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Riot's Investigation Finds CEO Innocent, Plaintiff Accused of Witness Tampering
Riot Games has hired a law firm, independent of the recent harassment and gender discrimination case, to investigate Nicolo Laurent. As the evidence gathered showed, there is nothing to indicate the CEO's guilt. Instead, information gathered during the investigation suggests that alleged victim offered bribes to witnesses.
video games
March 18, 2021
Google Sued for Incognito Mode Tracking
An American court will hear the class action lawsuit filed against Google. The plaintiffs accuse the corporation of not being clear enough about the limitations of incognito mode in the Chrome browser and are demanding $5 billion.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 15, 2021
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The Sinking City Devs Accuse Publisher of Pirating Their Game [UPDATED]
A few days ago The Sinking City was published without the developers' permission on Steam. Now they have accused the publisher of pirating their game.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 3, 2021
Epic Games and Apple Will Meet in Court Soon
The conflict between Epic Games and Apple will soon move to a California court. The companies will meet in court in May in order to clarify all past financial inaccuracies.
video games
Karol Laska
March 2, 2021
The Sinking City Back on Steam, Devs Advise Against Buying
After months of court battles, The Sinking City went on sale on Steam. However, the studio responsible for the game, Frogwares, warns against buying this version.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 27, 2021
Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data
Epic Games' conflict with Apple has temporarily turned into a dispute between Apple and Valve. What's more, Gabe Newell's side is losing this clash, as a California court has obliged it to hand over data on 436 games available on Steam.
video games
Karol Laska
February 25, 2021
Bethesda in Trouble Because of Fallout 4. Lawsuit Could Delay Microsoft's Acquisition
The acquisition of ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks by Microsoft may be delayed. All because of a lawsuit against the developers of Fallout 4 in connection with the season pass and the so-called Creation Club.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 24, 2021
Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games
Valve rejected a request from Apple for Steam data. These would have helped in the fight between the Californian company and Epic Games. However, the platform's owner believes that Apple's demands are by no means as modest as the company portrays.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 19, 2021
Epic Games Files Complaint Against Apple in Europe
Epic Games filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission. Tim Sweeney's company has once again drawn attention to what it believes are anti-consumer and monopolistic actions by the App Store's owner.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
February 17, 2021
Riot Games Sued For Harassment and Discrimination, Again
Riot Games is facing more allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, as well as a new, relevant lawsuit. This time the accusations directly involve the studio's current CEO, Nicolo Laurent.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 10, 2021
Valve Loses Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Valve has lost an infringement lawsuit for a patent that was used in Steam Cotroller. The company will have to pay the other party $4 million, possibly more.
other
February 3, 2021
Steam, Ubisoft and CD Projekt Sued for Overpricing
Several US gamers have decided to sue Steam and some publishers - including Ubisoft and CD Projekt - accusing the companies of using one of the clauses in the distribution agreement to inflate game prices.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 31, 2021
LoL and Destiny Devs Join Forces Against Cheatmakers
Lawyers for two well-known development studios - Bungie and Riot Games - have prepared a joint lawsuit against several creators of cheat software used in titles like Valorant and Destiny 2.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 12, 2021
Several Companies File Class Actions Against CD Projekt Over Cyberpunk 2077
The poor technical condition of Cyberpunk 2077 on last-gen consoles, as well as the concealment of the truth about it by the management of CD Project resulted in several class actions filed by several companies.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 28, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs May Face a Lawsuit
Cyberpunk 2077 problems continue. A law firm became interested in the fate of investors who bought CD Projekt Red's shares and lost money.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
December 20, 2020
Nintendo Hack Perpetrator Will be Jailed for 3 Years
There was a judgment in the case of Ryan Hernandez, a hacker who stole Switch's data and other confidential information from Nintendo's servers. The 21-year-old will spend three years in prison and has to pay the company a huge compensation.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 2, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Angry, Footballers Sue EA for FIFA 21
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes that EA Sports has used his image in FIFA 21 illegally and wants to look into the matter. The Swede is joined by other players.
video games
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
November 24, 2020
Apple Helps Little Studios Due to War With Epic Games
There seems to have been an interesting development in the dispute between Apple and Epic Games. The American technology colossus has cut tax in its app store in half, but only for some developers. Interestingly, Epic Games does not meet the conditions.
other
November 19, 2020
EA Sued Again, This Time Concerning Changes in FUT's Difficulty
There have been reports of another suit against Electronic Arts in connection with the Ultimate Team mode. This time the company has been accused of not informing players about the Dynamic Difficulty Level Adjustment system, which is supposed to encourage the use of microtransactions in FIFA, Madden NFL and NHL games.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 12, 2020
Sony Shuts Down Unofficial PS5 Case Panels
It will be long before we can buy a black case for PS5. The unofficial panel maker is shutting down the business after Sony threatened the company with a lawsuit.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
November 2, 2020