Legal
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Nintendo scuttles Dolphin emulator's Steam release
Valve removes store page as platform holder says the emulator for Wii and Gamecube is illegal
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Activision Blizzard, Plaion fined for not disclosing loot boxes
PEGI fines publishers €5,000 for omitting loot boxes from ratings submissions for Diablo Immortal and Hunt: Showdown
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Nintendo receives lawsuit over Mario Kart Tour microtransactions
The filing calls for a refund for all US minors that have spent money on the racing title's loot boxes
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California judge denies gamer lawsuit a preliminary injunction against Microsoft ABK acquisition
Ruling says plaintiffs did not show how they would be "irreparably harmed" by $69 billion acquisition
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Japanese authorities make their first arrest over video game spoilers
The monetized YouTube videos of Stein;Gate: My Embrace also included its ending
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Another class action lawsuit accuses FunPlus of false advertising
It's the second lawsuit accusing the mobile studio to mislead consumer on in-game prices
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Riot Games to compensate 1,548 women in gender discrimination case
Update: The settlement agreement has been approved, with court filing showing payments could range from $5,000 to over $150,000
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Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict
PlayStation obligated to refund some FIFA Ultimate Team packs after ruling that they constitute illegal gambling becomes final
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Super Free Games receives lawsuit that alleges biases against women
Ex-employee accusations against the studio include pay, gender, and leadership inequities toward female staffers
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Bungie wins $12m in damages against Destiny 2 cheat seller
Owner of VeteranCheats found guilty of copyright infringement and violation of the DMCA
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Krafton-NetEase settlement dispute goes to trial
PUBG and Knives Out publishers disagree on which one violated the 2019 settlement agreement over copyright claims
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Apple wins appeal against Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit
The latest chapter in the legal battle also says that the tech giant is still in violation of anti-steering
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Switch hacker Gary Bowser gets an early prison release
The Team Xecuter leader explains that Nintendo will take up to 30% of his monthly income in restitution
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South Africa to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Regulator says proposed merger is "unlikely to result in a substantial prevention of lessening of competition"
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Nexon files US lawsuit against Ironmace
Publisher claims the studio relied on stolen assets to create Dark and Darker in just 10 months
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Nintendo wins court battle against site used to pirate its games
Dstorage ordered to pay platform holder €467,750, but can appeal decision
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Gamer group refiles lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
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South Korea fines Google $32m for using games to damage competing mobile stores
Korea Fair Trade Commission says exclusivity deals hurt local One Store, Google evaluating its response
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Dark Deception: Monsters and Mortals dev details dispute with Monster Energy
Glowstick CEO calls energy drink maker "a notorious trademark troll," pledges to take it to court
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The legal challenges of generative AI | Opinion
Harbottle & Lewis' Kostya Lobov lays out the potential pitfalls of using AI in your development process, and how they might be avoided
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Activision Blizzard sued by US government over esports salaries
Department of Justice says soft salary cap in Overwatch League and Call of Duty League violated antitrust laws
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NLRB finds merit in union's case against Activision Blizzard
Labor board dismisses one charge but will pursue accusations of illegal surveillance and efforts to squash discussion of pay, working conditions
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East Side Games countersues Truly Social Games
Archer: Danger Phone partners trade litigation and breach of contract accusations
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Australia proposes labeling games with loot boxes M for 15 and over
Officials said the changes are to "protect those most vulnerable in our community from gambling harms"
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Abuse allegations against Chris Avellone settled
Joint statement from women who accused writer of assault say their "words have been misinterpreted"
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