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I am an indepedent game developer with Divine Knight Gaming, a writer for Techdirt and web developer. In my game development, I focus on using cross platform technologies that work with Linux, Mac and Windows. My current project is a flash game called Demon's Hex. As a writer for Techdirt, I focus on issues relating to intellectual Property law and technology.
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Member Blogs
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What's All This About Let's Play Videos? |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 16 May 2013 03:10:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing
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| Why have a policy on Let's Play videos when fair use already covers them? |
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VGVN Touts 500k Members: Does It Really Mean Anything?  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:02:00 EDT in
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| The Video Game Voters Network is claiming 500,000 members? But do those members really matter when their interests clash with the ESA, the parent organization of the VGVN? No they don't. |
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What Does It Mean To Win Worst Company In America? |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing
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| Last year, EA won the title of Worst Company in America. This year it has been nominated to win again. What can we learn from these events? |
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The Issue With Game Maker's DRM |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:04:00 EST in
Production
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| I will never understand why companies continue to insist on using DRM. |
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2012: The Year Of The Linux Game |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:59:00 EDT in
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| Based on recent events, I am confident in proclaiming that 2012 is the Year of the Linux Game. |
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New Research Brings Much Needed Objectivity To Game Piracy Numbers |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT in
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| Researchers have found objective and quantifiable data on the piracy numbers of games through BitTorrent. |
| Read More... | 37 Comments |
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E Zachary Knight's Comments
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Comment In: How prevalent is game piracy? A new report offers perspective [News - 05/16/2013 - 12:24]
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Karl, r n r nI ... Karl, r n r nI think flea markets and street vendors are regional at this point. In rich countries, such as the US and much of Europe, where high speed internet is the norm, street vendor piracy is pretty non existent. However, in poorer countries, such as much of Asia, ... |
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Comment In: All Your Nintendo Let's Plays Are Belong To Nintendo? [Blog - 05/17/2013 - 12:26]
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Maciej, r n r n ... Maciej, r n r n We 're having a yes it is, no it isn 't argument. r n r nNo. We are not. If you can 't see that, and based on your comments down below you probably won 't, then I am sorry. |
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Comment In: Nintendo cracks down on fan-made videos [News - 05/16/2013 - 03:48]
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I blame Google and Youtube, ... I blame Google and Youtube, a medium designed to allow for the distribution of public domain video, for not protecting the content producers itself produced and has made absolutely insane amounts of money off of. r n r nGoogle has its hands tied for the most part, thanks to the ... |
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Comment In: Motiva v. Nintendo: the Facts, the Law, Patent Troll Loss, and Lesson for Indie Game Developers [Blog - 05/15/2013 - 01:00]
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I do not agree with ... I do not agree with the conclusion at all. Small companies patenting abstract software ideas is the primary source of patent trolls ' arsenal. They buy up the patents of companies going out of business for the sole purpose of litigating on those patents. Why would I as an indie ... |
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Comment In: Three years on, EA decides Online Pass isn't really its thing [News - 05/15/2013 - 08:04]
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Ha I knew this program ... Ha I knew this program was a dead end when it was introduced. I am actually surprised that it survived this long. Good riddance to bad business. I hope their next boondoggle is another spectacular failure. |
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Comment In: Wii U GamePad reverse-engineered [News - 05/15/2013 - 10:34]
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The core concern would be ... The core concern would be with aftermarket controllers. Nintendo licenses out the rights to make aftermarket controllers and I don 't think they want any aftermarket Gamepads out there. This discovery would make unlicensed aftermarket controllers pretty easy to make. |
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