Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game maker, said Tuesday that it has settled a class action lawsuit charging the company with owing employees back pay for overtime.
In a press release, EA said it agreed to pay $14.9 million to the plaintiffs in the case.
The suit, filed in 2004, stemmed from employees' allegations that they were required to work long hours and weekends with no overtime compensation. In March 2005, EA said it would begin paying overtime, but the suits still went forward.
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
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