Sony Computer Entertainment America failed to persuade a federal judge to discard a proposed class action alleging the company fraudulently induced PlayStation players to buy “Killzone: Shadow Fall” by vastly overstating the much-anticipated game’s graphics capabilities.

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen refused on Dec. 16 to dismiss all but one of the claims brought by California game aficionado Douglas Ladore, who alleged Sony intentionally exaggerated and mischaracterized the technical resolution of the multiplayer graphics, which had been described as cutting-edge in its clarity before the game’s public release.

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