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Project Genom is back on Steam after DMCA meltdown [Updated]
"We are pleased to announce that Project Genom is now once again available on Steam." That's the news from a new press release this...
Project Genom assures fans it will be back on Steam soon
If you've been following the news swirling around Project Genom, you know that the game got removed from Steam recently over a storm of...
Australian consumer group demands hefty fine for Valve
You're all in the wrong business: You should have become lawyers working for Valve. The company has been the target of more than one...
FIFA hackers charged with stealing millions in spoofing scheme
Don't ever let anyone tell you it's just a game and exploits aren't a big deal: A group of FIFA players are standing trial...
The trial for former Funcom execs charged with insider trading has begun
Back in February, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime charged former Funcom CEO Trone Arne Aas and...
NCsoft sues Lineage II partner over copyright infringement
Well this will make for awkward encounters in the corporate hallways.
Apparently NCsoft is levying a lawsuit against its own business partner, Netmarble, for infringing...
Valve denies facilitating gambling to state gambling commission
Earlier this month, the Washington State Gambling Commission ordered Valve to "stop facilitating gambling" and "immediately stop allowing the transfer of virtual weapons known...
EVE Evolved: Controversy over gambling bans and charities
It's been a crazy, drama-filled week in EVE Online, starting with a controversial change to the EULA that will ban all gambling sites using in-game currency or assets...
Pokemon Go: The Dutch suspend the case against Niantic
Remember back in September when a community in the Netherlands announced it was taking Niantic to court in The Hague because the company had...
Valve ordered to ‘stop facilitating gambling’ by regulatory body; CS:GO gambling class action dismissed
The Washington State Gambling Commission is cracking down on CS:GO skin gambling and ordering Valve to "stop facilitating gambling" and "immediately stop allowing the transfer...
A whole bunch of people filed FTC complaints over Pokemon Go
How many times are we going to have to use the word "watchdog" this week? I believe we're on the third now, and this...
UK watchdog group investigates No Man’s Sky advertising
Eurogamer reports today that UK watchdog group Advertising Standards Authority is investigating No Man's Sky following "several" complaints over the game's advertising practices.
Readers will...
Curt Schilling settles 38 Studios lawsuit with Rhode Island
Ready your "beating a dead horse" memes one last time, MMORPG readers, because baseball star and video game mess Curt Schilling has finally settled...
UK courts prosecute first-ever case involving online video game gambling
A British court case have arisen recently concerning gambling and online gaming that could set precedents for such future activities.
In the UK, two men have...
A British telecom is suing Valve over Steam
UK-based corporation British Telecom is apparently suing Valve in the US state of Delaware over its claim that Valve violates multiple patents held by...
ZeniMax amends Oculus lawsuit to accuse Carmack of stealing documents and tech
Back in 2014, ZeniMax Media filed a lawsuit accusing Palmer Luckey's Oculus of essentially stealing trade secrets, code, and intellectual property in the development of...
Pokemon Go: Michigan couple sues over game’s impact on private property
Pokemon Go is the subject of yet another lawsuit: A Michigan couple is suing Niantic, Nintendo, and the Pokemon Company in federal court. The...
Riot Games sues the makers of League of Legends hacks
Blizzard has quite happily gone after cheat-makers in court before, but now Riot Games is getting in on the act by suing the biggest...
Black Desert’s biggest bot creator is being sued by Daum
The maker of the most popular bot for Black Desert has been forced to take his creation offline following a lawsuit started by Daum's...
Rhode Island investigators will not criminally charge 38 Studios
Neither Curt Schilling's 38 Studios nor the state of Rhode Island will be subjected to criminal charges after years of investigation into the bankruptcy...
