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China is cracking down on MMORPG lockbox vendors
Violently authoritarian government regulates nasty video gaming monetization exploit, and gamers are cheering? Yep, China is cracking down on lockboxes. A notice from the creepy Ministry of...
UK watchdog group dismisses gamer complaints over No Man’s Sky advertising
Back in September, we reported that UK watchdog group Advertising Standards Authority was investigating No Man's Sky following "several" -- we now know it...
Project Genom is back on Steam after DMCA meltdown [Updated]
"We are pleased to announce that Project Genom is now once again available on Steam." That's the news from a new press release this...
Australian consumer group demands hefty fine for Valve
You're all in the wrong business: You should have become lawyers working for Valve. The company has been the target of more than one...
FIFA hackers charged with stealing millions in spoofing scheme
Don't ever let anyone tell you it's just a game and exploits aren't a big deal: A group of FIFA players are standing trial...
Pokemon Go: The Dutch suspend the case against Niantic
Remember back in September when a community in the Netherlands announced it was taking Niantic to court in The Hague because the company had...
Valve ordered to ‘stop facilitating gambling’ by regulatory body; CS:GO gambling class action dismissed
The Washington State Gambling Commission is cracking down on CS:GO skin gambling and ordering Valve to "stop facilitating gambling" and "immediately stop allowing the transfer...
A whole bunch of people filed FTC complaints over Pokemon Go
How many times are we going to have to use the word "watchdog" this week? I believe we're on the third now, and this...
UK watchdog group investigates No Man’s Sky advertising
Eurogamer reports today that UK watchdog group Advertising Standards Authority is investigating No Man's Sky following "several" complaints over the game's advertising practices.
Readers will...
Curt Schilling settles 38 Studios lawsuit with Rhode Island
Ready your "beating a dead horse" memes one last time, MMORPG readers, because baseball star and video game mess Curt Schilling has finally settled...
A British telecom is suing Valve over Steam
UK-based corporation British Telecom is apparently suing Valve in the US state of Delaware over its claim that Valve violates multiple patents held by...
ZeniMax amends Oculus lawsuit to accuse Carmack of stealing documents and tech
Back in 2014, ZeniMax Media filed a lawsuit accusing Palmer Luckey's Oculus of essentially stealing trade secrets, code, and intellectual property in the development of...
Rhode Island investigators will not criminally charge 38 Studios
Neither Curt Schilling's 38 Studios nor the state of Rhode Island will be subjected to criminal charges after years of investigation into the bankruptcy...
Man drives a car into Nexon’s headquarters
So... last week we reminded you all that you should not threaten to hurt people over a video game. You also should not actually...
Cease & desist letters issued to multiple Steam gambling sites
Last week, Valve announced that it was going to start taking action against the various Steam-based gambling sites, but no details were announced at...
Former Funcom CEO charged with market manipulation and insider trading
Reuters reports that former Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas has been charged by The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and...
Check out post-apoc sci-fi MMORPG Trinium Wars’ reveal trailer
Sci-fi and fantasy post-apoc fans are in for a treat today as Hanmaru Soft and InselGames have formally announced Trinium Wars for PC. Touting...
Rhode Island strikes a $12.5 million deal with four 38 Studios defendants
Instead of producing an MMO, 38 Studios produced an ongoing legal battle of finger-pointing and agony over the state of Rhode Island's $75 million...
The EFF wants to exempt some emulated game servers from copyright laws
How many times have you dusted off an old game you used to love to play online, only to find that the official servers...
