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So Epic Games is taking on Apple and Google – but can it win?
Last week, Epic Games kicked off both an internet drama and a lawsuit when it instigated legal action against both Apple and Google over...
The $420K ArcheAge class action lawsuit settlement is finally paying out
I'm quite sure our readers will remember the class action lawsuit a group of gamers lodged against Trion Worlds way back in 2015 -...
This is the weirdest Fortnite lawsuit you’re going to read about all week
While Epic Games busies itself taking on some of the biggest digital platforms in the world, it's being sued by a Samson of its...
Epic Games could lose almost $50M every month the Fortnite Apple/Google lawsuits go on
Yesterday, we covered the emerging legal drama between Epic Games and... well, everyone with a platform trying to take a cut from transactions inside...
Epic Games is suing Apple (and probably Google too) over its payment monopoly
Epic Games is really swinging for the bleachers on this one.
Earlier today, Epic revealed the Fortnite "mega drop" - a permanent discount of up...
Chinese fraudsters posed as a famous chili sauce brand to get free keys out of Tencent — and it worked
What you're about to read is an account of how three guys in China defrauded Tencent under the guise of a famous chili sauce...
Former Bungie composer Martin O’Donnell calls the deal with Activision ‘bad from the start’
The former Bungie composer Martin O'Donnell has spilled some pretty serious tea regarding the partnership with Activision, calling the deal "bad from the start"...
Ubisoft devs speak out on their ‘inability to feel safe or protected within’ the studio
You know who's probably breathing a big sigh of relief right now? Riot Games, whose multi-year scandal and lawsuit over sexual harassment and discrimination...
Chronicles of Elyria backers have now hired a lawyer to file a class action suit
Chronicles of Elyria may not be a game right now, but you can bet your sweet bippy that it's a saga. A legal saga,...
Who really owns RuneScape? A new Chinese lawsuit in the UK is poised to find out
Ah, remember 2019? Such a terrible year, made good only in hindsight. Throughout that year, we wrote about how RuneScape developer Jagex was put...
Class action lawsuit alleges Apple promotes gambling via lootboxes through its storefront
Legal moves are being made against the practice of lootbox monetization against one of the largest targets possible. A class action complaint filed with...
Australian retailer admits to misleading customers about refunds for Fallout 76
Remember when Fallout 76 first hit the scene with all of the grace of a hippo being air dropped without a parachute? At that...
Ubisoft takes Google and Apple to court over an alleged Rainbow Six Siege mobile clone
Ubisoft is legally miffed at Google and Apple. After pleas to both companies to remove a mobile game that looks an awful lot like...
Lawful Neutral: Leakers, trade secrets, and lawsuits in the online gaming world
In recent years, you might have noticed a new type of lawsuit coming out of game companies, as some of the more litigation-happy studios...
Player who claims a mobile RPG’s gacha mechanics were falsely advertised loses court case
Fair game monetization and gamer spending are topics that are on the minds of many right now, and one of the more slippery monetization...
Make My MMO: Following Chronicles of Elyria reports, state attorney general addresses crowdfunding scams
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria stirred fresh drama, as Soulbound Studios appeared to backtrack on its announcement that it had folded...
Call of Duty wins a ‘first amendment’ lawsuit, Tencent sues cloud company for hosting its games
Ready for some litigious gaming news? Sure you are.
In part the first, we look towards vehicle manufacturer AM General and its 2017 lawsuit against...
Plaintiffs in the Riot Games class action discrimination lawsuit take up new counsel, withdraw settlement plans
A new chapter in the Riot Games legal drama has begun to be written. In August 2019, the class action discrimination lawsuit filed against...
Star Citizen explores microTech’s moons and Anvil Carrack as the Crytek lawsuit reaches a settlement
Another week, another Inside Star Citizen. This time, we're continuing the three-part look at development work on microTech's moons and given a room-by-room tour...
New French lawsuits accuse EA’s FIFA franchise of promoting illegal gambling
None of the FIFA titles is a pure MMO, of course, but every MMO player interested in how monetization across the industry is being...
