News Tencent pulls directors from Epic's executive board following antitrust "scrutiny" from US Justice Dept US agency "expressed concerns" about potential antitrust conflicts. Dec. 20, 2024 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News Nintendo cross-referenced reddit posts and hardware repairs to locate this Switch pirate By analysing the hacker's digital footprint, the Japanese megacorp was able to hunt them down. Nov. 16, 2024 Vikki Blake 42 comments
News Nintendo sues streamer who said he could broadcast its pirated games "all day" Company "passionate about protecting creative works of game developers." Nov. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake 49 comments
News PlayStation loses legal fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for its games European court rules Datel did not infringe Sony's copyright. Oct. 18, 2024 Vikki Blake 53 comments
News Steam updates subscriber agreements to remove arbitration clause Change now dictates "disputes are to go forward in court instead". Sept. 27, 2024 Vikki Blake 15 comments
News Bungie's former General Counsel says Sony forced the studio "to fix the things that were wrong with their game" "But there were a lot of egos for whom it was important to pretend 'nothing would change'." Sept. 16, 2024 Vikki Blake 48 comments
News Destiny 2 "resolves" complaint after artist accuses Bungie of plagiarism Artist says it "feels like a punch in the gut". Sept. 13, 2024 Vikki Blake 8 comments
News CMA closes its investigation into Apple's app payments "on grounds of administrative priority" The organisation insists it "will continue to monitor Apple's conduct in the market". Aug. 21, 2024 Vikki Blake 12 comments
News Modern Warfare modder thinks Activision shut down multiplayer mod so it didn't "interfere" with Black Ops 6 Now the team has "quit" making COD mods, it's "going to make its own game". Aug. 20, 2024 Vikki Blake 22 comments
News The First Descendant studio responds to claims it copied icons from Destiny 2 UPDATE: Designs removed "with deep affection and respect" for other "looter shooters". July 18, 2024 Vikki Blake 18 comments
News Epic Games refers Apple to the European Commission, after dispute over button design UPDATE: Epic says Apple has now accepted its submission. July 6, 2024 Vikki Blake 47 comments
News Bungie wins court battle against Destiny cheat site AimJunkies "We're committed to our players and will continue to protect them against cheats." May 25, 2024 Vikki Blake 23 comments
News Marvel Rivals terms of service has "non-disparagement" clause to prevent players giving "negative reviews" Content creators cannot "make any public statements or engage in discussions that are detrimental to the reputation of the game". May 12, 2024 Vikki Blake 55 comments
News Switch emulator Yuzu responds to Nintendo's lawsuit Nintendo claims the emulator facilitates piracy "at a colossal scale". March 3, 2024 Vikki Blake 79 comments
News Dark and Darker dev says Nexon's "trade secret and copyright" lawsuit against it has been dismissed The court also ruled that Dark and Darker's service "should not be suspended based on Nexon's claims and evidence alone". Jan. 28, 2024 Vikki Blake 4 comments
News Bloodborne Kart isn't allowed to be called Bloodborne Kart anymore, but it is still coming "We were honestly expecting something like this to happenĄ" Jan. 27, 2024 Vikki Blake 20 comments
News Activision Blizzard has been accused of discriminating against "old white guys" "Activision placed profits over people by terminating the older, higher paid executives". Jan. 6, 2024 Vikki Blake 103 comments
News Activision Blizzard settles sex discrimination lawsuit for ?44m The company says it is "dedicated to fully implementing all the new obligations we have assumed as part of" the case. Dec. 16, 2023 Vikki Blake 20 comments
News GTA 6 "took my life", says Florida Joker "You got to give me like a mil or two." Dec. 9, 2023 Vikki Blake 70 comments
News PlayStation will soon remove digital content from players libraries ¨C even if they've paid for it "Due to our content licensing arrangements, you will no longer be able to watch any of your purchased Discovery content." Dec. 3, 2023 Vikki Blake 151 comments
News The Wolf Among Us and Fables creator clashes with DC and puts entire franchise into the public domain "It included an NDA that would prevent me from saying anything but nice things about Telltale or the license." Sept. 17, 2023 Vikki Blake 44 comments
News FTC's final attempt to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has failed "This brings us another step closer to the finish line." July 15, 2023 Vikki Blake 113 comments
News Publisher pulls game from Steam following a rights "dispute" with its developer "This is an extremely challenging time for our team." May 14, 2023 Vikki Blake 4 comments
News Bungie says it takes the recent Destiny 2 leaks "extremely seriously" and is "taking action" "Please don't abuse that trust." April 16, 2023 Vikki Blake 21 comments