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Black Desert devs responds to datamining dust-up with stat transparency and apologies
Remember a week ago when Black Desert dataminers dug up dirt on the game's so-called hidden stats, only to be booted off the subreddit...
Black Desert’s Reddit community erupts over Pearl Abyss’ datamining suppression
So how do you feel about dataminers? One player apparently datamined a significant chunk of info about Black Desert's so-called hidden stats, posting everything...
EA has put the kibosh on a player-run Battlefield emulator – are MMOs next?
We don't cover the Battlefield games much on Massively OP, but this particular story caught my attention anyway because of the company and subject...
The US government is considering DMCA exceptions for archived online games after all
Back in 2015, an exception was made to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow for archival of aging video games that were otherwise...
Survival sandbox ROKH got bogged down in a ‘legal dispute,’ but it’s been resolved
It's been a few weeks since ROKH's last developer update, but there's a reason for that: a legal dispute.
"Two teams were investigating the source...
Blizzard sues alleged Overwatch clone, bans World of Warcraft cheaters
Gone are the days when Chinese companies could get away with ripping off games left and right: Blizzard is going after another one of...
CNN alleges that Russia used Pokemon Go to try to spread dissent in the USA
It always gets a bit bumpy when politics, international intrigue, and video games collide, so hold on for this one.
According to CNN, Russia's Internet...
Fortnite patches battle royale, adds BattlEye anti-cheat measures, and sues cheaters
Are you one of the 10M people who've dipped into Fortnite's battle royal mode? Or perhaps one of the 500K who played concurrently this...
Asheron’s Call emulator lead explains what went down with the cease-and-desist
What are lawyers good for? Pouring lemon juice on the open wounds of an MMO community desperately trying to hold on to the remnant...
FTC settles CS:GO Lotto influencer corruption complaint
It's not enough for the CS:GO community to bleed players to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds; nope, this week it's taking another blow in the form of...
Korea’s FTC to investigate Blizzard’s StarCraft: Remastered hourly fees
The Korean StarCraft community is up in arms this week over Blizzard's rerelease of the game -- more specifically, its plan to effectively double-dip...
League of Legends skin based on soccer player Edgar Davids is going to cost Riot money
See the charming dark-skinned gent in the header image? That's the Striker Lucian skin in League of Legends. It also strongly resembles the kit,...
Crunch mode caused a young Netmarble game developer’s death, Korean government says
South Korean MMO studio Netmarble is being criticized this week for contributing to the death of an overworked game developer in 2016.
The Korea Times...
Pokemon Go is being sued over the disastrous Chicago live event
If you live in the midwest and are out only a ticket and a tank of gas for your trip to the botched Pokemon...
Pokemon Go: Milwaukee County lawsuit injunction and preparing for legendaries
Back in February, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, tried to prevent Pokemon Go player-inflicted park damage by requiring ARG developers, including Niantic, to acquire permits before implementing games within the park....
Riot Games files a lawsuit against the developer of an alleged League of Legends clone
Once upon a time, a studio named Riot Games made a game called League of Legends, which was essentially a Warcraft III map given...
With the Lord of the Rings lawsuit settled, LOTRO moves on with sunflowers and Weatherstock IX
It looks like things are cooling down on the legal front following a protracted court lawsuit between Warner Bros. and the Tolkien Estate concerning...
Survival sandbox Rust has refunded $4.38M to players so far
Have you ever wondered how many copies of any particular game players return for refunds on Steam? In the case of the popular survival...
ZeniMax seeks another half billion bucks in Oculus injunction hearing
The Oculus/ZeniMax Media lawsuit still isn't over, all these years after the start: ZeniMax is this week arguing before a Texas district court that...
The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
