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Old School RuneScape boots employee for in-game cheating, police are involved
Jagex has apparently fired a member of the Old School RuneScape mod team for "gross misuse of moderator privileges."
"During our rigorous routine system checks,...
France fines Valve and Ubisoft over consumer protection laws
Valve's been fined in yet another consumer protection case, this time in France, and this time with Ubisoft in tow.
Gamers will recall that Valve...
Fortnite player arrested for threatening to kill an 11-year-old opponent
This week in why we can't have nice things, a grown man apparently threatened to kill a little kid who beat him in Fortnite.
Yesterday,...
International regulators co-sign declaration to investigate lockboxes and skin gambling
If you thought Belgium and The Netherlands were going to keep on standing alone in the fight against lootboxes, you were very much mistaken,...
NetEase’s blockbuster battle royale game Knives Out is porting to PlayStation 4
Knives Out, which deserves an award based on the fact that it has the best battle royale game name ever, is coming to the...
China’s delays on video game licenses may last another 4-6 months
It's been a bit of a rough go for games in China recently; Monster Hunter World was the first massively popular game we watched...
Belgium begins criminal investigation into EA’s noncompliance with gambling laws as lockboxes remain in FIFA
Activision-Blizzard and Valve may have cooperated with European nations' lockbox demands, but apparently EA won't be playing ball.
You'll recall that at the end of...
One of the Madden tourney shooting victims is suing EA
If EA thought that setting up a victims fund for the gamers killed and wounded at the Jacksonville Madden esports tournament would shield it...
Take-Two scores in lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto franchise hack distributor
US courts have once again aligned with game companies in a lawsuit against cheaters and purveyors of cheat programs.
This time, it's Take-Two Interactive doing...
A judge has mostly denied Star Citizen studio’s motion to dismiss the Crytek copyright lawsuit
MMO-watchers will recall that just before the turn of the new year, Crytek filed to sue Cloud Imperium, the company behind the sprawling and...
Netease calls PUBG Corp’s copyright lawsuit ‘shameless’, Riot and Tencent win non-compete lawsuit against alleged cloner
Remember back in April, when Korea-based PUBG Corp. accused China-based Netease of ripping off PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with its battle royale titles Knives Out (which...
Lawsuit continues against Trion Worlds and ArcheAge’s 10% discount snafu
Three years in, a player-led lawsuit against Trion Worlds concerning false advertising and lockboxes in ArcheAge continues to bounce around the California court system.
The...
German courts rule against companies using ‘coming soon’ marketing for preorders
Making its way through the German court system right now is a case that could be of considerable importance to consumer protections, and not...
Star Citizen backer took CIG to small claims court over his refund request – and lost
The Star Citizen refunds subreddit is often the home of big words and tall tales, but Redditor firefly212 did more than just talk: He...
Warner Bros. denies wrongdoing in Bethsoft’s Fallout Shelter/Westworld copyright lawsuit
Last week, we reported on an emerging lawsuit lodged over the new Westworld mobile game. Bethsoft is suing Behaviour Interactive and Warner Bros. over what it...
France’s gambling authority condemns but does not ban lockboxes
The international community is becoming aware of the problems of lootboxes, and that means that laws are being formed in response to the business...
PUBG Corp drops plagiarism lawsuit against Epic Games as Fortnite’s Playground goes live
It looks like the big legal feud between PUBG and Fortnite is already drawing to a close, as Bloomberg reports PUBG Corp. has withdrawn...
Overwatch: Another hacker sentenced, a new hero teased, and an algorithm patent sought
Way back in January, Blizzard Korea announced that it was working with Korea's National Policy Agency cyber crime unit to track and arrest the...
Fortnite teases The Playground mode as Epic sues a contractor over supposed leaks
It looks as if Fortnite will launch the Playground this week, at least if the weekend update message is any guide; it's touting a...
Bethsoft alleges Behaviour and WB ripped off Fallout Shelter in the new Westworld mobile game
A trio of companies known best to our audience for their MMOs are gearing up for a big court battle in the streets of...
