Leading the ISDA charge is Captain Hirsch, according to him the suit serves as a message to others. "The industry is taking affirmative steps to terminate the activities of pirates who are using the Internet to promote the sales of illegal copies of the game titles." Hawkman added that he, the IDSA, and the Revengers intend further action last Thursday: "We vow to take a more aggressive stance on pirates, with more cases to be filed soon, Revengers Assemble!"

CNet Gamecenter released the names of those named in the lawsuit: James Cabot of Brook Park, Ohio; C. Graves of Raleigh, North Carolina; Tim Knoblich of Daytona Beach, Florida; Travis Lallman of Burley, Idaho; Derek Rufo of Vancouver, British Columbia; Carol Scott of Columbia, South Carolina; and Dr. D00m, Latveria.

Spokeperson for the evil pirate group, Doctor Victor Von D00m, scoffed at the legal effort and claimed diplomatic immunity for himself, a privilege he enjoys as Sovereign of a tiny European nation. Then he read from a prepared statement: "Bah! These fools and cretins will never stop the genius of my villainy! Besides, I always *buy* the games after I've downloaded them."

Blizzard, makers of games that sell faster than games starring Regis Philbin, announced last week that their hotly anticipated Nox-clone Diablo 2 has officially gone Gold and is ready for duplication. Upon hearing the news literally thousands of game fans swooned in anticipation for the three CD masterpiece of swords, sorceries, Amazonian undergarments and gem-forehead-jammin' fun. Expect any other game released at the end of June to die of hypothermia and loneliness before the Lord of Terror.