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Former Blizzard Versailles employees win appeal over redundancies that led to studio closure

Employees who choose to pursue further legal action may be entitled to compensation equivalent to a minimum of six months of salary

April 29, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Club Penguin Rewritten fan site seized by police

Community-made project allegedly receives takedown request from IP owner Disney

April 14, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Tribunal rules former Jagex employee was unfairly dismissed

Update: Jagex expressed "disappointment" over the judge's decision and said it "stands by" its decision

April 11, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Ms Pac-Man removed from recent Bandai titles over licensing dispute

Iconic counterpart won't appear due to alleged ongoing issues with its original creator

April 8, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Epic facing new lawsuit over Fortnite dance emotes

YouTuber Kyle Hanagami claims company repurposed one of his copyrighted choreographies

March 30, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Maradona suspended from FIFA due to dispute over rights

Legal battle for late footballer's brand sees him removed from sports series for the foreseeable

March 25, 2022 Danielle Partis

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New Activision Blizzard lawsuit details further allegations of harassment and discrimination

Former employee files fresh evidence of 'frat boy' culture at firm, details company's retaliation to speaking out

March 25, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Sony acknowledges new harassment accusations, still calls for case to be dismissed

"SIE values its female employees," lawyers said, claiming class action lawsuit lacks "sufficient facts"

March 17, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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China proposes further restrictions on online gaming

A draft introducing new rules around various online services is open to public feedback until April 13

March 15, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Dr Disrespect and Twitch resolve lawsuit over permanent ban

Resolutions finds that “no party admits any wrongdoing”

March 11, 2022 Danielle Partis

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Trio of Activision Blizzard shareholders reportedly under investigation

Three businessmen with links to Bobby Kotick bought $108 million worth of shares four days before Microsoft acquisition

March 9, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Gary Bowser sentenced to over three years in prison over Switch hacks

Team Xecuter's actions are estimated to have generated over $65 million in losses to game companies

Feb. 11, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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FTC to investigate Microsoft/Activision deal

The commission will be reviewing whether the acquisition harms competition

Feb. 1, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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EU court overturns Intel €1.06bn anti-trust fine

The initial ruling, deeming the company's practices anti-competitive, was made in 2009

Jan. 31, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Nvidia reportedly could abandon Arm acquisition

Bloomberg report says the company has told partners "that it doesn't expect the transaction to close"

Jan. 26, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Riot Games sues developer over League of Legends clone

Heroes featured in Imba's I Am Hero were "deliberately designed to be substantially and confusingly similar to LoL's champions," Riot says

Jan. 25, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Lawsuit against Valve over CS:GO skin gambling dismissed

Court argued that the plaintiffs, who were suing on behalf of their children, had never used Steam and therefore couldn't claim they were misled

Jan. 14, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Activision files lawsuit against cheat provider

The Call of Duty publisher is seeking "exemplary and punitive damages" against EngineOwning

Jan. 5, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Roblox founder reportedly exploiting tax break loophole

David Baszucki has made use of the Qualified Small Business Stock exemption "at least 12 times"

Jan. 4, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Riot Games reaches $100m agreement for sexual harassment case

League of Legends maker settles 2018 litigation that alleged gender discrimination and a toxic work culture

Dec. 28, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau

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CD Projekt settles investors lawsuit for $1.85m

Investors to "relinquish all claims against the company and members of its management board"

Dec. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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CD Projekt enters settlement talks with investors in Cyberpunk 2077 lawsuit

Investors claimed that the studio's management had misrepresented Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of its launch

Dec. 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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What games companies need to know about the Age Appropriate Design Code

With the UK's new kids data code now in force, Reed Smith's Elle Todd explores what the industry needs to do

Dec. 8, 2021 Elle Todd

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Gary Bowser changes plea to guilty in Team Xecuter piracy case

Update: Alleged leader of hacking group agrees to pay fine of $10 million

Dec. 8, 2021 Danielle Partis

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Blizzard Versailles employees continue to fight studio's closure

Verdict expected in weeks as French labour inspection agency says financial performance didn't justify the extent of the layoffs

Dec. 6, 2021 Marie Dealessandri