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Nintendo Sued for Microtransactions in Mario Kart Tour; Children Affected
An American citizen has decided to sue Nintendo after his child spent more than $170 on lootboxes in Mario Kart Tour.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
May 24, 2023
Microsoft Won Skirmish With Gamers Trying to Block Activision purchase
A group of gamers who see a threat in the merger between Activision and Microsoft have asked a California court to block the deal. The US judiciary rejected the lawsuit.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
May 23, 2023
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Riot Games to Pay Compensation to 1,548 Women for Gender Discrimination [UPDATE]
Riot Games' discrimination case against women is coming to an end. The settlement obliges LoL developers to pay a total of $100 million to more than 1,500 people.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 15, 2023
Microsoft Brings Out Big Guns to Salvage the Activision Deal
Microsoft is not giving up on the Activision deal. After the UK blocked the merger, the corporation is reaching out for help from a lawyer experienced in similar cases.
video games
Adam Celarek
May 9, 2023
Dark and Darker Creators Send Refunds, Fans Refuse to Accept
The developers of Dark and Darker have decided to return the money given in the form of voluntary donations by fans. However, players have shown unexpected support to the studio.
video games
Adam Celarek
April 26, 2023
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Dark and Darker Dev Sued; Legal Escalation [UPDATE]
Nexon has filed an official lawsuit against Ironmace, the studio responsible for Dark and Darker, which has recently become popular. Among other things, the Korean company is demanding that Ironmace cease work on they game and pay damages.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
April 21, 2023
Nintendo Goes to Court; Wants Discord to Identify Zelda Leaker
Nintendo wants to punish an „anonymous” perpetrator who illegally published an 200-page artbook from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The case has gone to court.
video games
Jakub Tarchala
April 11, 2023
Take-Two Reaches Settlement With GTA Mod Makers, But it's Not the End
The nearly two-year-long court battle between Take-Two and a group of modders modifying GTA games is most likely at an end. However, another one is looming in the background.
video games
Adam Celarek
April 4, 2023
Nexon Wants to 'Bleed Out' Dark and Darker Devs in Court; Fans Show Generous Support
Fans of Dark and Darker have shown that they are ready to give substantial financial support to the game's developers in their legal battle with Nexon.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 2, 2023
Fallout 2 Designer Cleared of Harassment Charges and Compensated
The high-profile case over alleged harassment allegedly committed by Chris Avellone is slowly coming to an end. The women who sued the famous game designer have withdrawn their accusations.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
March 27, 2023
Scandals Surrounding Disco Elysium Devs are Slowly Settling
The dispute between ZA/UM, the studio responsible for Disco Elysium, and its former employees is apparently slowly coming to an end. Kaur Kender has responded to court orders for payment related to the lawsuit he filed, which was withdrawn in December.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
March 15, 2023
Police Raided Dark and Darker Devs; Team Reassures
One of the local offices of Dark and Darker devs was raided by police. Korean team is defusing the situation and assuring that everything is under control. However, conflicting information on the subject is appearing online.
video games
Marcin Przała
March 9, 2023
Another Country Deals Blow to Lootboxes; Sony to Refund FUT Packs
Austria joins countries that treat loot boxes as gambling. A court in the city of Hermagor has ordered Sony to refund the money a player used to purchase packs in FIFA Ultimate Team mode.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
March 5, 2023
Fantasy of Being Agent 47 May Have Motivated a Murderer
A man accused of committing murder has gone on trial in the UK. One of the suggested motivations of the killer was, according to prosecutors, a „bizarre fantasy” of being Agent 47, the protagonist of the Hitman series.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
March 2, 2023
Crack Down on Leakers; Devs of Online Hit Go to Court
The makers of one of the biggest hits of recent years are bringing out new guns in the fight against leaks. Users in America, Spain and Russia are now also being targeted.
video games
Ewa Ichniowska
February 23, 2023
Destiny 2 Devs Battle Cheaters; Big Money on the Table
Bungie is not forgiving cheat sellers. This time, the U.S. developers are demanding multimillion-dollar damages from the Romanian owner of a website where, until recently, cheats for Destiny 2 could be purchased.
video games
Marcin Przała
February 15, 2023
Sony Accuses Microsoft of 'Harassment'
Sony representatives claim that Microsoft is 'harassing' their company and exposing them to millions of dollars in losses in connection with the pending Activision Blizzard acquisition.
video games
Marcin Przała
February 10, 2023
Take-Two Tired of Courts; Publisher Wants Settlement With GTA Mod Makers
Modders who have not bowed to Take-Two can count on an amicable resolution of the matter. Perhaps this sends a clear message to other mod developers that the publisher is only threatening the modders to „buy time.”.
video games
Jakub Tarchala
February 8, 2023
Microsoft 'Invites' Sony to Court; Wants to Know Its Secrets
Microsoft considers details of PlayStation game development process to be relevant to the Federal Trade Commission's investigation attempting to undermine the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The Redmond giant has therefore invited Sony to court to reveal its secrets.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
January 24, 2023
Epic Games Reconciles With Apple? Tim Sweeney Suggests Big Comeback
After the grueling court affair between Epic Games and Apple, the two sides have not been particularly solicitous. Out of nowhere, however, Tim Sweeney seems to have restored hopes for the return of Fortnite on iOS.
video games
Jakub Tarchala
January 3, 2023