Consumer Pursuits

The R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors adjourned its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday without taking any action on the troubled video game developer 38 Studios LLC. May 21

(Updated, 7:45 p.m.) 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling, along with a team from his company, have come and gone from the weekly meeting of the board of directors of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation without a comment. May 21

The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a $675,000 jury verdict against a college student who downloaded and redistributed thousands of songs from the Internet without paying. May 21

Still unable to pay its workers, 38 Studios LLC, the cash-strapped video game design firm founded by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, has released a video trailer for its new game, code-named “Project Copernicus.” May 21

(Updated 4:55 p.m.) 38 Studios LLC paid its overdue $1.125 million fee to the state, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Friday. May 18

Rhode Island lawmakers were blinded by Curt Schilling’s celebrity status when making the deal with 38 Studios LLC, Republican state Rep. Robert Watson told Boston.com. May 18

(Updated May 18, 10:00 a.m.) 38 Studios LLC attempted to pay its overdue $1.125 million fee to the state late Thursday with a check the company admitted would have bounced, R.I. Economic Development Corporation officials said. May 17

Media General – parent company of WJAR-TV NBC 10 – has signed an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to sell the majority of its newspapers, the company announced Wednesday. May 17

(Updated, 11:42 a.m., May 17) 38 Studios LLC CEO Jennifer MacLean has taken maternity leave from the video game design firm. May 16

(Updated 3:15 p.m.) 38 Studios LLC asked the R.I. Economic Development Corporation for state assistance but no deal was reached during talks in today’s meeting. May 16