All too often it's easy to get caught up in the angry fringes of video gaming: the self-flagellation of achievement hunting

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In 2007, most of these payments were made, and totalled around $150 million. But in 2008, with sales of Rock Band going through the roof, it's alleged Viacom sought to dodge a bullet (mostly by renegotiating distribution deals with Electronic Arts) and find ways to avoid paying what would be further, enormous sums of money.This is in addition to Viacom's attempts at recovering the money it's already paid.Last month, Viacom revealed that it was looking to sell Harmonix, saying “the console game business replica Tissot T33.1.598.59 Men's Watch requires an expertise and scale that we don't have.”Exclusive: Harmonix Ex-Shareholders, Including Founders, File Suit Against Viacom [Gamasutra]”Indie darling Minecraft took a big step towards a final, proper release today, with the game officially leaving “alpha” stage and entering “beta”.