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EU fines Valve, ZeniMax, and other gaming companies almost $10M for antitrust geoblocking
The EU is cracking down on multiple games companies this week, finding them in violation of market regulations. The European Commission announced today that companies...
CD Projekt Red faces a second class-action lawsuit from investors over Cyberpunk 2077
It feels like there's not much bottom for things going wrong over at CD Projekt Red in the wake of Cyberpunk 2077. Sure, it was...
LOTRO Legendarium: It’s long past time to delete legendary items from Lord of the Rings Online
Mines of Moria was easily the most ambitious expansion that Lord of the Rings Online created. Not only did it implement the largest underground...
Epic Games brings Fortnite complaint against Apple and Google to the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal
While understandably most of the attention in the Epic vs. Google and Apple legal scuffle has been focused on the suit being heard in...
Riot Games and Bungie join forces to sue creator of Destiny 2 and Valorant cheat software
When I saw this story cross our news room, I immediately envisioned Guardians and Agents clapping hands together and very possibly pumping their arms...
Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward
One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
CD Projekt Red promises ‘vigorous’ defense in Cyberpunk 2077 consumer lawsuits
In what's perhaps a bit of a "water is wet" sort of story, CD Projekt Red, the publisher/developer of Cyberpunk 2077, released a statement...
MMO Year in Review: When Daybreak and Albion got bought out (December 2020)
Well, we made it to the final recap of the final month of the hell year known as 2020, and for MMOs, at least,...
CD Projekt Red investors make good on Cyberpunk 2077 class-action lawsuit threat
No matter how well Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be working for you because you're playing on a newly-launched console or a beefy PC, the...
Cyberpunk 2077 discovers a new game-ending save bug and investors consider a class-action suit
If you like gaming trainwrecks, Cyberpunk 2077 is your gift this year, and it's one that keeps on giving. While most of the game's bugs...
Chronicles of Elyria is still in development, new video from Soulbound vows
Chronicles of Elyria's 2020 saga is without a doubt of the most concerning MMO stories of the entire year. This past spring, after reaching...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision’s Netflix lawsuit, Tolkien’s house, Roblox in China, and more
Welcome back to another quick spin through MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Fortnite - It doesn't look as if gaming companies are feeling too hopeful...
Epic is suing Apple in Australia over Fortnite as Apple halves its profit cut from indie devs
You might think Epic Games' primary business is video games or video game engines, but as it turns out, it's fast becoming "filing lawsuits."...
What’s going on with Epic Games’ lawsuit against Google?
Ever since Epic Games took its festering feud with Apple to the courts back in August, lawsuit news has focused on that specific fight...
Lawful Neutral: The Epic vs. Apple lawsuit – when titans are tweens
The MassivelyOP Golden Yacht was anchored someplace off the coast of Maine when the first news about Epic suing Apple hit. We had sailed...
Epic’s latest legal clapback says it couldn’t steal from Apple something Apple never owned
The Epic v. Apple lawsuit is slated to begin in full next May, which means 10 more months of smaller salvos between the companies....
Canadian class action lawsuit argues EA’s lootboxes constitute illegal gambling
Ah, it's a good thing for the companies relying on lockboxes that people have completely forgotten about those this year, isn't it? Turns out...
Judge ensures Epic’s Unreal Engine remains on Apple’s iOS while warning of ‘serious ramifications’ for consoles
While we still have a long way to go before the Epic Apple feud begins its bench trial, there's been a couple of notable...
Epic Games versus Apple case will go to judge-led bench trial in May 2021
A trial date has been confirmed by the northern California district court hearing the case between Epic Games and Apple. The litigation will move...
Soulbound Studios insists work on Chronicles of Elyria continues in pre-litigation paperwork response
Back in August, we reported on players filing pre-litigation paperwork to sue Soulbound Studios over Chronicles of Elyria in a class-action lawsuit after hiring...
