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British retailer Gamestation claims to legally own the souls of thousands of its customers. The company updated their terms of service on April 1 so that people who placed an order online that day granted them "a non-transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul." Gamestation pulled this prank/experiment to show that customers rarely read terms and conditions -- since the now-soulless people could have simply clicked on a box to opt out -- and retailers, in theory, could take advantage of them. They plan to notify customers via email that they will nullify claims to the acquired souls. Would you ever give up your soul for a video game? [Fox News]

The folks over at Penny Arcade are now accepting applications for their fourth annual Penny Arcade Scholarship program. They're looking for a college student who "will have a positive impact on the game industry" to give $10,000 to. If you think you got what it takes, make sure you're a full-time student and have at least a 3.3. GPA -- your field of study doesn't matter. So if you're studying law and want to be just like Phoenix Wright (or Miles Edgeworth), but for gamers' rights, go apply! 

No Doubt makes gains in their legal dispute with Activision over alleged Band Hero avatar exploitation. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenji Machida ruled against the publisher's claim that their use of No Doubt's avatars is protected under the First Amendment as freedom of speech. The rock band is suing the music-game maker for a breach of contract after they discovered that their likeness was used in the Band Hero game to perform non-No-Doubt songs, against their permission. An Activision spokesman says that they plan to appeal the ruling. As to why anyone would want to play as No Doubt in a video game is still unclear. [LA Times]

Sony's planned 3D-enabling firmware for the PlayStation 3 is not to include support for Blu-ray movies when it comes out this June. TechRadar reports that the update is primarily for 3D games, such as Wipeout HD and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, which are set to come out at the same time. We can expect Sony to add 3D Blu-ray support to the PS3 sometime later this year. This should come as disappointing news for baller gamers who were looking to drop $10,000 on a new TV but didn't want to splurge on a new Blu-ray player.

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