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Warcraft developer issues a notice of opposition to Valve's mod based game.

The acronym DOTA may not mean a whole lot to some people, but it apparently means a lot to Blizzard.  Short for Defense of the Ancients, DOTA began its life as a popular mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the expansion The Frozen Throne.  Valve, a company that is decidedly not Blizzard, took notice of the mod’s popularity and began development of a sequel, aptly titled DOTA 2. 

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Microsoft's problems with the new dashboard continue.

As the new dashboard for the Xbox 360 is introduced to millions of gamers, some changes are upsetting users. IGN is reporting that the Party feature in the Netflix app is no longer there. This feature used to allow Xbox Live subscribers to hang out with their friends' Avatars while watching a movie or show on Netflix. Microsoft offered this statement about the feature's removal: 

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Don't want to surrender your right to take part in a class action suit? Visit this website.

Earlier this year Sony and EA/Origin made amendments to their Terms of Service that limited litigation to arbitration – essentially making gamers agree not to sue them in class action lawsuits in the event of, let’s say, a major security breach.

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