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Gabe Newell to Testify on Steam's Alleged Monopolistic Practices
Gabe Newell will have to go to court in person to testify about „Steam's monopolistic practices.” Valve's chief executive wanted to avoid this.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
November 27, 2023
Sony Faces Lawsuit Over PlayStation Store Prices; 6.3 Billion Pounds at Stake
A London court has agreed to continue a class action case against Sony. A loss could cost the Japanese giant an astronomical amount 6.3 billion pounds.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
November 22, 2023
Family Sues Big Publishers; Accuses Them of Supporting Game Addiction
A lawsuit has been filed in court in which an Arkansas family alleges that major gaming publishers intentionally addicted their child to video games. The defendants include Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment and Microsoft, among others.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
November 9, 2023
Epic Games Store Still Not Profitable; Company Confirms in Court
Epic Games Store continues to drain its owner's wallet. Yesterday's hearing confirmed that the digital platform is still not providing profits to Fortnite's developers.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
November 7, 2023
Litigation Over Alleged Theft of ARK: Survival Evolved's Source Code Settled
It looks like Myth of Empires will soon return to Steam. The game was pulled from Valve's platform after its developers were accused of stealing the source code of ARK: Survival Evolved.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
October 11, 2023
Fired Employees Sue BioWare for 'Unjustified Mistreatment'
After BioWare said goodbye to some of its employees in August, a lawsuit was filed by several of them.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
October 4, 2023
We Learned More About Hacker Attack That Led to the Huge GTA 6 Leak
Not only Rockstar, but also Uber, Revolut and Nvidia suffered from the actions of a hacker who leaked footage from GTA 6 last year.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 24, 2023
Legendary John Carmack Buries the Hatchet With Bethesda and Returns to QuakeCon
John Carmack, co-founder of the legendary id Software, has frequently faced Bethesda in court over the past decade. Recent posts from the developer's Twitter/X, however, suggest that the relationship between the feuding parties has improved considerably.
video games
Adam Celarek
August 15, 2023
Activision Responds to Content Creator's Threat With Lawsuit
Activision has sued Anthony Fantano for „abuse” of intellectual property rights after the creator demanded monetary compensation from the publisher for the use of his audio in a clip.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
July 27, 2023
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FTC Doesn't Let Up [Update: Supreme Court Involved]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not giving up and is appealing the ruling favoring Microsoft. In the meantime, Internet users have stormed the authority's Wikipedia page.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
July 18, 2023
Microsoft Wins in U.S.; Activision Blizzard Acquisition Almost Certain
Microsoft has won the court battle with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Thus, nothing now stands in the way of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 12, 2023
Player Who Swatted Ubisoft in Revenge for Ban Got Convicted
A toxic gamer who sent police to Ubisoft Montreal in 2020 as revenge has been sentended to prison.
video games
Marcin Przała
July 7, 2023
Call of Duty Rules on This Platform, But it's Not PC, PlayStation or Xbox
Statistics released during the FTC vs. Microsoft hearing showed which platforms Call of Duty is most popular on. If you assumed it would be PC, PlayStation or Xbox, you are wrong.
video games
Agnes Adamus
July 5, 2023
The Elder Scrolls 16 Will Launch in 2026, Microsoft's Lawyer Claims
More and more interesting information is coming out during Microsoft's continuing series of hearings by the Federal Trade Commission. This time we learned that 2026 will see the release of... Elder Scrolls 16.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 30, 2023
Microsoft Would Like to Drop Exclusives, but Can't Because Sony
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, console exclusivity of video games is not good. However, the market standards imposed by Sony prevent his company from abandoned this model.
hardware & software
Agnes Adamus
June 30, 2023
Jim Ryan on Starfield's Exclusivity: 'I Don't Like It, but have No Quarrel With It'
Sony CEO Jim Ryan „has no quarrel” with Starfield's console exclusivity. What's more, he doesn't see it as anti-competitive.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 27, 2023
The Elder Scrolls 6 Won't Launch Until End of The Decade, Phil Spencer Suggests
During the court hearing, Microsoft's Phil Spencer said that it has not yet been decided whether The Elder Scrolls VI will be a title exclusive to PC and Xbox consoles, and that's because, as he explains, the game will be released in five years at the earliest.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 25, 2023
'Eliminate PlayStation': Lawyers Provide Evidence Revealing Microsoft's Intentions
Alleged internal messages sent between Microsoft employees have surfaced, making it clear that the Activision deal is aimed at eliminating PlayStation from the game market.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 21, 2023
Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by FTC
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have been granted a „temporary restraining order” by a court in the United States. This is to prevent the companies from finalizing their merger prematurely.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 14, 2023
Disco Elysium was Supposed to Go to Ubisoft or Microsoft; Dev Reveals New Details
Robert Kurvitz, in an interview with Chris Bratt, gave the official reason for his dismissal by ZA/UM - it was an attempt to steal the Disco Elysium brand. The developer, however, dismissed the reports.
video games
Karol Laska
May 30, 2023