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Athletes Don’t Own Their Tattoos. That’s a Problem for Video Game Developers.

Sports video games strive for realism by closely replicating real-life players, but digitally reproducing their tattoos has led to court fights over ownership rights.

whitesoxfalife762368d ago

talk about greyest of a grey area, they just replace the authentic ones and replace them with generic kind. But that also hurt that person's authenticity....

TheUndertaker852368d ago (Edited 2368d ago )

Not just authenticity but personality too. Most people have some pretty good meanings behind the tattoos that they choose. Adding a generic one or removing them all together causes players to lose part of who they are.

Granted in this instance it’s a video game representation but that representation is a reflection of each individual player.

jlove4life2368d ago

Hell itcost me 99 dollars deluxe edtion formy player to be a crub at overall 75 pay the artist a few bucks

RememberThe3572367d ago

The game costs a lot so the publisher can afford to pay the artist royalties. I think.

RichardKing902368d ago (Edited 2368d ago )

In modern computer games, each company tries to make players as realistic as possible.

roadkillers2367d ago

Yeah, what the flying ****? How can someone own something that has become a part of your body? Creepy.

2pacalypsenow2367d ago

I think I the tatoo artists who usually design it.

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kevnb2367d ago

ya that makes sense, but I think there are times when exceptions should be made. If we are drawing a person the tattoos should be fair game, if we are just copying the tattoos for any other reason then sure, sue them.

roadkillers2367d ago

Honestly, I do not buy NBA because a basketball player has a tattoo I like..

Skankinruby2367d ago

This is an odd fact I was unaware of, I dont do the tattoo thing so I'm unaware of the rules. Does this apply to everyone or just celebrities

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SEGA has accidentally revealed 6 years of sales data for some games

SEGA has made a mistake on one of their PDF forms which has inadvertently disclosed full sales numbers of some of the company’s key software releases.

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Phoenix0295h ago

Don't forget they've put a lot of these on gamepass and ps plus so you can add that money to it. Good to see Sega going strong

shinXseijuro4h ago

Happy for sega ! I was expecting some kind of showing of their newer games at game fest but maybe they’re keeling it for TGS? Crazy taxi and jet set needs a trailer or something soon !!!

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Even the Meta Quest can be an Xbox — Leaked images show an Xbox-branded Quest 3S

Windows Central writes: "CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, had previously been vocally opposed to the idea of a native Xbox headset, stating in 2019 that 'nobody's asking for VR' on Xbox. However, Microsoft's marketing strategy for the Xbox Series X|S generation has shifted with the rise of Xbox Cloud Gaming and the 'This is an Xbox' marketing."

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mooreneco215h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Ah, a contributing factor to Meta dropping PSVR2 support for Beat sabre! Microsoft’s always stuck with the modus operandi of “if you want an original idea steal someone else’s” and try to destroy markets they cannot win in. They are doing to to console gaming and now trying VR!

OtterX4h ago

It's like a rich kid who pays the smart kid to do his homework for him.

*Yea, such a shame about Beat Saber dropping Playstation support btw. :\

OtterX5h ago

The XBox way. Hardware, even game development companies.... let them do the hard work of building things, throw them some money, then slap an XBox logo on it!

Jin_Sakai5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Good old fragmentation. Just what Xbox needed.

IRetrouk4h ago

Looks nicer than the standard one

PapaBop1h ago

This is probably nothing more than a branding attempt to show Xbox really is on all platforms. The Quest already has the Xbox Cloud app that supposedly works great. Would be cool if Microsoft actually entered the VR space in a larger capacity but if they was doing that, I imagine they'd have showcased it at their summer showcase.

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PSN Store Mid-Year Deals Has a Chunky List of Good Games Under $4.99

The PlayStation Mid-Year Deals promotion has a bunch of games worth checking out that are priced at $4.99 or below.