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FTC moves to strengthen guidelines on “fake and manipulative reviews”
Government body looks to crack down on misleading marketing, and how advertising is presented to children
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Former employee sues GameStop for reportedly violating New York Labor Law
Trevon Mack wants GameStop staff to be recognised as manual workers and receive weekly pay
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Riot files new lawsuit against Moonton for copying League of Legends: Wild Rift
The LoL developer has been battling against the Shanghai-based studio for several years for IP infringement
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Children banned from tipping and watching livestreams after 10pm in China
Gaming restrictions continue as government issues limitations on how kids interact with broadcasting sites
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Could the UK's Online Safety Bill change gaming worldwide?
Fieldfisher's Frankie Everitt and John Brunning explore the ramifications of the flagship policy and what you should be doing to comply
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Efuse chief strategy officer resigns over past sexual harassment case
"Although there has not been a single reported instance of concern at Efuse, [it] has accepted the resignation of Patrick Klein," firm said
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Former Blizzard Versailles employees win appeal over redundancies that led to studio closure
Employees who choose to pursue further legal action may be entitled to compensation equivalent to a minimum of six months of salary
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Club Penguin Rewritten fan site seized by police
Community-made project allegedly receives takedown request from IP owner Disney
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Tribunal rules former Jagex employee was unfairly dismissed
Update: Jagex expressed "disappointment" over the judge's decision and said it "stands by" its decision
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Ms Pac-Man removed from recent Bandai titles over licensing dispute
Iconic counterpart won't appear due to alleged ongoing issues with its original creator
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Epic facing new lawsuit over Fortnite dance emotes
YouTuber Kyle Hanagami claims company repurposed one of his copyrighted choreographies
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Maradona suspended from FIFA due to dispute over rights
Legal battle for late footballer's brand sees him removed from sports series for the foreseeable
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New Activision Blizzard lawsuit details further allegations of harassment and discrimination
Former employee files fresh evidence of 'frat boy' culture at firm, details company's retaliation to speaking out
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Sony acknowledges new harassment accusations, still calls for case to be dismissed
"SIE values its female employees," lawyers said, claiming class action lawsuit lacks "sufficient facts"
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China proposes further restrictions on online gaming
A draft introducing new rules around various online services is open to public feedback until April 13
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Dr Disrespect and Twitch resolve lawsuit over permanent ban
Resolutions finds that “no party admits any wrongdoing”
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Trio of Activision Blizzard shareholders reportedly under investigation
Three businessmen with links to Bobby Kotick bought $108 million worth of shares four days before Microsoft acquisition
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Gary Bowser sentenced to over three years in prison over Switch hacks
Team Xecuter's actions are estimated to have generated over $65 million in losses to game companies
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FTC to investigate Microsoft/Activision deal
The commission will be reviewing whether the acquisition harms competition
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EU court overturns Intel €1.06bn anti-trust fine
The initial ruling, deeming the company's practices anti-competitive, was made in 2009
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Nvidia reportedly could abandon Arm acquisition
Bloomberg report says the company has told partners "that it doesn't expect the transaction to close"
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Riot Games sues developer over League of Legends clone
Heroes featured in Imba's I Am Hero were "deliberately designed to be substantially and confusingly similar to LoL's champions," Riot says
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Lawsuit against Valve over CS:GO skin gambling dismissed
Court argued that the plaintiffs, who were suing on behalf of their children, had never used Steam and therefore couldn't claim they were misled
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Activision files lawsuit against cheat provider
The Call of Duty publisher is seeking "exemplary and punitive damages" against EngineOwning
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Roblox founder reportedly exploiting tax break loophole
David Baszucki has made use of the Qualified Small Business Stock exemption "at least 12 times"