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Lawful Neutral: What’s China really worth to the Western gaming industry?

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You know what we never talk about these days? China and video games! We should do that more. For example, did you know that...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost

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Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...

Lawful Neutral: Endorsements, disclosures, and the games industry

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Infomercials are the worst. There's nothing quite as infuriating as turning on the TV only to find a 30-minute commercial about how people can't...
I do crimes.

Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team

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The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...

Steam users in France should be allowed to resell their games according to French court ruling

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The Union fédérale des consommateurs (Federal Union of Consumers or UFC Que Choisir), a French consumer group, has been pursuing litigation against Valve over...

Gamer involved in swatting murder gets 15 months in prison and a two-year gaming ban

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This past August, we followed up on efforts in Wichita, Kansas, to stop swatting after one such Call of Duty-related "prank" saw 28-year-old Andrew...

Lawful Neutral: Examining Ashes of Creation’s controversial referral program

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I have a really hard time taking anything seriously that refers to money as "bucks." You'll recall that I opened the Lawful Neutral column...
This went over great.

Blizzard’s lawyers are busy again, this time suing yet another overseas company for ripping off WoW

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Another day, another Blizzard lawsuit - this one lodged against the Chinese purveyor of Glorious Saga, a mobile/browser title from Joyfun/Sina Games that pretty...
WHAT THE NOW

Lawful Neutral: The long fall of Project Copernicus’ 38 Studios

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There are some MMO stories that are just unbelievable. They are so warped convoluted and confusing that we think there's no possible way it...

Lawful Neutral: Money laundering and micro-laundering in the MMO industry

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Previously on Lawful Neutral, we talked about currency and how video game companies try very hard to not be classified as a currency because...
YOUR MONEY IS NOW OUR MONEY, AND WE WILL USE IT TO BUY DRUGS

MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design

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Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit: On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...

Lawful Neutral: Mr. Krabs’ Wacky Bucks and currency in online games

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I used to watch Spongebob religiously. I loved the days when I could put on Nickelodeon and have Spongebob on for hours. One of...

UK’s Gambling Commission considers prosecuting video game companies that facilitate gambling

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It sounds as if the UK is preparing for a bit of a crackdown on video game gambling of the third-party kind. According to...

Lawful Neutral: Dance studios, canvas bags, and ‘false advertising’ in the MMO industry

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As I was writing our Lawful Neutral expose of Nerd Kingdom a few weeks ago, I was pretty bothered by the conduct of the...
ride eternal shiny and chrome

Jordan bans PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, plans to ban Fortnite and others

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The Jordanian government has announced that the country's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has officially banned PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. According to a report from Jordanian news...
Uh... hmm.

Another DDOS e-thug has landed jail time – this one owes Daybreak $95K

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We get so many tips about MMOs being DDOSed that we often don't even cover them unless they stretch on for days or there's...

Newly proposed Chinese gaming regulations target romantic plotlines and sexual content

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Love conquers all -- except for Chinese gaming regulations, if the recently proposed rules for game content regulation come to pass. The People's Daily,...
NO BOOSTING

South Korea’s anti-boosting law has gone into effect

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Let's say your friend Trab is a terrible player, but you want him to be playing in a slightly higher bracket in Overwatch, so...
TUG

Lawful Neutral: TUG’s Nerd Kingdom is the Real Slim Shady

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I hate being disappointed. I doubt I'm alone. In general, I try to temper my expectations and accept negative outcomes just as much as...

The ArcheAge consumer lawsuit against Trion Worlds is still inching onward

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It seems weird to be writing about Trion Worlds again, but here we are. MMO players will recall that back in 2015, three gamers...

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