A couple of years ago, The Pokémon Company (TPC) had accused two people of leaking details about their game online and had sued them over it. All this happened when the game Pokémon Sword & Shield had not yet been released. This case has come to an end as the accused have decided to pay for the damage caused through an out-of-court settlement.
Robust Security Measures at TPC
The case was a sensational one. TPC had hired experts to find those responsible for said leaks. They were found over Reddit, 4chan, and Discord. It is funny that the leak ever happened because the level of security employed made it almost impossible for anyone to share the strategy guides with anyone. The company performs background checks on all its employees and stores their games on secured platforms. Access to the files is restricted to only certain individuals and uses different measures to mark and trace files so that unauthorized people cannot easily access them. And those who did have access to them were not allowed to use mobiles phones or cameras in areas where these guides were stored.
The Defendants Had to Pay Up
Despite these security measures, the guides still managed to get out. However, the two men were eventually caught. The printing company employee David Maisonave and his friend who is also the guy who uploaded the images of the guides online Bryan Cruz decided to pay a staggering amount of $150,000 in addition to the legal fees incurred by The Pokémon Company.
Better to Pay Than Found Guilty at Court
This is not a small amount to pay. But leaking details of the video game is no small thing either. The defendants agreed to this humongous amount because had they been found guilty, they would have had to pay much more. Besides, Nintendo, TPC’s co-owner, is not the kind of company to sit quietly over such matters, so it is only natural that The Pokémon Company should follow suit too.
Top Horror Movie Podcasts to Satisfy the Taste of Terror
Goosebumps and jump-scares are not everything a horror movie can give. The horror-geeks are quite devotional and passionate to share their knowledge on serial killers, demons, aliens, monsters, or zombies. There are a number of horror movie podcasts to make every horror fan feel right at home. Run by some of the most intelligent film experts, these podcasts never fail to satisfy your individual taste of terror!
Every Horror Movie on Netflix
Though the title sounds blunt, this podcast actually gives you everything Netflix wants to provide with its horror genre. Amiable co-hosts Chris, Patrick, and Steven bravely sit through every horror movie on the streaming platform to report back their findings. Along with cult films like Poltergeist, Red Dragon, or Crimson Peak, they remarkably cover the hidden gems like the Emirati horror Grandmother’s Farm, Australian zombie film Cargo, moody thriller The Block Island Sound, psychiatric chiller Clinical, and many more.
Colors of the Dark
Fangoria Magazine has been at the forefront of horror movie coverage since 1979. So, it’s quite natural that some of the best content in the web-audio genre would be featured in their official podcast network. Their most recent show Colors of the Dark is co-hosted by award-winning filmmaker Elric Kane and erudite media scholar Dr. Rebekah McKendry. This seasoned pair of broadcasters discuss nearly every new release of horrors, with their encyclopedic knowledge of the genre. If you are looking for specific sub-categories like folk horror, icy snowbound horror, or simply vacations gone wrong, you will find them here too!
Development Hell
This fascinating podcast of the Dread Podcast Network has an interesting premise. Rather than discussing a repeatedly seen well-known horror film, this podcast focuses on the one, which never actually made it so far! Giving an intriguing peek at an alternate history of the horror genre, host Josh Korngut spends each episode highlighting a horror or scary movie, which has been abandoned or canceled. Have you ever heard about canceled Hellraiser reboots, abandoned Jaws sequels, scraped version of Disney’s The Haunted Mansion, or ill-fated attempt for a creepy Alice in Wonderland adaptation? Get all the tantalizing details here!