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Blizzard Albany QA team votes to unionize
14 developers vote in favor of organizing, with one vote disqualified and Activision Blizzard challenging three more
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NLRB again rejects Activision Blizzard argument on Albany QA vote
Labor Board denies appeal that prevented Blizzard Albany QA team's votes from being counted
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Loot box bill filed in Australia
Proposed legislation would require games with loot boxes to be rated R18+ and carry warnings for parents
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Tencent to stand trial in latest Mobile Legends legal battle
Recent suit filed by Moonton Technology accuses tech giant of multiple violations regarding the mobile title
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Google reportedly paid Activision, Riot millions to prevent them from opening rival app stores
Update: Activision says claims discovered in unredacted Epic lawsuit are "nonsense"
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Yuji Naka arrested for suspected insider trading
Former Square Enix employee and Sonic creator said to have bought $20,000 shares in partner studio ahead of game announcement
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AimJunkies countersuit against Bungie dismissed
The cheat provider failed to prove the Destiny 2 developer accessed a personal computer without authorisation
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Court dismisses Riot Games' lawsuit against Moonton Technology
US judge rules that China will be a more appropriate forum for the legal dispute over alleged League of Legends copycats
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Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM confirms former employees were fired for misconduct
Studio confirms instances of a toxic workplace environment, verbal abuse, gender discrimination from dismissed employees
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Former Disco Elysium staff accuse ZA/UM shareholders of fraud
Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov claim that they were excluded from daily operations and terminated following new ownership
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EU opens in-depth investigation into Activision Blizzard acquisition
European Commission has concerns that Microsoft's purchase of the publisher may hurt competition in console gaming and PC markets
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Activision Blizzard settlement talks in esports antitrust case break down – Report
Jacob Wolf Report says publisher wouldn't agree to concessions on probe into whether CoD League and Overwatch League luxury taxes violated antitrust rules
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Activision Blizzard files motion to impound Albany union vote ballots
[Update]: Publisher asks labor board to postpone vote tabulation, CWA calls request "frivolous"
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Ikea issues cease and desist against indie developer
Furniture retailer demands changes to unreleased horror game The Store Is Closed
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Disco Elysium author Robert Kurvitz's company files lawsuit against ZA/UM
Telomer has also filed an application to "obtain information and review documents" but subject of lawsuit is unknown
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Court of Appeal denies Activision petition to dismiss gender discrimination lawsuit
Civil Rights Department says it will "continue pursuing relief for the thousands of women in California who suffered as Activision workers"
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Blizzard Albany QA getting their own union vote
NLRB rules against Activision Blizzard's attempt to have entire studio involved in election
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Nintendo settles with QA tester who filed labor complaint
Worker who said they were fired for asking about unionization will be paid nearly $26,000
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Activision Blizzard facing another sexual harassment suit
Latest woman to sue the company says manager threatened blackmail, demands removal of Bobby Kotick as CEO
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Lawsuit accuses Roblox of enabling sexual exploitation
Case filed this week claims underage girl was coerced into drinking, sending explicit images and more
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EU mandates USB Type-C chargers for mobile devices, handheld consoles
Update: Parliament formally passes law setting an end-of-2024 deadline for phones, tablets, and cameras, spring 2026 for laptops
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US labor board says Activision retaliated against unionizing QA
NLRB says limiting pay raises to non-union QA testers was in retaliation for union activity
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Chairman of FromSoftware parent firm charged with bribery
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa and two other employees were arrested last month
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Tattoo artist wins copyright claim against Take-Two
A jury ruled that the inclusion of Catherine Alexander's work in the WWE 2K series without permission does not constitute fair use
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Ex-Nintendo worker details labor complaint
Former QA tester says they asked about unionization trend in January and were fired in February in retaliation