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Microsoft backs Epic in case against Apple News Aug 24th, 2020

Microsoft backs Epic in case against Apple

Big M says that it could harm developers on its platform

PlayStation fined $2.4m by Australian consumer watchdog News Jun 5th, 2020

PlayStation fined $2.4m by Australian consumer watchdog

SIE admits liability after accusations of misleading customers

Former Donkey Kong king Billy Mitchell suing Twin Galaxies News May 6th, 2020

Former Donkey Kong king Billy Mitchell suing Twin Galaxies

Follows him being stripped of his records by the high-score organisation

Xbox co-creator Wyatt sues Atari over VCS console News Apr 3rd, 2020

Xbox co-creator Wyatt sues Atari over VCS console

Hardware vet says that firm owes him in excess of $261,720

Activision wins Humvee Call of Duty lawsuit News Apr 2nd, 2020

Activision wins Humvee Call of Duty lawsuit

Follows trademark infringement suit from 2017

Riot insists $10m settlement for gender discrimination lawsuit is "fair and adequate" News Feb 24th, 2020

Riot insists $10m settlement for gender discrimination lawsuit is "fair and adequate"

Follows former employees pulling out of agreement

Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds decision to keep 38 Studios documents sealed News Feb 20th, 2020

Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds decision to keep 38 Studios documents sealed

Follows state having to pick up $88m bill after the developer went bust

Ex-Starbreeze CFO Ahlskog found guilty of insider trading News Feb 14th, 2020

Ex-Starbreeze CFO Ahlskog found guilty of insider trading

Former exec fined kr40,000 ($4,128), ex-CEO Andersson cleared of wrongdoing

Warcraft 3: Reforged T&Cs give Blizzard full ownership of custom games News Jan 30th, 2020

Warcraft 3: Reforged T&Cs give Blizzard full ownership of custom games

Sounds like someone is bitter about not having a cut of the MOBA market...

US court tells RuneScape player that being muted in-game isn't violation of free speech or human rights News Jan 28th, 2020

US court tells RuneScape player that being muted in-game isn't violation of free speech or human rights

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Riot slams $400m figure California state reckons it owes former employees News Jan 24th, 2020

Riot slams $400m figure California state reckons it owes former employees

League of Legends maker says the sum is a "clickbait number designed to get attention"

California government intervenes in Riot gender discrimination lawsuit News Jan 22nd, 2020

California government intervenes in Riot gender discrimination lawsuit

State reckons the League of Legends maker should pay out considerably more than the $10m that was previously agreed

Crytek is trying to temporarily dismiss its own lawsuit against Star Citizen News Jan 6th, 2020

Crytek is trying to temporarily dismiss its own lawsuit against Star Citizen

Engine firm seems to be implying that single-player portion Squadron 42 won't be out this summer

Russian firm Rambler is trying to have Twitch blocked in the region News Dec 16th, 2019

Russian firm Rambler is trying to have Twitch blocked in the region

Citizens have used the platform to watch the UK's Premier League, which the firm has exclusive rights on

Rune II publisher Ragnarok is suing its developers News Dec 5th, 2019

Rune II publisher Ragnarok is suing its developers

Firm claims that the studio is guilty of "fraud and malice"

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