Game News: Playback

While admitedly it has been a relatively slow news week here at GameSpot, there have been a number of big stories and updates that caught our eye.

Gamers attempting to sue Origin and Electronic Arts in court suffered a defeat this week when the judge decided that the gamers could not be recognized as a class. In the meantime, the judge will be determining if the gamers' attorney George Schultz is even fit to represent the gamers.

Activision is looking to step up in the gaming world, and it made a big step this week with the announcement that it signed a ten-year licensing agreement with Viacom for the purposes of creating multiplatform Star Trek games. The first title will be based on the new Star Trek movie coming out this winter, Insurrection.

It's a big week for demos with Bullfrog and Electronic Arts releasing a demo of their highly anticipated Populous: The Beginning, the third in the award-winning Populous series.