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Bill Russell, NBA Legend, Sues NCAA and Electronic Arts

​He may be 77, but he's still up for a little legal one-on-one. William "Bill" Russell, the former USF basketball star and Celtics player from the late '50s and '60s, is suing the NCAA and Electronic Arts for using his likeness for a popular video game without paying him. Russell claims the compan ... More >>

'Madden NFL' Creator Sues Electronic Arts, Says He Is Owed 'Tens of Millions'

​If you're a man under the age of 40, chances are you have considered suing Electronic Arts -- for the hours, days, and years of your life lost to the video-game company's addictive football franchise, Madden NFL. Well, game developer Robin Antonick has his own bone to pick. Antonick, who asserts ... More >>

Evil Jerk Cart Celebrates First Birthday with Halloween Costume Party

Tamara Palmer​Lisette Titre missed the Jamaican food her family made in Florida, so she started Evil Jerk Cart to fill the void, selling items such as jerk chicken and pork and vegetarian "Ital" stew. Now Titre, who daylights as a senior character and special effects artist at Electronic Arts, ... More >>

'Halo: Reach' Earns $200 Million, Shows Console Games Are Still Big Business

Still printing money, it seems​One of the more vivid side discussions provoked by our story last week on social-gaming company Zynga's allegedly predatory business practices was about the merits of Zynga-style games. The company specializes in Facebook apps that entice users to compulsively build ... More >>

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NFL Veterans Sue EA Sports, Claim Their Likenesses Were Ripped Off. Yes, Again.

No, Bret Favre isn't suing. But a sideline's worth of other gridiron players are. ​Electronic Arts Inc. is facing yet another lawsuit faulting the videogame company for ripping off the players depicted in the football game Madden NFL.Tony Davis, former halfback for the Cincinnati Bengals and T ... More >>

Academy of Art Prez Pens Infomercial for Her School -- on SFGate

What does it behoove SFGate to run an infomercial praising Academy of Art -- written by the school's president?​When SFGate debuted its "City Brights" blogging section, we didn't know what to think. Soon, however, the strategy became apparent -- give a space to every last person in the Bay Area an ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ Doc Fu (Red Wine)

​DJ Doc Fu runs with the Red Wine crew, which means you can find one his sets slipped into a fine dining establishment (Farmer Brown) or a corner dive (Dalva), depending on the night. The love for this particular DJ runs from this coast out east as well: he's supported such heavies in the hip-ho ... More >>

Hut, Hut, Suit: Yet Another Little-Known College Football Player Sues EA Sports for Allegedly Stealing His Image

Computer NERDS appear to have won in the end, Ogre​ Every couple of months, it seems to happen. No, we're not talking about Oakland Raiders victories (though we bet that'll be an accurate assessment). Yet another obscure former college football player has graduated from football to the full court ... More >>

Games Beatles fans play: The Fab Four’s amusement oeuvre

Computer NERDS appear to have won in the end, Ogre​ Every couple of months, it seems to happen. No, we're not talking about Oakland Raiders victories (though we bet that'll be an accurate assessment). Yet another obscure former college football player has graduated from football to the full court ... More >>

Jocks Vs. Nerds: Former College QB Sues NCAA, Videogame Company Over Use of Athletes' Names and Likenesses

Those videogame nerds stole your likeness, Ogre... The plot of many a 3 a.m.-caliber movie has featured the put-upon nerd matriculating to vast wealth in the computer industry -- while the bullying quarterback peaks before age 22. Yet in San Francisco Federal Court you could call it "Revenge of the ... More >>

Burnout Paradise Rekindles Auto Erotica on PS3, XBOX 360

Those videogame nerds stole your likeness, Ogre... The plot of many a 3 a.m.-caliber movie has featured the put-upon nerd matriculating to vast wealth in the computer industry -- while the bullying quarterback peaks before age 22. Yet in San Francisco Federal Court you could call it "Revenge of the ... More >>

Ozzy Coming to Oakland With Rob Zombie in November

Those videogame nerds stole your likeness, Ogre... The plot of many a 3 a.m.-caliber movie has featured the put-upon nerd matriculating to vast wealth in the computer industry -- while the bullying quarterback peaks before age 22. Yet in San Francisco Federal Court you could call it "Revenge of the ... More >>

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Pirates at the Dock

Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring

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Pirates at the Dock

Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring

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Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring