasses 
11. Hey, How’d That Facebook ‘War Room’ Fare During Brazil’s Election Season? Oh.
12. Facebook yanks content tied to Iranian effort due to “inauthentic behavior”: Detected last week by investigators, accounts targeted US and UK users to “spread discord.”
13. Facebook Bans Proud Boys, Vice Co-Founder Gavin McInnes
14. U.K., Canada Call on Mark Zuckerberg to Appear Before International Panel
15. Instagram’s IGTV, BuzzFeed Launch Accelerator Program For 15 Vertical Video Creators
16. Liza Koshy To Co-Host ‘Election Afterparty’ On MTV With Charlamagne Tha God
17. Snapchat Lost Users in Quarter, Says Declines Will Continue
18. Snap expands Snapchat Shows with 25 new series out of the UK
19. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Rescinded Promotion for Ex-WarnerMedia Exec Kristen O’Hara, Who Is Now Leaving (Report)
20. GitHub is now officially a part of Microsoft
21. Snapchat Content Chief Wants To Foster Creator Ecosystem Like On YouTube, Vine — And He’s Unimpressed By IGTV
22. EU ‘Protecting Consumers’ By Forcing Them To Pay More For Android?
23. Google CEO: We need to “take a much harder line on inappropriate behavior”
24. Over a decade, Google handsomely paid 3 men accused of misconduct, per report
25. YouTube Fixes Error Messages Stating Certain Free Videos Required Payment
26. YouTube’s ‘Cobra Kai’ Pilot Passes 50 Million Views, With Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
27. YouTube’s New King? India’s T-Series Could Soon Overtake Pewdiepie To Become The World’s Biggest Channel
28. Naomi Campbell, Janelle Monáe, And Lakeith Stanfield Grace #YouTubeBlack Creator Summit
29. Disney Star Peyton List Joins Cast Of YouTube Premium’s ‘Cobra Kai’ For Season 2
30. Trudeau’s gift to Google
31. Patreon And Reddit Add Integrations To Help Creators Connect With And Gain New Supporters
32. Elle Mills Launches Patreon Account Because She Spends “Way More Money Creating Videos Than I Earn From Them”
33. Brands and Influencers: Navigating Influencer Agreements from Macro to Micro
34. SVOD Service Zeus Inks Tech Pact With Vimeo On Back-End, Unveils 3 New Shows
35. Fox Nation Sets Launch Date
36. FilmStruck Is Latest Casualty Of WarnerMedia Streamlining, Will Shutter In November
37. Warner Bros. and Turner Are Killing One of the Internet’s Last Good Things
38. Cheddar Buys ‘Rate My Professors’ Website From Viacom
39. UK Government Screws Head On Straight, Bans Use Of Term ‘Fake News’ By Gov’t Officials
40. Brookings survey finds 57 percent say they have seen fake news during 2018 elections and 19 percent believe it has influenced their vote
41. Breitbart Snowflakes Threaten To Sue People Who Have Asked Advertisers To Stop Advertising On Breitbart
42. Trump Tweets, ‘I Rarely Use a Cellphone,’ From His iPhone
43. The President’s Phone OPSEC Continues To Be, Well, Crap
44. Campbell Soup Co. Executive Is Out After Tweeting George Soros Conspiracy Theory
45. UK set to impose new “tech tax” on Silicon Valley giants
46. U.K. to Slap New Tax on Technology Giants
47. UK Commits to Introducing Targeted Digital Services Tax
48. The Digital Services Tax: A Conceptual Defense (Wei Cui)
49. FundamentalVR Partners with Mayo Clinic to Develop VR Surgical Simulations, Raises $1.4M Financing
50. The Indiana Supreme Court’s Decision in Daniels v. FanDuel, Inc.: What it Means for Right of Publicity Law and the Future of Online Sports Betting
51. Half of enterprise machines run Windows 10, as Windows 7’s end of life looms
52. Court Rules on Remand that it Lacks Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over Tech Company in Defamation Lawsuit 
53. After 10 Years, Bitcoin Has Changed Everything—And Nothing
54. Court Orders Tracing Remedy For Cryptocurrency – Copytrack Pte Ltd v. Wall
55. Swedish Court Misunderstands Memes
56. Mail bombing suspect repeatedly threatened Democrats on Twitter
57. Detailed And Thorough Debunking Of Bloomberg’s Sketchy Story About Supply Chain Hack
58. Section 230 Protects Twitter’s Decision to Suspend User’s Account–Mezey v. Twitter (Eric Goldman)
59. Video Advertising Contract Descends Into Possible “Cyberattack”–Radian Weapons v. GY6Vids
60. Seventh Different Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Material Support to Terrorists” Fails–Taamneh v. Twitter (Eric Goldman)
61. Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 2: Mandated Canadian Content Contributions aka a “Netflix Tax” (Michael Geist)
62. Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 3: New Taxes or Fees on Internet Access (Michael Geist)
63. Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 4: New Taxes or Fees on Digital Devices (Michael Geist)
64. Helium implicated in weird iPhone malfunctions
65. Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow situation
66. Eye doctors find that WebMD symptom checker was wrong more than half the time

CREATIVITY

1. New Bill C-86 introduces many more changes to IP laws
2. Taking on the Trolls: Canadian Government To Regulate Patent Demand Letters (Michael Geist)
3. Pharrell Is Not At All Happy About Trump Using ‘Happy’ At His Rally… And He Might Actually Have A Case
4. Judge Engelmayer: Copyright Damages from Brief Display of Plaintiff’s Art in Kendrick Lamar Music Video Are Not Inherently Speculative 
5. Copyright in the United States
6. Fair use isn’t arithmetic 
7. EU Copyright Directive Update: Fresh (But Slim) Hope Of Stopping Link Taxes And Upload Filters
8. Indiana Supreme Court Rules Against Student Athletes in Fantasy Sports Rights of Publicity Case
9. Indiana Supreme Court: No Right to Publicity in Fantasy Sports
10. Megyn Kelly ousted from NBC show after blackface backlash
11. The House Of Cards cast bailed on Megyn Kelly, and now NBC News might even cut her loose 
12. Fox News takes a hard pass on Megyn Kelly
13. MoMA museum claims infringement and dilution by MoMaCha tea café name
14. The Urban Legend About Scattering Human Ashes at Disney Is True, and It’s Worse Than We Thought

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. Facebook could face legal claims from a million UK users following Information Commissioner’s data breach fine
2. When idle gossip goes too far – data breach involving Facebook
3. The New Mandatory Data Breach Reporting Regimes: Four Key Elements
4. EFF Sues California Law Enforcement Agency For Refusing To Hand Over Stingray Documents
5. Court: Teen’s driving killed someone, but he can’t be forced to give up passcode
6. Feds took woman’s iPhone at border, she sued, now they agree to delete data
7. Florida Appeals Court Says Producing Passwords Is Testimonial And Protected By The Fifth Amendment
8. New Signal privacy feature removes sender ID from metadata
9. How a 19th-Century Teenager Sparked a Battle Over Who Owns Our Faces
10. My Father Says He’s A ‘Targeted Individual.’ Maybe We All Are
11. Feds Also Using ‘Reverse Warrants’ To Gather Location/Identifying Info On Thousands Of Non-Suspects
12. The Price of Privacy: Canada’s Top Court Rules, ISPs must disclose the identity of illegal downloaders at a “reasonable” cost
13. Last Chance To Opt Out Of #MyHealthRecord, Australians!
14. Take a Wild Guess Why Visiting 9,000 Porn Sites on Your Government Computer Is a Dumb Idea
15. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Joint Annual Review 2.0 

GAMES

1. Suspect in fatal swatting faces 46 new charges: Tyler Barriss expected to plead guilty to phoning in bomb threats and using police to harass others for years leading up to last December’s death over a Call of Duty argument
2. The Library of Congress just made game preservation a little bit easier
3. Researchers can now legally restore “abandoned” online game servers
4. Analyst expects Houser brothers to receive huge Red Dead royalties: Take-Two clarifies that last year’s royalties of $383m shared across all studios
5. Rockstar devs detail the studio’s history with ‘mandatory’ crunch
6. Rockstar’s broken work ethics: Former employees detail mandatory long hours, unpaid overtime, and a culture of fear at studios behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption
7. Rockstar: “Overtime is not mandatory” – Red Dead Redemption developer responds to increasing number of stories about studio’s intense working conditions
8. Red Dead Redemption 2: Critical Consensus – Rockstar’s latest hailed as a masterpiece, raising the bar for open worlds to come
9. Red Dead Redemption 2 made $725 million over the weekend
10. Red Dead Redemption 2 makes $725 million in three days: It’s the second biggest entertainment launch in history behind GTA V
11. Red Dead Redemption 2 UK sales more than double the first game: Rockstar’s latest epic is the second fastest-selling game of the year
12. Crunch, work-life balance, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: A view from the top
13. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey built without ‘massive crunch’: “We think it’s a false economy to burn out our teams. We risk losing them”
14. SAG-AFTRA’s new agreement opens doors for small-budget and indie games
15. Ex-IGDA head Kate Edwards now convinced game devs need unions: Edwards explains what pushed her from being open to the idea of organized labor to believing it needs to happen
16. Twitch teams up with Harmonix to develop a streaming karaoke game
17. Female Gamers Defend Twitch Star Pokimane After Sexist Backlash Following Makeup-Free Stream
18. Introducing the games industry’s latest gender diversity initiative – G Into Gaming
19. Can a video game prevent domestic violence?: We speak to Professor Adele Jones about her ongoing work to tackle abuse and the attitudes that lead to it
20. Renegotiated music licenses bring Alan Wake back to digital stores
21. Alan Wake returns to digital storefronts after music rights snafu [Updated]
22. Edge Case Games ceases support for Fractured Space: Developer intends to keep servers online “for the foreseeable future”
23. The dark, ironic, surreal games of Central and Eastern Europe: The region’s developers have found a place in the market by taking the upheaval of the past, and creating a unique visual and thematic identity
24. Epic Games secures $1.25 billion from multiple investors
25. Epic Games raises $1.25 billion from handful of investors: KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, and four more join the ranks of Fortnite studio’s minority shareholders
26. ‘Fortnite’s’ Streaming Popularity May Have Peaked (Analyst)
27. Games deals in 2018 worth record $25bn but “could signal top of the market”: IPO market falls 90 per cent but games investment reaches “unprecedented” levels, according to Digi-Capital
28. SuperData: Digital spend on console reaches $1.24bn for September – Destiny 2 Forsaken expansion beats out Fortnite to top digital console rankings
29. Liftoff: Mobile user acquisition costs drop while in-app purchases struggle – Mobile App Engagement Index report notes that costs to get users from install to in-app purchase are rising quickly despite high engagement
30. Candy Crush Saga is the UK’s most popular game of all time on Android
31. Nier: Automata’s 2B Is Coming To Soulcalibur VI
32. Massive apples, cubes draw ire in ranked SoulCalibur VIonline play
33. Zynga reports rising revenues and deals for Harry Potter & Game of Thrones games
34. Zynga investing in Harry Potter, Game of Thrones titles: Both licensed games will be casual, mobile experiences to be developed at company’s US studios
35. Edge Case Games ends development of free-to-playFractured Space
36. The balance of Scavengers, a multiplayer game built by “famously vicious trolls”: Midwinter Entertainment CEO Josh Holmes believes “griefing” is an inevitable part of playing online – and accepting that is key to ensuring fair play
37. Turning a documentary into a video game: The team behind Never Alone discuss its upcoming Blue Planet tie-in with the BBC
38. Team Sonic Racing delayed until May 2019: Return of Sega-themed kart racing series was due on shelves before Christmas
39. Industry-first esports gambling platform gets wagering license approval: “There is finally a legitimate, regulated operator in the space that has a pretty comprehensive offering,” says Unikrn CEO
40. Esports Integrity Coalition issues five-year ban to CS:GO cheater: OpTic disbands in wake of Nikhil ‘forsaken’ Kumawat’s ban for cheating in two competitions
41. NBA superstar Michael Jordan leads $26m investment into aXiomatic Gaming: Jordan invests in parent company of third-most valuable esports organisation, Team Liquid
42. Conde Nast owner Advanced Publications acquires The Esports Observer 
43. Advance acquires The Esports Observer: Media company makes significant investment increase shortly after acquiring gaming analytics firm Newzoo
44. Esports makes up 9-17% of Twitch’s viewership in 2018 so far: Fortnite viewership dips in Q3 of this year, leaving Activision Blizzard to command attention once more
45. Blizzard launches standalone, souped-up Overwatch viewer for esports event
46. Unikrn gets gambling license for crypto-based betting on esports and games
47. Monster Hunter: World continues to drive sales at Capcom
48. Monster Hunter: World drives Capcom to strong six-month results – Hit title has eclipsed 10m shipments, helped Capcom to double profits
49. Microsoft gaming revenue up 44% despite quiet Q1 2019: Platform holder to expand Xbox Game Pass offering on PC
50. Microsoft Reveals ‘Maquette’, a VR Tool for Spatial Ideation and Design
51. Microsoft CEO reveals Xbox Game Pass is heading to PC
52. Microsoft is bringing all-you-can-play Game Pass subscription to PC
53. Minecraft reaches 150 million downloads in China: Free-to-play Chinese version gains 50 million players in five months
54. Sony sold nearly 4 million PS4s in the last three months
55. Sony reports 65% increase in games profit driven by sales of Spider-Man
56. Don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing…in Spider-Man
57. Spider-Man drives 65% increase in games profits for Sony: Software sales were behind a strong fiscal Q2, Sony said, even as PS4 hardware sales continued to fall
58. Blog: A design analysis of Marvel’s Spider-Man
59. Here are all 20 games you’ll get with the PlayStation Classic
60. Full List Of PlayStation Classic Games Is Missing Some Classics
61. PlayStation Classic’s full game list announced, and it might annoy you
62. PlayStation Classic’s full game list announced, and it might annoy you
63. Sony announces PlayStation Classic game line-up: 20 titles on plug-and-play console include Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, and Rayman
64. Why Playstation Classic (and other throwback consoles) may never feature the sports games we loved
65. Sony licenses PSVR design to Lenovo following eerily similar VR headsets
66. Sony licenses PSVR design for Lenovo VR headset: Two-year deal aims to expand and improve VR industry
67. Before crucial holiday season, Nintendo struggles as Sony shines
68. Nintendo recommits to “keep the business going” for 3DS
69. Bethesda hasn’t forsaken the Switch, despite Fallout 76skipping the console
70. Nintendo Switch version of Fallout 76 “wasn’t doable”: New game won’t be following Doom and Wolfenstein to Nintendo’s console, but Bethesda remains committed to the Switch as a “viable platform”
71. Switch reaches 22m lifetime sales in a solid six months for Nintendo: Total software unit sales are now at 111 million units for Nintendo’s console
72. Over 1,300 games from 500+ publishers have been released on the Switch’s eShop
73. Switch sales remain steady as Nintendo reports bump in profits
74. Report: Nintendo’s latest mobile game Dragalia Lostearned $28M in first month
75. Fortnite downloaded onto ‘nearly half’ of all Switch consoles
76. The Switch has surpassed 22M units in lifetime sales
77. A peek at Nintendo’s early Wii Remote prototype for the GameCube
78. Japanese auction reveals Nintendo’s first Wii remote—for the GameCube
79. Super Mario Odyssey has sold over 12 million copies
80. Income from player recurring investment rises to $297 million for Ubisoft
81. Ubisoft CEO: Cloud gaming can help AAA games grow beyond PC and console
82. Steam, Proud Adopters Of Hands Off Games Policy, Very Hands On When Banning All Of TorrentFreak
83. Steam now boasts 90 million monthly active users
84. New Valve Data Gives Fresh Insight into Number of VR Headsets Used on Steam
85. Oculus Now Lets You Record Abusive Behavior on Go & Gear VR
86. Has the VR boom hit a wall?: Enormous progress has been made in headset design and software development for VR – but without a major technological leap forward, current devices won’t reach the mass market
87. Don’t Miss: Here They Lie and the ethics of VR horror
88. EA reveals Project Atlas, a new game dev platform ‘in the cloud’
89. EA details new cloud native development platform, Project Atlas: Unified platform aims to “seamlessly converge” artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Frostbite engine
90. FIFA & Madden drive a strong Q2 for EA ahead ofBattlefield V
91. Battlefield V will have premium currency, but no pay-to-win progression system
92. The rising need for game economy designers in freemium mobile games
93. What drives players to digital murder in The Sims games
94. Unity announces a winner for the Universal game dev contest 
95. Child of Light and Talking Tom to be adapted for TV and film
96. Blog: The universal inaccessibility of board games
97. Blog: A different approach to difficulty
98. Blog: Let’s talk about innovation in mobile games
99. Blog: Playing video games – A rambling essay about hating what you love
100. Blog: Why record $25 billion games deals could signal top of the market
101. Tabletop games are bigger than ever, and its driving growth in the digital sector
102. Raspberry Pi launches game dev magazine Wireframe 
103. Raspberry Pi launches games development magazine Wireframe: Fortnightly publication launches November 8th, 10,000 free welcome issues on offer
104. Australian devs’ advice to students: Specialise, and kill your darlings – At Melbourne Games Week, Blake Mizzi and Chris Wright outlined two key mistakes students make after graduating

Jon

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY

1. Up to 9.5 million net neutrality comments were made with stolen identities 
2. 99.7% Of Original Comments Opposed FCC Repeal Of Net Neutrality
3. Oh Look, The FCC Is Lying Again In Its Latest Court Filings On Net Neutrality
4. FCC tells court it has no “legal authority” to impose net neutrality rules
5. Comcast complains it will make less money under Calif. net neutrality law
6. Washington State Laughs At Federal Attack On State Net Neutrality Laws 
7. 34 State AGs Demand The FCC Do More To End Annoying Robocalls
8. Stop Working for Fox News
9. AT&T to launch streaming service after $85b Time Warner purchase
10. DOJ Continues To Point Out A Mega-Merged AT&T Will Jack Up Prices On Everybody
11. WarnerMedia To Launch Streaming Service In 2019, Comprising Content From HBO, Warner Bros., More
12. USMCA Impact on Communications Industries
13. Widespread Cable, Internet, and Radio Outages Mark Hurricane Michael’s Path of Destruction
14. Ajit Pai slams carriers for slow restoration of cell service after hurricane
15. Verizon fiber suffered “unprecedented” damage from Hurricane Michael
16. Wall Street Quietly Warns That 5G Wireless Is Being Aggressively Over-hyped

DIGITAL

1. Twitter releases archive of 10 million tweets from state-backed troll accounts: Over 9 million of those originated from Russian-backed accounts 
2. Twitter Offers Up Semi-Public Database of Known State-Sponsored Accounts 
3. New research suggests Twitter’s strategy for fighting misinformation is ineffective 
4. Twitter Under Formal Investigation for How It Tracks Users in the GDPR Era
5. Netflix Reminds Everyone That The Internet Isn’t A Broadcast Medium With New Choose Your Own Adventure Shows
6. Why is a Lisbon soccer team trying to unmask Portuguese bloggers in US court?
7. Facebook Portal’s claims to protect user privacy are falling apart
8. Here’s how to see if you’re among the 30 million compromised Facebook users
9. Facebook confirms 30 million people had personal data stolen in breach
10. Advertisers allege Facebook hid the fact that no one watches video ads
11. Help Wired Track How Political Ads Target You On Facebook
12. How to Do Everything But Delete Your Facebook Profile 
13. Facebook Tempts Political Backlash With Massive Purge of 810 Pages and Accounts
14. Already facing an uphill misinformation fight, Facebook loses to scammers, too
15. Please Don’t Post Your Potentially Felonious Crimes to Facebook
16. A New Facebook Lawsuit Makes ‘Pivot To Video’ Seem Even More Shortsighted
17. Facebook Now Dominates YouTube For Video Content. Here’s How Brands Should Respond
18. Looking beyond Facebook and Instagram, DTC brands try Snapchat
19. Amazon patents Alexa tech to tell if you’re sick, depressed and sell you meds
20. Amazon launches online store featuring ‘Shark Tank’ products 
21. Amazon overtakes Microsoft to top intangible value ranking; research calls for “revolution” in accounting
22. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, dies at 65
23. Paul Allen—Microsoft co-founder, Seahawks owner, and space pioneer—dies at 65
24. PC market flat, as Surface becomes a top-5 computer brand in the US
25. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Addresses Continuing Concerns About Conspiratorial Content, Says Platform “Is In A Much Better Place” 
26. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki: Despite Its Problems, YouTube Is Growing Up 
27. Creators In YouTube’s Partner Program Can Now Be Kicked Out For Posting “Duplicative Content”
28. YouTube is cracking down on creators who post duplicated content: Changes to YouTube’s Partner Program are afoot 
29. Mamrie Hart And Grace Helbig YouTube Show ‘This Might Get’ Gets Axed, But Will Live On As A Podcast
30. After $5 billion EU antitrust fine, Google will start charging for Android apps
31. Google’s YouTube suffers a major outage
32. Google Is Finally Ready To Talk About Its Chinese Search Engine 
33. Google Chief Sundar Pichai Explains Early-Stage China Plans
34. Senators to Google: Why didn’t you disclose Google+ vulnerability sooner?
35. The Good Censor Document Shows Google Struggling With The Challenges Of Content Moderation
36. Chinese Professor Argues Google Should Launch A Censored Search Engine In China
37. Report: Former top Waymo engineer altered code to go on “forbidden routes”
38. Creators Face Brief Existential Crisis Amid Temporary YouTube Outage 
39. Pioneering YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Has Penned A Memoir About Her Transgender Journey
40. YouTube Premium Moves Forward With Logan Paul Film 10 Months After Suicide Controversy 
41. This 2-Year-Old’s YouTube Cooking Tutorials Are Scoring Hundreds Of Thousands Of Views
42. Former YouTube Exec Launches Incubator Initiative For Education Creators 
43. WarnerMedia To Launch Streaming Service In 2019, Comprising Content From HBO, Warner Bros., More
44. Fullscreen Offers Advertisers New ‘Shield’ Tool To Ensure Brand Safety 
45. Uber CEO backs out of Saudi conference after suspected state-sanctioned murder of Washington Post journalist
46. Anand Giridharadas On Saudi Money And Silicon Valley Hypocrisy
47. Turkish Paper Claims Evidence of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Was Transmitted by His Apple Watch
48. Apple Will Reportedly Make Original Video Programming Free For All Device Owners
49. Apple Acquires Music-Analytics Startup Asaii
50. Mixcloud and Universal Music Announce Multi-Year Licensing Deal
51. Portal A, Kevin Hart, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Honored At First ‘Streamys Brand Awards’
52. Jay Shetty To Host 2nd Annual ‘Streamys Purpose Awards’, Followed By Creator Summit On Mental Health
53. The Rise of the Influencer: Advertising Standards Agency release clear guidance for ‘Influencers’- #AD not #Spon? 
54. Jeffrey Katzenberg Announces Shortform Subscription Service’s Name, Confirms Deals With Guillermo Del Toro, Antoine Fuqua, Jason Blum
55. Snap could go private if it can’t get people to stay on its app for longer, analyst says
56. Snapchat Just Released A Meme-Filled Set Of Lenses For Cats
57. You Have No Idea What Artificial Intelligence Really Does: The world of AI is full of hype and deception.
58. Art, AI & Infringement: A Copyright Conundrum
59. A Shortage Of Trained Job-Seekers Is Holding AI Back
60. Roborace wants the future of racing to be AI plus humans, working together 
61. The Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas Is Now A Parkour Master
62. Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing
63. Cryptocurrencies “on the brink of an implosion” – Juniper: Research firm sees further falls likely with market cap of blockchain currencies already 75% down within the last year
64. Cryptocurrencies Just Plummeted $13 Billion in Value Over the Course of a Few Hours
65. Reports: Crypto Is A Threat To Your Savings Account, But Not World Markets
66. Everything You Wanted to Know About Blockchain in One Infographic 
67. NBA & NextVR Announce 2018-19 VR Livestream Lineup
68. Internet Relay Chat turns 30—and we remember how it changed our lives
69. Palm rises from the dead as a zombie brand, launches tiny smartphone
70. Disrupting the Reaper: Tech Titans’ Quest for Immortality Rages Forward – Silicon Valley’s war on death continues—as does the uncomfortable, spreading psychology of those rich enough to fight it. 
71. Goodbye NAFTA, Hello USMCA: A New Framework for Investment, IP and the Digital Economy
72. The Full “Culture Exception” That Isn’t: Why Canada Caved on Independent Cultural Policy in the USMCA (Michael Geist)
73. Tech firms to SEC: We want the option to pay non-employee workers in equity
74. What do we actually know about the risks of screen time and digital media? 

CREATIVITY

1. Woman who bought shredded Banksy artwork will go through with purchase: Buyer of Girl With Balloon, who paid £1.04m for work, says she has her ‘own piece of art history’
2. Banksy’s Self-Destructing “Love Is In the Bin” – A Good Reminder of the Moral Rights of Authors
3. Star Wars Writer Chuck Wendig Claims Marvel Fired Him for ‘Vulgarity’ and ‘Too Much Politics’ On His Social Media
4. Stairway To Heaven Is Not Blurred Lines
5. Can’t Wish Away The Mistakes In The Original ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Verdict
6. PEN America Sues Donald Trump For 1st Amendment Violations In Attacking The Press
7. Another Critic Of Egypt’s Government Gets Hit With ‘Fake News’ Charges
8. One of the Screenwriters of the Original AladdinHas a Big Complaint About the Remake
9. Will mass copyright infringement litigation slow?
10. We regret to inform you that America is now at war with The View
11. Will Donald Trump Support A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law Now That It’s Helped Him Win Stormy Daniels’ Defamation Suit?
12. Warner Media Opposes Trademark Filed By Actual ‘Wicked Witch’ Over Its Wizard Of Oz Trademarks
13. A Modern Melody for the Music Industry: The Music Modernization Act Is Now the Law of the Land
14. Zen Studios alters classic pinball art to protect family-friendly rating [Updated]
15. Boeing Accused Of Covert, Coordinated Op-Ed Smear Campaign Against Space X
16. African Nations Rife With Illegitimate Collection Societies: Nigeria Files Criminal Complaint Against COSON

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. Canadian Privacy Commissioner Goes To Court To Determine If Canada Can Force Google To Delete History
2. 21-year-old who created powerful RAT software sentenced to 30 months
3. Another Massive Credit Reporting Database Breached By Criminals
4. Vizio Customers Get A Pittance In Settlement Over Snooping Televisions
5. Winter is coming: Preparing for Canada’s new mandatory federal data breach regulations
6. Does Canadian Privacy Law Apply to Google Search? (Michael Geist)
7. Apple to Australia: “This is no time to weaken encryption”
8. New Internet of Things (IoT) NIST Draft Publication Provides Welcomed Guidance 
9. ‘Do Not Track,’ the Privacy Tool Used by Millions of People, Doesn’t Do Anything
10. Ancestry Sites Could Soon Expose Nearly Anyone’s Identity, Researchers Say
11. Creeps Will Soon Be Able To Find Almost Anyone On Genealogy Sites
12. IBM Built A Menacing Black Truck For “Cybersecurity Incident Response”
13. If Supermicro boards were so bug-ridden, why would hackers ever need implants?

GAMES

1. John Carmack and ZeniMax have ended their legal dispute
2. Epic sues YouTubers for using and selling Fortnite cheats
3. Epic Games files suit against YouTubers over Fortnite cheats: Lawsuit alleges defendants promoted cheats in videos, violating copyright and terms of use
4. Epic sues two YouTubers over Fortnite cheats: Brandon Lucas and Colton Conter stand accused of promoting and selling cheats for the hit game
5. Fortnite, GTA V hackers face legal action for online cheating
6. GTA V cheaters’ assets frozen following Australian court ruling
7. Epic Games Likely DMCA’d Its Own Fortnite Trailer, Showing The Problems With YouTube’s DMCA Process Yet Again
8. Fortnite’s Android version is no longer invite-only
9. GTA cheat developers have assets frozen in crackdown: Australian federal court approves search and seizure orders against creators of “Infamous” cheat
10. Developers drag Rockstar over 100-hour weeks on Red Dead Redemption 2: Where studio management sees dedication, creators from across the AAA and indie spectrum see mismanagement, abuse
11. Dan Houser: “We have some senior people who work very hard purely because they’re passionate” – Rockstar co-founder provides additional context to earlier statement about “100-hour weeks” on Red Dead Redemption 2
12. Former Rockstar and Telltale dev says “time for change” on crunch culture: Job J. Stauffer recalls harsh work culture on GTA IV, cites “dozens” of other devs with similar experiences
13. Crunch isn’t required, claims Rockstar co-founder after 100-hour weeks comment
14. How the West Was Digitized: The making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2.
15. Sega reports ‘long overtime’ hours cut by 80%
16. Sega credits strong localizations for jump in worldwide game sales
17. Rockstar debacle prompts devs to spotlight their crunch-free games
18. Valve under investigation by Brazilian government over violent political game
19. Brazilian government opens investigation into Valve, Steam, and developers behind Bolsomito 2k18: Game features character based on Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro punching minorities with the aim of purging “the evils of communism”
20. German regulator warns Outfit 7 and Green Tea Games over in-app purchases: Consumer protection body concerned by how studios are targeting minors with microtransactions priced at up to €109.99
21. Discord’s problem: Which Nazi group were you reporting again? – A year after promising to take action against all forms of hate, gaming-focused communication platform’s follow-through is lacking
22. Discord Store enters global open beta: Service launches with 23 store titles, new Nitro subscription service
23. China’s new game approval process could hurt indies most – Vicarious: CEO of PR firm specializing in bringing Chinese titles to the West talks about potential knock-on effects of new regulatory system
24. China’s Huawei thinks it can capture Switch market…with a $1,000 phone
25. The Witcher Saga: the author’s quest for additional royalties from video game developer 
26. Starlink: Is this Christmas’ riskiest video game? – In a period awash with major sequels, Ubisoft’s Starlink is the only new IP coming out. Can it survive?
27. Ubisoft to partner with EGAL at UC Berkeley to research industry diversity: Company to provide support and research materials for MBA student projects
28. Ubisoft issues call for third season of incubator program at Station F: Blockchain, AI technology start-ups encouraged to apply for six-month support program at Paris campus
29. Ubisoft Massive COO: “We don’t want to take a stance in current politics” – Speaking during Sweden Game Conference 2018, Alf Condelius discusses the separation of games and politics with The Division
30. Ubisoft Joins Blockchain Game Alliance as Publishers Anticipate Death of the Video Game Console
31. Ubisoft has a free-to-play mobile Assassin’s Creed game on the way
32. Sega’s Genesis (and more) get an HDMI upgrade with the Mega Sg: $190 FPGA-powered hardware also supports Master System, Game Gear, and more.
33. The Xbox Tanker is turning: It takes years for a console platform to win back hearts and minds, but Xbox is finally getting there; now it needs to find and promote its unique difference
34. Microsoft has pulled the plug on Minecraft’s Apple TV version
35. Microsoft kills support for Minecraft on Apple TV: “We need to reallocate resources to the platforms that our players use the most,” says Microsoft
36. Creators Going Pro: Gary ‘RageElixir’ Yong Has Built A Top ‘Minecraft’ Channel By Seizing Opportunities
37. Bethesda Softworks opens new office to expand global operations
38. Bethesda teams up with West Virginia Tourism Office forFallout 76 promo
39. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 more anticipated this holiday than Red Dead Redemption 2 – Nielsen’s season interest rankings also show hype for Spider-Man, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super Mario Party
40. Call of Duty children’s hoodies are a “consequence of success”: Activision Blizzard exec Philippe Bost assures that official merchandise is only ever targeted at adults
41. Players are exploiting Black Ops 4 emotes to peek around corners
42. Starlink: Battle for Atlas review: Cool toys, solid spacefaring
43. Report: Blizzard considering bringing cross-platform play to Diablo 3
44. Educational games startup Kahoot valued at $300 million: Valuation follows $15.4 million in fundraising, company’s worth has tripled in seven months
45. War Child UK partners with Bandai Namco on 11-11: Memories Retold: “Together we can work to end the suffering of children caught in the violence of war,” says Elijah Wood, star of 11-11: Memories Retold
46. Bandai Namco agrees to European distribution deal forCyberpunk 2077
47. The uphill battle of getting Katamari Damacy noticed by Namco
48. Conde Nast owner Advance buys majority stake in market researcher Newzoo
49. Blog: Working with local devs to gain experience in games user research
50. Panic Button and the search for “design fun”: GM Adam Creighton shares how the studio hailed for Switch ports approaches broadening its portfolio, tackling hardware challenges, and accessibility
51. “It felt like the reality of the world was fighting against this game”: Greg Lobanov talks about trying to make the relentlessly positive Wandersong during relentlessly turbulent times
52. Roblox acquires PacketZoom: Mobile performance improvement start-up will bring its technology to MMO studio as it pursues international growth
53. Fighting Esports Group closes $15m funding round
54. Ninja Continues Bid To Take Gaming Mainstream With ‘Ellen’ Appearance
55. The Division developer: Politics in games are ‘bad for business’
56. Feel better about your PlayStation VR with sweet new games Astro Bot, Firewall
57. ‘Astro Bot’ Ranked 6th Best PS4 Game of 2018, #1 PSVR Game of All Time
58. Sony has fixed the messaging bug that’s been crashing PS4s
59. VR design principles in RIGS: Mechanized Combat League
60. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Oculus Quest Completes Company’s First-Gen Lineup’
61. Facebook is testing a mobile app for watching Facebook Gaming streams
62. Magic Leap wants to avoid a takeover and go public: CEO Ronny Abovitz believes an IPO would be “the best thing for the creative community”
63. The Magic Leap Con
64. Cloudhead’s The Gallery crowned game of the year at VR Awards 2018: Meanwhile, HTC takes home the gong for best headset with Vive Pro
65. CVAA Compliance Waiver for Video Games Set to Expire in December 2018
66. How Landfall Games finds the fun in physics engines
67. Q&A: Inside the tools and techniques used to build The Crew 2’s open world
68. Blog: Self-determination theory and player affect
69. Ars on your lunch break: This is your brain on video games
70. Loot Crate now offers a monthly indie game subscription service 
71. Loot Crate launches monthly indie game subscription: Loot Play subscribers will get five games each month for $10, but only one will be revealed before launch
72. Video Game Monetization (e.g., ‘Loot Boxes’): a Blueprint for Practical Social Responsibility Measures (Daniel Luke King & Paul H. Delfabbro)
73. What developers say Apple needs to do to make the Apple TV a gaming console
74. Why Paradox is bringing visual editing tools to its next engine update
75. Canceled version of a Shenmue HD remaster shows what could’ve been
76. Video: BioWare’s postmortem look at the making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
77. National Videogame Museum to open in Sheffield this November 

Jon

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY

1.  Application Denied: CRTC Rejects Bell Coalition Website Blocking Proposal (Michael Geist)
2. Canadian Music Group Calls For Copyright Tax on Broadband Data Use (Michael Geist) 
3. California Net Neutrality Bill Signed Into Law
4. Calif. enacts net neutrality law—US gov’t immediately sues to block it [Updated]
5. The DOJ’s New Net Neutrality Lawsuit Is A Giant Middle Finger To State Rights, Consumers, Competition & The Democratic Process
6. Trump admin claims Calif. net neutrality law causes “irreparable harm” to US
7. Entire broadband industry sues California to stop net neutrality law
8. Cities will sue FCC to stop $2 billion giveaway to wireless carriers
9. Cities, Counties Say FCC 5G Plan A Massive Handout To Wireless Carriers
10. ESPN Has Finally Realized This Whole Streaming Thing Has Legs
11. Ninth Circuit Adopts Expansive Definition of Auto-Dialer in TCPA Case
12. TCPA on the Front Line: The Battle for the Future of American Free Speech is Quietly Taking Shape in an Appeal Over “Robocalls” 
13. Report Finds U.S. Wireless Video Streaming Utterly Mediocre Thanks To Arbitrary Carrier Throttling

DIGITAL

1. From Copyright Term to Super Bowl Commercials: Breaking Down the Digital NAFTA Deal (Michael Geist)
2. Canadian Music Group Calls For Copyright Tax on Broadband Data Use (Michael Geist) 
3. Court Agrees That Suppressing Reviews Unfair
4. Another Social Media “Material Support to Terrorists” Lawsuit Fails–Cain v. Twitter (Eric Goldman) 
5. Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perrett (Eric Goldman)
6. Section 230 Helps Malware Vendor Avoid Liability for Blocking Decision–PC Drivers v. Malwarebytes (Eric Goldman)
7. Chinese ‘Rage Comic’ Site First Victim Of Government’s History-Rewriting ‘Heroes And Martyrs’ Law 
8. The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online
9. The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads: BrainNet allows collaborative problem-solving using direct brain-to-brain communication.
10. 50 Million Facebook Accounts Affected in Massive Security Breach
11. 50 million Facebook accounts hit by account hijacking security exploit
12. 50 million Facebook accounts breached by access-token-harvesting attack
13. Study Shows Facebook’s Still Miles Away From Taking Privacy, Transparency Seriously
14. Breaking: Hackers Accessed 50 Million Facebook Accounts 
15. Okay, Facebook, You Win. I’m Done.
16. Facebook Resets Access to 90 Million Accounts Following Security Breach
17. After Massive Breach, Facebook Says Hackers Didn’t Use Your Login to Access Third-Party Apps
18. Facebook Tells Cops Its ‘Real Name’ Policy Applies To Law Enforcement Too
19. Facebook and Employers Are Subject to Gender Bias Employment Complaint 
20. Facebook Real Estate Binge Shows No Signs of Slowing
21. Facebook Rolls Out ‘Premieres’, Which Let Creators Debut On-Demand Videos As Live Events
22. Even If You Hate Zuckerberg Now, You’ll Love Him Later: Just ask Bill Gates how it works.
23. Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind
24. Facebook takes on YouTube with more video advertising options
25. Conspiracy Vlogger Is Arrested For Threatening To Kill YouTube Employees
26. This Nifty Tool Estimates How Much Money YouTubers Can Make From AdSense Vs. Selling Merch
27. YouTube Collabs With Dior To Give 7 Creators Backstage Access During Paris Fashion Week
28. Google is trying to earn more money from YouTube by capitalizing on people using it for searches
29. YouTube Launches New Ads That Let Users Make Third-Party Purchases Without Leaving The Site
30. Fans’ Dedicated Effort Makes Late Actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson A YouTube Millionaire
31. YouTuber Daniel ‘PeeWeeToms’ Thomas, Who Vlogged His Battle With Lung Cancer, Has Passed Away
32. 1 Year After Launching Native Player, Reddit Is Driving 1 Billion Monthly Video Views
33. Reddit Surpasses 1 Billion Video Views, Closes in on 1 Million Uploads per Month
34. Vigilante engineer stops Waymo from patenting key lidar technology: Eric Swildens had no dog in the fight other than intellectual curiosity.
35. Google Is Killing Inbox—Here Are Some Alternatives
36. Google taking new steps to prevent malicious Chrome extensions
37. BroadbandTV Unveils Distribution & Label Services for Music Artists
38. BroadbandTV Launches Distribution and Label Services for Musicians
39. BBTV To Help Digital Musicians Secure Distribution On Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, More
40. Report says use of AI could be violating human rights
41. California Enacts Nation’s First Anti-Bot Law
42. An AI Took A Road Trip And Wrote A Terrible Novel About It
43. Why Technology Favors Tyranny: Artificial intelligence could erase many practical advantages of democracy, and erode the ideals of liberty and equality. It will further concentrate power among a small elite if we don’t take steps to stop it.
44. The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads: BrainNet allows collaborative problem-solving using direct brain-to-brain communication. 
45. Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights: Opportunities & Risks (Filippo A. Raso, Hannah Hilligoss, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Christopher Bavitz, and Levin Kim)
46. It’s Time To Talk About Robot Gender Stereotypes
47. Researchers find the most plausible cause of wellbeing decline in youth is increased screen time
48. Are Canadian Employees Concerned about the Right to Disconnect?
49. Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perrett
50. The Icing on the Cake: an unfair investigation into a joke gone viral 
51. Spotify Founders to Sell Another $100 Million in Shares
52. Pandora Will Sell Ads for SoundCloud in the U.S. Under Exclusive Pact: Audio-streaming platforms reach more than 100 million unduplicated listeners in U.S.
53. MoviePass Is Now Re-Enrolling Former Customers in an ‘Unlimited’ Plan Unless They ‘Opt Out’
54. Fine Brothers Entertainment Developing Slate Of 4 TV Shows With JASH, Fly On The Wall, More
55. CBS Bullies Fan Star Trek Project To Shut Down Despite Creators’ Pleas For Instructions On Being Legit
56. Netflix Plans To Try Out “Interactive” Shows
57. Netflix is planning a choose-your-own-adventure episode of ‘Black Mirror’
58. Report: Netflix to offer “choose-your-own-adventure” TV series
59. Report: Netflix’s Black Mirror is getting the choose-your-own-adventure treatment
60. Netflix’s ‘House Of Cards’ Kills Off Kevin Spacey In Trailer For Final Season (Watch)
61. Netflix To Launch Third European HQ In Paris, Unveils 7 French Series And Films
62. Netflix And Amazon Are Doubling Original Programming Slates To Compete In Crowded Space (Study)
63. Amazon institutes $15 minimum wage for all US employees, including temps
64. Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 After Criticism About Workers on Food Stamps [Updated]
65. Amazon’s $15-Per-Hour About-Face Is Creating Confusion for Whole Foods Workers
66. EBay accuses Amazon of ‘unlawful’ merchant poaching
67. Some Apple Employees Think Company’s New TV Service Will Be Dull As Nails
68. Apple Imposes Privacy Policy Requirement for All Apps Operating on its Platform 
69. FDA Hearts Apple’s New Watch
70. iPhone XS and XS Max review: Big screens, big performance, big lenses, big prices
71. Major Complaints About the iPhone XS Are Stacking Up 
72. Twitter Now Lets Its Publishing Partners Rake In Global In-Stream Video Ad Revenues
73. James Woods Is Correct That Twitter Shouldn’t Have Blocked His Account, But Still Hypocritical On Free Speech
74. Brazil’s Government Wants Twitter To Turn Over Data On Users Who Mocked Victim Of Assassination Attempt
75. Did France Just Make It Effectively Impossible To Use Twitter? 
76. Elon Musk, Twitter and Disclosure Controls and Procedures 
77. Elon Musk sued by SEC over ‘funding secured’ tweet
78. SEC lawsuit seeks to force Musk out as Tesla CEO and board member
79. Tesla is outgrowing Elon Musk
80. Musk settles—out as Tesla chairman, owes $20 million in penalties
81. Elon Musk to Resign as Tesla Chairman, Pay $20 Million Fine in SEC Settlement Over Catastrophic ‘420’ Tweet
82. Elon Musk to Step Down as Tesla Chairman as Part of SEC Settlement
83. SEC settlement sends Tesla stock soaring
84. Cop Pulls Tesla Model 3 Driver Over For ‘Computer’ Mounted On Dashboard
85. What is a Devil’s Triangle? Kavanaugh’s testimony inspires real-time Wikipedia edits
86. Brett Kavanaugh And The Information Terrorists Trying To Reshape America: The network architecture built in Gamergate helped propel Trump to the presidency and fuel conspiracies like Pizzagate and QAnon. Now it’s backing Brett Kavanaugh.
87. With his internet cut off, Julian Assange steps down as editor of WikiLeaks 
88. African Countries Shooting Themselves In The Digital Foot By Imposing Taxes And Levies On Internet Use 
89. FOSTA Provides Another Tool For Silencing People You Dislike
90. Six Months Later, People Are Finally Realizing That FOSTA Actually Is Putting Lives At Risk
91. Thanks To Streaming Fragmentation, Bittorrent Traffic Is Suddenly Rising In Traffic Share
92. Insights: Streaming Giants Are Remaking Awards Season, Just Like Everything Else in Hollywood
93. My Grudge Against Iomega and the Click of Death
94. Remember How Bad Android Was?
95. Confused Swedish Ad Board Says ‘Distracted Boyfriend Meme’ Is Sexist

CREATIVITY

1. British Columbia Court of Appeal orders Vancouver transit authority to reconsider selling ad space to anti-abortion group
2. A need-to-know guide on IP in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
3. NAFTA/USMCA is Even Worse Than You Thought on Intellectual Property: CETA Victory is Now Forfeited & Long Live Life + 70 etc. (Howard Knopf)
4. The Cost of Canadian IP Capitulation in NAFTA. (Howard Knopf)
5. The USMCA and Copyright Reform: Who is Writing Canada’s Copyright Law Anyway? (Michael Geist)
6. A Mix Of Good And Bad Ideas In NAFTA Replacement
7. Good News! USMCA (a/k/a NAFTA 2.0) Embraces Section 230-Like Internet Immunity (Eric Goldman)
8. The Copyright Directive
9. How to Obtain a Global Injunction in a Copyright Infringement Case (Eric Goldman)
10. Another Zombie Bad Idea That Just Won’t Die: Copyright Small Claims Court Would Be A Free Speech Disaster
11. Court Shoots Down Record Label’s Attempt To Expand The Definition Of ‘Vicarious’ Infringement
12. Music Group Cheers On Its Own Fake Antipiracy Victories
13. Giving Cops The Finger Is Protected Speech, Says Another Federal Court
14. Fashion Designer Balenciaga Opposes Parody Pet-Wear Maker’s Trademark Application For ‘Pawlenciaga’
15. Matt Damon opens SNL’s season as a belligerent, beer-bashing Brett Kavanaugh
16. Kenan Thompson tells Seth Meyers about skipping out on Kanye West’s SNL “circus”

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. California Enacts the Nation’s First Internet of Things Security Law
2. California Enacts New Requirements for Internet of Things Manufacturers 
3. The Entire Broadband Industry Just Sued California For Daring To Protect Net Neutrality
4. Analyst Who Accidentally Leaked NSA Software Given Five More Years In Prison Than General Who Handed Classified Info To His Mistress
5. Everything Wrong In One Story: Data Silos, Privacy, And Algorithmic Blocking
6. How Face ID could be a game-changer for aggressive US border agents 
7. FBI Makes Child Porn Suspect Unlock iPhone X Using His Face 
8. Cops told suspect he had to open iPhone X with his face, so he did 
9. The FBI Forced A Suspect To Unlock His iPhone With His Face: But should investigators have the right to do that?
10. Feds Finally Get Around To Using Someone’s Face To Unlock Their Cellphone
11. FBI: We can’t listen to Facebook Messenger voice calls. Judge: Tough luck
12. FBI vs. Facebook Messenger: What’s at stake?
13. Don’t want New Zealand officials to get into your phone? Pay up to NZ$5,000
14. How Oakland sets the new standard for meaningful police tech oversight
15. DOJ Loses Another Attempt To Obtain Encryption-Breaking Precedent In Federal Court
16. Four Companies Settle FTC Allegations Regarding False EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Certifications 
17. In a Shift, Apple and Amazon Say They Are in Favor of Federal Privacy Regulation
18. Facebook Reportedly Defeats Government Demand to Wiretap Messenger Calls
19. New Mexico AG Charges App Maker With COPPA Violations
20. First UEFI malware discovered in wild is laptop security software hijacked by Russians
21. CEO who sold phones with “totally unbreakable encryption” takes plea deal

GAMES

1. Game devs call for better working conditions via #AsAGamesWorker
2. Telltale Games and the lure of the cliff edge: Disastrous studio collapses are a fixture of the industry – and that won’t change until we stop celebrating the brinksmanship of executives
3. 2018 will go down as the Year of the Bad Employer: Telltale just the latest in a parade of game dev horror stories likely leading to unionization
4. Telltale reportedly searching for partner to finish Walking Dead by hiring its former devs: Third episode is supposedly almost finished, would be completed with the fourth by Telltale vets as contract employees
5. More than 1,000 jobs lost to studio closures over the past year
6. “It’s not enough to point at Bayonetta or FemShep and say ‘job done'”: NFTS student Daisy Fernandez discusses female representation in games and the barriers for women seeking a career in development
7. Time is limited, and devs are struggling now that games demand more of it
8. Epic Games Says Fortnite’s New Breast Physics Were ‘Unintended, Embarrassing, Careless’
9. Epic will remove “embarrassing” breast physics from Fortnite: The inclusion of breast physics in the latest update was “unintended” says Epic
10. Video: A retrospective look at ‘girl games’ of the ’90s
11. Tencent using facial recognition to check users’ ages in Honour of Kings: Limited trial introduced over the weekend as part of public health campaign
12. Tencent testing facial recognition to enforce playtime restrictions in China
13. The Witcher author wants $16 million in royalties from CD Projekt Red
14. CD Project Red rejects Witcher author’s request for $16.1m in additional royalties: “Mr Andrzej Sapkowski expects payment beyond what had been contractually agreed”
15. FIFA 19 discloses loot box odds in-game
16. Valve kicks 179 rule-breaking games off Steam
17. Steam’s downfall would be a blow to ‘the creative freedom of devs,’ argues Larian CEO
18. Blog: Why do publishers leave Steam?
19. Even a decade in, GOG doesn’t want to try and be the Steam-slayer
20. PUBG has banned 13 million cheating players to date
21. 13 million PUBG accounts banned to-date: A Reddit user has crunched the numbers
22. Patent authority rules against Nintendo, lets go-kart firm keep MariCar trademark
23. Nintendo awarded $88,000 in lawsuit against Mario Kart-themed go-kart business
24. Nintendo wins lawsuit against unlicensed Mario Kart-themed tourist attraction: MariCar ordered to pay $89,000 in damages
25. Another Tourist Crashes Real-Life (And Totally Unofficial) Mario Kart In Tokyo
26. I’m Finally Convinced: The Nintendo Switch Really Is the Console For Everyone
27. Report: A new Nintendo Switch model will arrive in 2019
28. Nintendo president: “I compete for time,” not against Xbox, PlayStation
29. Sony Caves: The PS4 Will Soon Begin Supporting Cross-Console Play
30. Industry reacts to Sony’s cross-play U-turn: Microsoft keen to connect Minecraft players, Bethesda says no plans for Fallout 76, but hope remains for Rocket League and Hearthstone
31. Friends reunited: Sony admits enabling cross-play took too long
32. Sony is shuttering PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’s online servers
33. Canucks players banned from playing video games on road trips
34. Canucks players put in video game ban on the road
35. Canucks ban video games, ‘Fortnite’ from NHL road trips
36. Housemarque goes battle royale: “We’ve had pushback, and we’re expecting more”
37. ESA president Michael Gallagher steps down
38. Fullscreen Study Finds Avid Gamers Have Twice As Much Discretionary Income As Non-Gamers
39. World of Warcraft community rallies for the creator of a beloved mod: World of Warcraft’s most essential mod is maintained by one man
40. DBM author gets a surprise support package from MSI and Blizzard
41. Carbine Studios will shut down WildStar on November 28
42. ‘First on Discord’ initiative launching with seven (timed) PC exclusives
43. Oculus Quest will “end up competing with the Nintendo Switch as a device”
44. Nintendo reveals it invented “Bowsette” before the Internet did
45. Dragalia Lost has lowest-grossing launch of Nintendo’s mobile line-up: Publisher’s latest mobile offering generates $3 million in Japan and US over five days
46. Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution is getting a movie adaptation
47. Chinese console and TV-based game market projected to reach $736m in 2018: Grey market software to account for nearly two-thirds of market value
48. World Rally Championship dev Kylotonn acquired by Bigben 
49. Bigben spending spree continues with Kylotonn acquisition: The Paris-based racing studio joins the family
50. Carmack compares Oculus Quest hardware power to last-gen game consoles
51. Devs will need to code creatively to get the most out of the Oculus Quest
52. Nate Nanzer: “The train has left the station” on esports opportunities – Overwatch League commissioner reflects on its inaugural year, the relationship between esports and traditional sports, and the League’s role in diversity leadership
53. Hands-on: Oculus Quest is an intriguing new middle ground for VR
54. 562 adapts to VR growing at a Snailiens’ pace
55. ‘Astro Bot Rescue Mission’ Review – This VR Platformer Earns Our First 10 Out of 10
56. John Carmack’s advice for mobile VR devs: Iterate, iterate, iterate
57. Stupid Patent of the Month: Trolling Virtual Reality
58. My confusing, 10-day journey to getting a UWP game to work on Windows 10
59. Block party: Minecraft has over 90 million monthly active players
60. Minecraft exceeds 90m monthly active users: Despite dominating the headlines, Fortnite still lags behind as Minecraft gains nearly 20 million monthly users in 2018 alone
61. Newzoo: Catering to families with Xbox Game Pass could be key to closing gap on Sony
62. Forza Horizon 4 is the best open-world driving game you can buy
63. How Serious Sam set itself apart in the era of Duke Nukemand Quake
64. Review: Civilization VI on the iPhone is the full experience
65. How The Universim’s ‘god game’ twist charmed Early Access players
66. Ubisoft Joins Blockchain Game Alliance as Publishers Anticipate Death of the Video Game Console
67. Google and Ubisoft to test game-streaming service with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Limited number of users in the US will be able to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for free through their Chrome browser
68. Google is testing an in-Chrome game streaming service with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
69. Google announces “Project Stream”—a “test” of game streaming in Chrome
70. Vivendi will sell all Ubisoft shares by March 2019
71. Vivendi lays plan to relinquish the last of its Ubisoft stock by 2019
72. Ubisoft chief: The games industry needs to find its soul
73. “Gaming is not about entertainment, it’s about learning”: Ubisoft chief creative officer Serge Hascoet says the games industry is missing a soul, doesn’t do enough to benefit players in their lives away from the game
74. Liquid Media acquires rights to 65 classic video game titles
75. Warner Bros distributing Cyberpunk 2077 in North America: Partnership with developer CD Projekt Red continues after publisher distributed past Witcher games in the region
76. Tencent investing $316 million in Bilibili: Chinese gaming giant to purchase approximately 12.3% in shares of video sharing company that owns Overwatch League Hangzhou team
77. Tencent restructures with an eye on corporate clients as games business stutters
78. Chinese console and TV-based game market projected to reach $736m in 2018: Grey market software to account for nearly two-thirds of market value
79. Disney shuts down Club Penguin Island, lays off developers
80. Club Penguin Island shuts down, “dozens” of developers reportedly laid off
81. Ex-Irrational and Slipgate veteran shares the secret to game dev survival: Apathy will kill your game, so work on something you believe in, says indie developer Gwen Frey
82. Blog: Indie marketing – It’s never too soon
83. It’s time we stopped encouraging indies: The Fall director John Warner rethinks the ethics of guiding aspiring developers without acknowledging some harsh realities
84. Three pain points in the production and design of Shadow of the Tomb Raider
85. Don’t Miss: How reference data was captured for Forza Motorsport 5
86. Video: Sid Meier explores ‘interesting decisions’ in gameplay
87. The Walking Dead Producer Says Video Games Resurrected The Zombie Genre
88. How EVE Online has evolved in the era of F2P
89. Leaked Video Seems To Show Open-World Harry Potter Game
90. Twitch Viewers Band Together To Fund A Streamer’s Life-Saving Trip To The ER
91. Seattle police try new opt-in registry system to combat SWATting
92. Police to Seattle’s techies, streamers: Sign up for our anti-swatting service [Updated]
93. EA has killed, pledges to kill again – 10 Years Ago This Month: EA CEO John Riccitiello gets into the spooky spirit of the season by promising the publisher would be an unstoppable game-cancelling machine

Jon

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY

1. Court Rules FCC Must Release Records That Could Explain Fraudulent Net Neutrality Comments
2. Judge: FCC can’t hide records that may explain net neutrality comment fraud
3. Ajit Pai calls California’s net neutrality rules “illegal”
4. Ajit Pai Whines About California’s Net Neutrality Effort, Calls It ‘Radical,’ ‘Illegal’
5. Scott Wiener Paints Ajit Pai as Telecom Shill as California Net Neutrality Fight Escalates
6. Charter negotiating with NY to avoid being kicked out of the state
7. The Nation’s Second Biggest Cable Company Probably Won’t Get Kicked Out Of New York State After All
8. Despite data caps and throttling, industry says mobile can replace home Internet
9. Google Fiber’s ‘Failure’ Succeeded In Shining A Light On Pathetic Broadband Competition
10. AT&T and Verizon want to manage your identity across websites and apps
11. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile & Sprint Want Even Broader Access To Your Personal Data
12. For Wireless Giant Verizon, The Media Business Is A Distraction At Best
13. AT&T Boss Writes Script for HBO: More Data, More Money – Randall Stephenson wants to use customer data to help WarnerMedia pick projects, challenge internet giants 

DIGITAL

1. SCC rules for ISPs in ‘test case’ for copyright infringement litigation costs
2. Rogers Wins in Supreme Court of Canada (Howard Knopf) 
3. Rogers v. Voltage – My comments today September 14, 2018 on CTV (Howard Knopf)
4. Supreme Court of Canada on Copyright Notices: Identification of IP Address “Not Conclusive of Guilt” (Michael Geist)
5. Notice the Difference?: Supreme Court Rules ISPs Can Be Compensated for Copyright Costs (Michael Geist)
6. Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Obligations of ISPs Under Notice and Notice Regime – Copyright Owners Have to Pay (Something) to Play
7. In Cyberwar, There Are No Rules: Why the world desperately needs digital Geneva Conventions.
8. EU approves controversial Copyright Directive, including internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’: Those in favor say they’re fighting for content creators, but critics say the new laws will be ‘catastrophic’
9. EU Continues To Kill The Open Web: Massive Fines For Sites That Don’t Censor Within An Hour 
10. EU Approves Controversial Copyright Reform, Could Force YouTube And Other Platforms To Remove All Copyrighted Content
11. European Parliament adopted its position on the controversial Copyright Directive
12. Guy In Charge Of EU Copyright Directive Claims He Didn’t Know What He Voted On, Needs To Fix Things
13. Thanks To ISP Bahnhof, We Know Just How Crazy Copyright Trolling In Sweden Is Getting 
14. Google, Facebook Dealt Blow by EU Lawmakers on Copyright
15. Google Fights In EU Court Against Ability Of One Country To Censor The Global Internet
16. Google’s Chinese Search Engine Will Censor Results, Provide Gov’t-Approved Pollution Data
17. Google, Facebook, Twitter face EU fines over extremist posts
18. British cave explorer sues Elon Musk for defamation over “pedo guy” tweets
19. Racism and anti-Semitism surged in corners of the Web after Trump’s election, analysis shows
20. Donald Trump Jr. Posts Fake Letter to Instagram Mocking Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh 
21. 3D-Printed Gun Activist Cody Wilson Charged With Sexual Assault of a Child [Updated]
22. Judge orders Cody Wilson’s arrest, but he skipped his return flight from Taiwan 
23. Lawmakers: Deepfakes Could “Undermine Public Trust” in “Objective Depictions of Reality” 
24. Is content validation the next growth industry?
25. Memetic Tribes and Culture War 2.0
26. Leaked 2016 video will fuel conservative worries about Google bias
27. Let’s Be Very Clear About What Breitbart’s Leaked Google Video Shows
28. Where in the World Is Larry Page?: While Alphabet faces existential challenges, its co-founder is exercising his right to be forgotten.
29. The case against a right to be forgotten 
30. How Regulating Platforms’ Content Moderation Means Regulating Speech – Even Yours.
31. UK MP Thinks Secret Online Groups Are The Root Of All Evil Online, Promises To Regulate ‘Large Online Groups’
32. White House Potentially Exploring Executive Order On ‘Social Media Bias’
33. Actual Research On Political Bias In Search Results Would Be Useful, But So Far It Doesn’t Show Anything
34. Media Manipulation, Strategic Amplification, and Responsible Journalism
35. Can Trusted Brands Beat ‘Fake News’?
36. Media Planners Battle The Bots 
37. It’s hard to sue a robot: product liability considerations and AI in Canada
38. Roca Labs’ Anti-Review Clause Violates FTC Act–FTC v. Roca Labs (Eric Goldman)
39. Mumford & Sons beware! An AI can now write indie music
40. No proof blind plaintiffs aware of arbitration clause, so discrimination class action proceeds in court 
41. Amazon on Track to Be No. 3 in U.S. Digital Ad Revenue but Still Way Behind Google, Facebook
42. Amazon looking into claims that employees delete bad reviews for cash
43. Amazon is testing a shopping site called Scout that recommends furniture and women’s shoes based on your likes
44. Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea: With a single scholarly article, Lina Khan, 29, has reframed decades of monopoly law.
45. Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox (Lina Khan)
46. Why Roku isn’t afraid of competition from Apple, Google and Amazon
47. ACLU, Labor Union, Allege Facebook’s Ad Targeting Discriminates By Gender
48. Facebook is letting job advertisers target only men
49. Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?
50. Facebook Watch Unveils Trailers, Launch Dates For Shows Starring Kim Kardashian, Catherine Zeta-Jones
51. Facebook Watch Debuts Odell Beckham Jr. Docuseries ‘I Am More’
52. Linus Torvalds apologizes for years of being a jerk, takes time off to learn empathy
53. Sorry, Sony Music, you don’t own the rights to Bach’s music on Facebook
54. YouTube Kids now comes with stronger parental controls
55. YouTube Kids App Unveils New Feature Aimed At Preteens
56. With 70% Of Viewership On Mobile, YouTube Is Finally Rolling Out Vertical Video Ads
57. YouTube Greenlights Doc About LGBTQ+ Pride, Starring Raymond Braun
58. The 9th Most-Viewed YouTube Channel On Earth, ‘Little Baby Bum’, Has Been Acquired
59. Videos Of ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ Game Will Be Restored After Content ID Mix-Up Caused Takedowns, YouTube Says 
60. Should YouTube Change Its Algorithm To Promote Library Content And Avoid Creator Burnout?
61. H3h3productions Returns To YouTube After Three-Month Absence With Frank Chat About Burnout
62. YouTube Premium Launches French Originals
63. YouTube May Soon Give Its Premium Content A Temporary Trip Outside The Paywall 
64. YouTube Premium Continues International Push With New French Originals 
65. YouTube Viewership On TV Sets Has Nearly Doubled Year-Over-Year Across Europe
66. Rapper Wiz Khalifa Launches YouTube Channel For 5-Year-Old Son Sebastian 
67. YouTube Opens $5 ‘Channel Memberships’ Feature To Creators With More Than 50,000 Subscribers
68. Following Go90 Shutdown, Former Content Partners Seek Distribution On YouTube, Netflix
69. Inside Netflix’s high-stakes quest to win Best Picture 
70. Creator Couple Lauren Riihimaki and Alex Wassabi Are Taking Time Apart 
71. Snapchat To Let 20 Publisher Partners Repurpose — And Monetize — User-Generated Snaps
72. Hulu Reaches For The Stars With New Ad Strategy To Complement Original Space Show ‘The First’ 
73. UK’s CMA Launches Investigation into Social Media Influencers – UK, US and Canadian Perspectives
74. Insights: How Influencers And Brands Can Avoid Follower Fraud 
75. Barstool Sports’ new pizza app gets 175,000 downloads in a month
76. Snapchat Will Let Media Partners Aggregate, Monetize User Posts: Initial partners include CNN, NBC News, NowThis, Hearst, Viacom, Overtime, Refinery29, Jukin Media
77. Snap’s users are leaving in waves and may be causing their friends to follow
78. In Emmys First, Netflix Ties With HBO For Most Wins, Lifting Streamer’s Stock This Morning
79. Netflix finally tied with HBO for total wins at the 2018 Emmys: Spending money on content works
80. ‘Insatiable’ Is Back For More — Netflix Is Giving The Massively Polarizing Series A Second Season 
81. IMAX In Talks With Netflix, Amazon To Distribute Original Films, CEO Says
82. How Disney’s Netflix Rival Will Actually Work
83. Fan-Favorite Villain Loki, Avenger Scarlet Witch To Get Their Own Live-Action Series On Disney’s Streaming Platform
84. General Motors activates OnStar Crisis Assist for Hurricane Florence
85. California Eyes Questionable Legislation In Bid To Fix The Internet Of Broken Things
86. Authors’ viral Twitter thread is now a horror film starring Alyson Hannigan 
87. Twitter Announces 50 New Video Content Deals To Complement Local TV Programming
88. Periscope Adds Audio-Only Option So Creators Can Stream Off-Camera
89. Conan O’Brien’s complete late-night TV archive will be posted online in January [Updated]
90. Fake-cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme lands creator in prison
91. John Deere Just Swindled Farmers Out Of Their Right To Repair
92. The Competition Bureau weighs in on restrictions faced by online eyewear retailers
93. Review: Mega-hit boardgame Scythe goes digital on Steam
94. Social Media and Its Effect on Your Case – Is Private Really Private?
95. Apple repays €14B in “illegal aid” to Ireland, so EU drops court case
96. The iPhone Franchise
97. Apple Magically Makes the Notch Disappear
98. iOS 12 on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Mini 2: It’s actually faster!
99. Yes, You Can Own the Movies You Buy from Apple, Kinda
100. Apple Didn’t Delete That Guys iTunes Movies, But What Happened Still Shows The Insanity Of Copyright
101. An Oral History Of Apple’s Infinite Loop
102. How Streaming Is Erasing The History Of Mixtape Rap Producers Like DJ Drama: We Talk To Mixtape Heroes About Being Left Behind By Spotify
103. What on Earth Makes a $1,200 Graphics Card Worth It? 
104. Text Messages and Binding Contracts
105. Congressional Research Service Reports Now Officially Publicly Available
106. New bill would finally tear down federal judiciary’s ridiculous paywall 
107. Surprise: Bill Introduced To Finally Make PACER Free To All

CREATIVITY

1. Compromising on Culture?: Why a Blanket Culture Exception in NAFTA is Unnecessary (Michael Geist)
2. CBS CEO Moonves’ ouster is a too rare case
3. Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce Trademark Bullies Kevin Smith’s Podcast Over Hollywood Sign
4. Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection for old songs
5. Music Modernization Act Passes in Senate With Unanimous Support
6. Senate passes Music Modernization Act: The House must approve the bill once again before it’s signed into law by President Trump
7. Compromise Music Modernization Act Will Bring Old Sound Recordings into The Public Domain, Tiptoe Towards Orphan Works Solution
8. How intellectual property rights can protect fashion products in the UK: now and post-Brexit
9. The Outline and the curse of media venture capital
10. Advertising for E-Cigs – Concerns about Targeting Children 
11. Court: Trump’s ‘Get ‘Em Out’ Order Directed At Campaign Rally Protesters Is Protected Speech
12. Blog: Using austerity as a creative tool
13. The Power Of Live: Global Live Music Fan Study
14. How the Grateful Dead Changed Live Music Forever
15. Hollywood’s New Golden Age: The cast and crew at this LA retirement home are in their twilight years, but the show must go on.
16. People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.
17. Why Curiosity Matters: New Research Shows That Curiosity Is Vital To An Organization’s Performance – As Are The Particular Wa In Which People Are Curious And The Experiences They Are Exposed To.
18. Startups are giving writers and filmmakers more ways to make it in Hollywood

 SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

1. Russians tried to hack Swiss lab testing samples from Skripal attack
2. WikiLeaks founder sought Russian visa in 2010, per AP report
3. Russian man pleads guilty, admits he ran notorious Kelihos botnet
4. Mirai botnet creators praised for helping FBI, won’t serve prison time
5. European Court Of Human Rights: UK Surveillance Revealed By Snowden Violates Human Rights
6. Another Batch Of FISA Court Docs Confirms The NSA Frequently Abuses Its Collection Powers 
7. Federal Court Says NSA PRISM Surveillance Good And Legal Because The Gov’t Said It Was Good And Legal
8. State Cops Accidentally Out Their Surveillance Of Anti-Police Groups With Browser Screenshot
9. Bay Area transit system approves new surveillance-oversight policy
10. Congress Fails To Include A Single Consumer Advocate In Upcoming Privacy Hearing
11. NewEgg cracked in breach, hosted card-stealing code within its own checkout
12. Privacy Laws North of the Border: a Primer

GAMES

1. Valve and Ubisoft fined for breaching consumer laws in France
2. Valve and Ubisoft fined for breach of French consumer law: Steam and Uplay latest storefronts caught up in European consumer rights violations
3. Washington State and 15 countries team up over video game gambling concerns  
4. 15 European gambling regulators unite to tackle loot box threat: Along with Washington State. 
5. 15 European regulators have come together to help tackle loot boxes
6. 15 countries and one US state team up to fight gambling in video games
7. International gambling regulators unite on skins gambling, loot boxes: Agencies from Spain, UK, France, Washington State, and a dozen more concerns about “blurring of lines between gambling and gaming”
8. Loot boxes in Belgium: Reports on criminal prosecution – but what does this mean?
9. Australian study warns of link between loot boxes and problem gambling
10. Australian investigation finds loot boxes are “psychologically akin to gambling”: Report suggests restricting sale of games containing loot boxes to players of legal gambling age
11. Loot boxes are “psychologically akin to gambling”, according to Australian study: Games with loot boxes should only be available to players of legal gambling age.
12. 343 FPS chief says no ‘real-money loot boxes’ in Halo Infinite
13. All Bets are On! Gambling and Video Games
14. Video Game Addiction Is Real And Professionals Aren’t Prepared To Help
15. Mobile marketplaces accused of publishing apps violating kids’ privacy laws
16. How Game Apps That Captivate Kids Have Been Collecting Their Data: A lawsuit by New Mexico’s attorney general accuses a popular app maker, as well as
    online ad businesses run by Google and Twitter, of violating children’s privacy law.
17. Tiny Lab, Google, ad companies accused of violating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act: New Mexico lawsuit alleges companies illegally collected and tracked children’s personal information
18. Capcom shuts down Dead Rising developer Capcom Vancouver
19. Capcom closing Vancouver studio: Publisher confirms plans to consolidate major development in Japan after announcing $40 million expense on cancelled projects
20. Mobile game dev Outfit7 opens new Barcelona studio
21. Analysts doubt China will take six months to begin reapproving games
22. China may not need six months to start approving games again – analysts: Games are now able to go to market for one month
23. Take-Two CEO: U.S. gov’t needs to take a stand on China’s game trade
24. Barriers to China will come down – Zelnick: Take-Two CEO believes government will eventually allow Western game publishers unfettered access to the market, criticizes US government for unequal trade restrictions
25. China’s console market might be small, but it’s starting to take shape
26. Game streaming’s latency problems will be over in a few years, CEO says
27. Streaming, subscriptions won’t be game changers – Take-Two: CEO Strauss Zelnick believes tech will accelerate adoption of cross-platform play, but won’t fundamentally alter the Grand Theft Auto publisher’s business
28. Rockstar is bringing an open-world online mode to Red Dead Redemption 2
29. A Benchmark Of Sorts: Steam’s First Fully Uncensored Adult Novel-Game To Be Released In Coming Weeks
30. Steam’s uncensored adult game Negligee isn’t available in every country
31. First uncensored adult game on Steam pulled from sale in 28 countries: “The fact is, these restrictions are the downside of being the poster child for the first fully uncensored adult game on Steam,” says developer Dharker Studios
32. Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals following soft launch
33. Boss Key’s multiplayer shooter LawBreakers has officially shut down
34. Tattoos, Video Games & Copyright Law: Beauty May Only Be Skin Deep … But Does Copyright go to the Bone?
35. Ninja Becomes First Gamer To Cover ‘ESPN Magazine’, Says He’s Making Seven Figures Monthly
36. eSports Milestone: Pro Gamer Ninja To Be The First Pro Gamer Featured On ESPN Magazine Cover
37. The need for visible women in esports: Hearthstone pro Cordelia Chui and League of Legends team manager Amy Snowdon talk about the problems with trying to fit in
38. Twitch appoints first-ever head of diversity and inclusion
39. Twitch hires new head of diversity and inclusion: Streaming giant also adds CFO and Chief Human Resources Officer
40. TwitchCon Bulks Up Security Measures Following August Shooting At ‘Madden’ Tournament
41. Twitch Hires Former Vimeo Exec Katrina Jones As First Head Of Diversity And Inclusion
42. NPD: Madden NFL 19 scores while Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 returns – Nintendo Switch sales remain strong, though still must work to catch PS4’s year-to-date lead
43. You can now share your Switch game downloads across consoles
44. Nintendo will erase cloud saves once Switch Online subscription ends
45. Assassin’s Creed for Switch adopts pay-as-you-play pricing in Japan
46. Switch owners in Japan are getting a “cloud version” of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Ubisoft follows the streaming model adopted by Capcom for Resi 7, selling daily and full-game passes for its upcoming blockbuster
47. Nintendo Switch cloud save data disappears if you cancel subscription
48. Nintendo details 2019 line-up for Switch – but why so early?: Latest Nintendo Direct showcases loads of games, answers loads of criticisms about Switch lineup
49. Nintendo tries bundling Switch with a F2P game: Fortnite
50. Switch’s replica NES controllers only work with emulated NES games
51. Stormy Daniels Says Donald Trump Has “A ____ Like The Mushroom Character From Mario Kart”
52. New NES controllers headline announcement-filled Nintendo Switch presentation
53. Nintendo Switch NES controllers will be Online Service-exclusive: Joy-Cons designed to look like classic controllers are dedicated to NES games that come with the service
54. Nintendo requires online subscription to purchase Switch NES controller
55. Nintendo introduces Fortnite Switch bundle with V-bucks included: Console bundle is the same price as system alone, includes in-game currency and exclusive cosmetics
56. Pokemon Go and the potential of seasonality: Major changes to Niantic’s mobile AR game helped its popularity to surge over the summer, suggesting a new model developers could consider adopting
57. Niantic rolls out suggestion system for new Pokémon Golocations
58. Check out the pitch documents for the original Pokemongames
59. Ubisoft details its blockchain-powered game HashCraft
60. Ubisoft reveals HashCraft, a secret new blockchain game
61. Riot Games Says It Wants To Clean Up Its Mess, But The People Who Made It Are Still There
62. Ex-Riot devs net $2.5M to help launch new LA studio Singularity 6
63. Singularity 6 hopes to dominate a lack of competition:
64. PlayStation is the third most-recognized brand in the UK:Nintendo and Xbox at 11 and 17, respectively; Apple takes top spot
65. Sony making mini-console debut with PlayStation Classic
66. Sony Just Announced The $100 PlayStation Classic Console
67. Sony Is Making A Playstation Classic, And You Can Already Order It
68. Sony to launch PlayStation Classic on December 3: Mini version of the classic console will be pre-loaded with Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3, 16 other games
69. Sony joins the classic-console fray with $99 PlayStation Classic on Dec. 3
70. Sega pushes Mega Drive Mini to 2019: Japanese publisher is rethinking the retro console’s design ahead of simultaneous global launch
71. Interplay co-founder Brian Fargo wants to buy back the studio
72. Brian Fargo wants to buy back Interplay: Fargo will attempt to acquire the company he co-founded in 1983 if Bard’s Tale IV hits sales target
73. Treyarch bosses explain decision to drop single-player campaign from Black Ops 4
74. Skillz doubles revenue run-rate once more to $400 million: 5,000 new developer partners fuel growth over five-month period
75. Making a retro indie game stand out from the crowd
76. Deep Rock Galactic and the advantages of open development
77. How do you evaluate a mobile game’s profit potential?
78. Video: UX expert helps explain why Fortnite is such a success
79. ‘Fortnite’ Is Not YouTube’s Most Popular Game
80. The standalone YouTube Gaming app is essentially being absorbed into YouTube
81. YouTube To Shutter Gaming App In 2019, Unveils Revamped Gaming Hub On Flagship Site
82. YouTube will close YouTube Gaming, move it all to the main site
83. YouTube Gaming migrates to main YouTube hub: Separate website, app to shut down by March 2019; features implemented on YouTube main
84. Apple, Kabam veterans form new indie publisher Rogue: Label will publish mobile games with a focus on highly detailed, optimized experiences
85. Keywords marks a strong six months with two new acquisitions: Trailer Farm and SoundLab join the rapidly growing firm as H1 revenue and profit rise 70 per cent
86. Wargaming opens new UK studio to develop free-to-play MMO game
87. Wargaming opens UK studio for new MMO: Studio to lead the development of a new free-to-play IP
88. Telecoms giant Sky forms new mobile studio with The Walking Dead producer
89. Sky partners with The Walking Dead producer for joint mobile venture: Skybound Stories to develop narrative-driven experiences out of new and existing IP
90. Remedy Entertainment is adapting Alan Wake into a television series: Material from unfinished sequel will serve as inspiration for the show, says game creator Sam Lake
91. Why some devs partner with investment funds over publishers
92. Aaryn Flynn joins Improbable: Former BioWare GM talks about getting his head in the clouds and building a new studio from scratch in downtown Edmonton
93. The Comic Book History Behind the New Spider-Man Game’s Unlockable Suits
94. Blog: The story of Turkey’s video game pioneers
95. Blog: Understanding the design of the ‘magic circle’
96. Why do gamers still buy physical games?: We teamed up with GameTrack to ask them
97. UKIE: Only 19% of parents set and enforce screen time limits for their children – Digital School House report finds just 44 per cent of parents talk to their children about online safety`
98. Writing the video games of the future: ArenaNet narrative designers Aaron Linde and Alex Kain discuss VR, and what they see as the future of interactive storytelling
99. Sony applied for a patent on a simulation sickness-detecting VR headset
100. Rovio has an AR Angry Birds game coming to Magic Leap One
101. Blog: Why I love physics-based games
102. Blog: Bloom’s taxonomy of game reviews
103. Video: A how-to guide for Muslim representation in video games
104. Blog: How does video game localization work in 2018?
105. Warren Spector shares how to find personal success in the game industry

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