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  2. Video game controversies - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game Genres Action Shooter Action-adventure Adventure ...

  3. Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association - Wikipedia

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    Video game distributors are similarly bound by voluntary compliance to check the age of the purchaser against the rating of the game to prevent the sale of mature titles to younger players. Most stores prevent the sale of unrated games, so virtually every video game sold at retail in the United States is rated by the ESRB.

  4. Fortnite gaming addiction lawsuit not extreme, Fayetteville ...

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    Popular video game Fortnite continues to be under the spotlight amid a lawsuit claiming it's as addicting as cocaine. A Fayetteville psychology professor says the comparison isn't too extreme.

  5. Digital Homicide Studios - Wikipedia

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    In May 2017, Digital Spy ranked the lawsuit against Sterling fifth on its list of the "5 silliest legal scraps" in the video game industry. [30] Nathan Grayson of Kotaku opined in September 2016 that both of James Romine's lawsuits and the surrounding controversy could have been avoided if Valve had taken a larger role in Steam's release ...

  6. Video Game Addiction Gets Lawyer Suspended From Practice - AOL

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    There's no shortage of people addicted to video games, but it's the rare person who becomes so obsessed with them that he loses his job. In Pennsylvania, however, a 43-year-old lawyer has been ...

  7. Social media companies must face youth addiction lawsuits, US ...

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    More than 140 school districts have filed similar lawsuits against the industry that are also before Gonzalez, and 42 states plus the District of Columbia last month sued Meta for youth addiction ...

  8. Jack Thompson (activist) - Wikipedia

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    Thompson has heavily criticized a number of video games and campaigned against their producers and distributors. His basic argument is that violent video games have repeatedly been used by teenagers as "murder simulators" to rehearse violent plans. He has pointed to alleged connections between such games and a number of school massacres.

  9. California union alleges state illegally outsourced work in ...

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    The Civil Rights Department filed lawsuits in 2018 and 2021 against Riot Games and Activision, alleging the companies had violated California’s equal-pay and anti-discrimination laws with their ...