Video Game Logic Episode 4: Hoist the Jolly Roger

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For Show Date: 1-19-15

1. Games played this week. (Host’s Pick their own)
2. Hitman switches to episodic release
3. Why aren’t multiplayer-only shooters catching on?
4. Sony attempts to trademark the term Let’s Play
5. Minecraft Education Edition Announced
6. High Court Will Hear Microsoft Appeal Over Xbox Lawsuit
7. Video Game Piracy / Games Preservation
8. Mail Call / Community Corner
9. Steam weekly deal discussion. (games we recommend on sale this week)

News Items and sources:

Hitman switches to episodic release

http://mashable.com/2016/01/14/hitman-episodic-release/#PNGrTQ0.cgq1

Why aren’t multiplayer-only shooters catching on?

http://www.cpazgamedesign.com/uncategorized/why-arent-multiplayer-only-shooters-catching-on/

Sony attempts to trademark the term Let’s Play

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/165840-Sony-Attempted-to-Trademark-the-Phrase-Lets-Play-But-Its-Efforts-Were-Foiled-in-the-US

High Court Will Hear Microsoft Appeal Over Xbox Lawsuit

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_XBOX_SCRATCHED_DISKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-01-15-16-20-59

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/supreme-court-to-hear-microsoft-xbox-360-console-defect-case/

Minecraft Education Edition Announced

http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/19/10788994/minecraft-education-edition-announced-microsoft