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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...
Cartoon Network successfully shut down FusionFall’s rogue servers
Do you remember FusionFall? It was Cartoon Network's attempt at making its own kid-friendly MMO, operating between 2009 and 2013; we took a listen...
ROSE Online’s Japanese operator filed for bankruptcy while promising new content
ROSE Online, a Korean MMO that first launched in 2005 and was shut down in its home country in February 2019 after three years...
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...
Popular Chinese MMO JX3 Online will close in Taiwan following COVID-19 protest
This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...
Lootbox regulation recommended by Australian parliamentary committee
While words and recommendations can certainly be considered equal to vapor, the fact that Australia's parliament appears poised to make moves against lockbox monetization...
Lawful Neutral: Cheating, copyright law, and the WoW Glider lawsuit
I have fond memories of using the Game Genie on my NES. To my seven-year-old self, it was a godsend. So many Nintendo games...
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...
Activision is trying to locate its Call of Duty leaker via Reddit subpoenas
Yes, that headline is true. Activision is attempting to track down the mysterious person who leaked the cover art of the next Call of Duty...
The mayor of Boston asks Sony to reconsider withdrawing from PAX East
Sony announced on rather short notice that the company would not be attending PAX East 2020 which kicks off on Friday, citing concerns about...
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...
The IRS deleted guidelines citing Fortnite’s Vbucks as virtual currency like Bitcoin
Every so often you just get to see a news story and think to yourself that this is going to turn into a major issue...
Lawful Neutral: Examining the infamous MMO lockbox, 2020 edition
I have a soft spot for paranormal horror. I love movies about demons, ghosts, hauntings, possessions. There's one particular movie from the early aughts...
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...
Lawful Neutral: Examining DDoS attacks and their impact on MMOs
When I was younger, used to play with LEGOs with my cousins all the time. We'd spend time creating huge houses and vehicles that...
Kentucky high school athletic commission bans Fortnite from high school esports competition
The Kentucky High School Athletics Association (KHSAA) has officially called for the removal of Fortnite from high school esports competition, expressing concern at the...
