News Shareholder rights law firm investigating Activision Blizzard Case is looking to determine if some executives have breached their fiduciary commitments to the company July 28, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick details action to address issues raised by lawsuit Company policies are to be reviewed by law firm WilmerHale July 28, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Former Activision Blizzard execs apologise for "failing" women Mike Morhaime and Chris Metzen both released statements addressing the harassment and discrimination lawsuit against the company July 26, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Ubisoft wins lawsuit against DDoS attack operation Group ordered to cease operations and hand any associated domains over to the company July 22, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard for harassment and discrimination against women The document details the company's toxic culture, a "breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women" July 22, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Conflict minerals and the challenge of not funding human rights abuses Our annual assessment expands to look at larger issues around responsible mineral sourcing and Amazon's dismal track record on disclosure July 13, 2021 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News Google sued by 37 US states over Play Store monopoly Firm responds, calling case a “meritless lawsuit that ignores Android's openness” July 12, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Man arrested in Japan for selling modified Zelda save files Data was altered to enhance player capabilities and unlock rare items in Breath of the Wild July 12, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Nintendo reapplies for permanent injunction against RomUniverse's owner The platform holder claims that Matthew Storman has threatened to continue to operate the rom site July 6, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Chris Avellone files lawsuit over sexual misconduct allegations Writer on numerous RPG titles accuses two women of libel a year after accusations first surfaced June 30, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Facebook value rises over $1 trillion as antitrust complaints are dismissed District Court judge ruled that the federal complaint against the social media giant was "legally insufficient" June 29, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Activision wins copyright infringement suit against Booker T. Huffman The professional wrestler was claiming that Call of Duty character Prophet was based on a character he created, G.I. Bro June 28, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Academy An introduction to intellectual property in the games industry Trade mark attorney Aaron Wood on why IP is so crucial, which types are most prevalent and how devs can protect theirs June 25, 2021 Aaron Wood
News Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers to pay $150,000 in damages The Pokémon Company settled the lawsuit, which targeted individuals who had leaked pages from the titles' strategy guide June 23, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Quantic Dream and union at odds over "grotesque" trial But sources who were present at the trial were able to confirm some of the content from Solidaires Informatique's report June 22, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Roblox facing $200m lawsuit from music publishers Update: Company claims the suit "represents a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Roblox platform operates" June 11, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Capcom facing $12m lawsuit over alleged stolen art An artist claims that the company used her copyrighted images in Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and more June 7, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Nintendo to get $2.1m in damages in lawsuit against RomUniverse The court sided with the platform holder but didn't grant it the $15 million it was asking for June 1, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Apple software engineering head explains core differences between iPhone and Mac security Craig Federighi argues that casual iPhone users are more susceptible to malicious attacks, therefore must be protected May 21, 2021 Danielle Partis
News 62% of all App Store revenue is generated from game transactions Fortnite players on iOS generated 13.2% of all in-game revenue in the time the game was available on the App Store May 19, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Epic Games suing AR firm Nreal over trademark violation Fortnite maker claims company's name sounds “identical” to its own Unreal brand May 18, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Ubisoft has reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations As legal proceedings are kickstarted, internal sources point at the lack of accountability since reports of toxic culture last year May 18, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News UK class action lawsuit targets Apple's "anti-competitive practices" The collective action seeks compensation for a potential 19.6 million eligible iPhone and iPad users May 12, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Supercell ordered to pay Gree $92m in lawsuit Jury found developer had infringed on six patents protecting Gree's technology May 10, 2021 Danielle Partis
News "I felt that I had no choice," says Wolfire CEO about Valve antitrust lawsuit "Most developers have little or no choice but to sell on Steam and do as they're told by Valve," David Rosen argued May 7, 2021 Marie Dealessandri