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PUBG Corp’s infringement lawsuit against NetEase may not be completely ridiculous after all
Last week, we wrote about how PUBG Corp is suing NetEase (and NetEase is threatening to sue everyone) over alleged copyright infringement in regard...
The 2015 ArcheAge class action lawsuit continues, snarled in arbitration appeals
Waaaay back in 2015, a group of ArcheAge players filed a lawsuit against Trion Worlds over the Patron perk mess. Veteran MMO players will...
NetEase threatens to sue everybody who cloned its battle royale clones
On Friday, we covered PUBG Corp's lawsuit against NetEase, which alleges that the Chinese company has infringed PUBG's copyrights in its overt battle royale...
South Korea continues to hand out fines for deceptive lootbox practices
Nexon isn't the only Korean studio that has been targeted by the government and fined for dishonest practices with its online games and lockboxes. The...
The war on toxicity: Overwatch League and Rainbow Six Siege crack down
Are studios starting to wake up and take action against particularly odious instances of gaming toxicity in their products? Blizzard, at least, is working...
Nexon is fined for using shady lootbox ‘gachapon’ techniques in South Korea
If you've ever been frustrated over online games refusing to disclose the odds of winning anything in lockboxes, then get ready to do a...
PUBG Corp sues Netease for cloning PUBG in Knives Out and Rules of Survival
Let the battle royale lawsuits begin! TorrentFreak caught wind of a new lawsuit in California that ought to set all the cloners on edge:...
Pokemon Go developer Niantic to pay out $1.5 million for its disastrous festival
Remember when Pokemon Go had a big live festival for player in Chicago? Considering how quickly the event devolved into a nightmare, Niantic is...
A man reportedly attacked other men over Pokemon Go
It's been nearly two years since the release of Pokemon Go, and on its initial release it seemed like we were always hearing about...
Here’s how Netmarble’s fighting crunch after multiple developer deaths
Last year, Netmarble came under fire from South Korean authorities following the death of a game developer under its banner. Korea Workers' Compensation and...
MMO business roundup: Steam, toxicity, Kartridge, contracts, dopamine, and guns
What's going on in the online video games business this week? Let's dig in.
Steam, toxicity, and Kartridge
The Center for Investigative Reporting (via Motherboard) has a...
Extra Credits raises concerns over lootbox legislation
Just for the record, we are not the only ones engaged in the discussion and controversy surrounding lockboxes and lootboxes as of late. YouTube...
The ESA is fighting proposed DMCA exemptions that would preserve sunsetted MMORPGs because of course it is
Over the last couple of years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been petitioning for changes to the DMCA to help preserve old video games...
New Hampshire senator Maggie Hassan has picked up the lootbox and gaming addiction cause
Up until now, the political grumblings about video game gambleboxes has been mostly limited to state governments, specifically Hawaii's Chris Lee, who submitted four...
Hawaii state rep Chris Lee has now introduced four bills regulating lockboxes
Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee has made good on his plan to write and submit bills to the state legislature regulating the sale of...
World of Warcraft Classic progresses: ‘This is the right decision’
Desperate for some World of Warcraft Classic news now that the BlizzCon high has faded? Forbes has an interview up with Blizzard Executive Producer...
Affidavit names two more gamers involved in fatal Call of Duty swatting incident
More details about the fatal Call of Duty swatting incident that took place in Kansas at the tail end of 2017 are coming to...
Washington state senator proposes lockbox gambling investigation in new bill
Hawaiian politicians are getting some company on the lockbox front from a compatriot in Washington state.
State Senator Kevin Ranker has introduced legislation there that...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever taken drugs in an MMORPG?
Probably my favorite screenshot in an MMO is the one I took back in 2003 or so, when my Star Wars Galaxies character was...
Valve asks Australian High Court to set aside consumer law ruling that fined it over $2M
Stretch your brain allllll the way back to 2016, when Australian courts fined Valve $2.16 million US at the behest of the Australian Competition...
