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Myth of Empires skirts the Steam DMCA takedown by selling the game directly
Apparently, Myth of Empires developer Angela Game is not going to let a little thing like being taken off of Steam and sued for...
2016 lawsuit over CS:GO skin gambling gets thrown out on a technicality
The slow, grinding gears of the legal system has finally yielded a verdict in the last of a series of CS:GO lawsuits from 2016....
Lawful Neutral: Recapping the MMO industry’s legal dramas, 2021 edition
With meatspace commitments causing no-end of stress and herculean amounts of work for me, Lawful Neutral had a bit of a slow year that...
Back in 2017, a pair of cops were fired for playing Pokemon Go on duty
I think we've already got a contender for "worst MMO criming" for 2022, or we would've if it hadn't happened back in 2017 and...
California DFEH appeals court denial to intervene in Activision-Blizzard’s EEOC settlement
California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing is not about to call it quits on fighting Activision-Blizzard's settlement with the US's Equal Employment Opportunity...
The Daily Grind: Who told the biggest MMO-related fib of 2021?
I would really like to hear about people other than Bobby Kotick because he's the obvious answer in my book.
Since July, we listened to...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2021
As the year that was 2021 comes to a close -- raise a glass, give a toast, and perhaps think of a few fond...
Snail Games fires back at Myth of Empires’ lawsuit with countersuits of its own
In the middle of last December, Myth of Empires studio Angela Game fired off a lawsuit against Snail Games and Studio Wildcard, demanding that...
Massively on the Go: How to fix Pokemon Go’s longstanding player safety failures
This article is part four of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go actually nerfed its own support rather than help players
This article is part three of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go support fails MMOARG stalking victims
This article is part two of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
Riot Games will settle sexual discrimination lawsuit for $100M and then some
We’ve been poking at the dumpster fire inside League of Legends company Riot Games ever since 2018, when Kotaku’s expose of workplace conditions was...
Massively on the Go: How Niantic evades handling stalking and harassment in Pokemon Go and other ARGs
This article is part one of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
CD Projekt Red agrees to a $1.85M settlement to close out Cyberpunk 2077 investor lawsuit
It looks like the end of 2021 is also signaling the end of CD Projekt Red's legal kerfuffle with its investors over Cyberpunk 2077....
Genshin Impact fan creates a limited set of fully functional condoms
Whether you want one as a collectible or you want one for actual use, you can soon get yourself a Genshin Impact condom thanks...
Myth of Empires studio seeks to take Studio Wildcard and Snail Games to court over Steam DMCA takedown
As MMO early access launches go, the release of Myth of Empires has certainly been the weirdest. First arriving to our radar at the...
Court denies the California DFEH intervention in the Activision-Blizzard EEOC settlement
You know that things are not going great for a company when multiple state and federal agencies are all descending on you for various...
The MOP Up: Trove’s polished paragon paradise
Trove is making sure that its players have plenty to do this season thanks to a Polished Paragon system. This patch came out on...
Activision-Blizzard execs attempt to ward off incipient workers union
With Activision-Blizzard workers organizing, striking, fundraising, and working toward unionization and ATVI stock falling 40% following what has now been five months of scandal...
Survival strategy MMO Myth of Empires is delisted on Steam over copyright infringement allegations
At the end of November we cast a spotlight on the recent Steam early access launch of the game Myth of Empires, a combination...
