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MMO Business Roundup: Gamers have launched a new class action gambling lawsuit against EA
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and online games industry news.
There's a new class action in town, and EA is the target. Plaintiff...
Apple’s retaliatory measures against Epic Games threaten Unreal Engine, not just Fortnite
As we've been covering, Epic Games is suing Apple and Google for "unfair and anti-competitive actions" as to their payment markets, over which Apple...
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...
EU study recommends taking on lockboxes as a consumer issue rather than a gambling issue
As much as the companies using them to make bank might want them to, the discussions around lockboxes are not going away. And a...
Lawful Neutral: No really, who owns Jagex and RuneScape?
RuneScape is one of those games that always seems to fly under my radar. It's not intentional, and I don't have anything especially against...
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,...
Pakistan becomes the latest country to crack down on PUBG for the children
PUBG's not having a good week: It's been banned in yet another country, this time Pakistan.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced the temporary measure following...
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...
English lawmakers may classify lockboxes as straight-up gambling
Video game studios that feature lockboxes in their titles are sitting very uncomfortably this week as England decides whether or not to make their...
Sony will need to pay Australia $2.4 million in fines due to digital refund obfuscation
Amidst delays for digital events and ongoing corporate efforts to deal with the wolves somehow infesting its headquarters, Sony didn't really need more bad...
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...
