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Game Over: A History of Video Game Lawsuits

A man recently sued XBox, Wii and PlayStation, but he's not the first person to file an outrageous gaming-related case.

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Last week, a 29-year-old gamer from San Jose, California served up lawsuits against both Microsoft and Nintendo and also appealed his previously dismissed case against Sony. Apparently, homie has a host of actionable grievances: he was banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments, his Wii update won't let him use certain programs, and he just doesn't like red rings. First of all—fuck red rings for real! We've got his back on that one. But we're not so sure he's got a leg to stand on in his other lawsuits. He's suing because they've interfered with his "pursuit of happiness"? FOH, fam.

His cases aren't totally settled yet, but if previous video-game lawsuits through the years are any indication, it's not looking so good. We went back to the archives to play judge on some of history's most ridiculous video game lawsuits (we're coming after you, Judge Judy). Check out after the jump to read our verdict on the cases...

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