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Report: 79% of games industry workers support unionisation
UNI Global Union surveyed workers from 29 countries, majority face low pay, discrimination, more
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Microsoft and CWA enter labor neutrality agreement
Union drops objections to Activision Blizzard acquisition after Xbox maker commits to five provisions regarding the Call of Duty maker's employees
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Activision Blizzard recognises Raven QA testers' union and will begin negotiations
CEO Bobby Kotick confirms what he is legally obligated to do, pledges good faith negotiations
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Tim Sweeney warns against Fortnite cryptocurrency scam
CEO says "Epic's lawyers are on it" and decries "marketplaces that enable this kind of thing"
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Keywords Edmonton staff vote for a union
Outsourcing firm accepts vote of staffing working out of BioWare as labor organizers score a win in Canada
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US advocacy groups call on FTC to investigate FIFA loot boxes
Coalition of 15 organizations believes Ultimate Team violates rules around unfair and deceptive practices
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Loot boxes have mostly avoided the hammer of legislation - for now | Opinion
The launch of Diablo Immortal highlights how the momentum has gone out of legislative efforts against loot boxes, but it's far too early to get complacent.
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Certain Affinity will pay to move its devs out of places hostile to their rights
In wake of anti-trans legislation and leak of Supreme Court decision on abortion, Texas developer pledges to cover costs of relocation for full-time staff
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Blizzard faces poposed class-action lawsuit over Hearthstone card packs
Suit argues packs deceive minors into making non-refundable purchases, Blizzard attempting to move case to another court
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New York AG investigating Twitch, Discord role in Buffalo shooting
Letitia James also looking into 4chan and 8chan, saying the terror attack "again revealed the depths and dangers of these platforms that spread and promote hate without consequence"
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Capcom scales back divisive Street Fighter esports licensing rules
Publisher removes or extends prize pool and sponsorship limits, allows spectator fees and video/photo capture of events
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Activision Blizzard calls for court to dismiss DFEH lawsuit
Call of Duty publisher says Department failed to investigate properly, has unfairly damaged its reputation
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US District Judge says that Valve will face antitrust ligation
Judge Coughenour said that Wolfire Games' "allegations are sufficient to plausibly allege unlawful conduct"
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New York sues Activision Blizzard over Microsoft acquisition
City pension fund and shareholder alleges Bobby Kotick rushed the sale process to avoid fallout from scandals
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Activision Blizzard receives new NLRB complaint
Communications Workers of America files suit that alleges employees received threats for discussing its lawsuit on discord
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Court dismisses Bungie copyright infringement claim against AimJunkies
U.S. District Court Judge says that case failed to prove the cheat seller infringed upon publisher's copyrights and trademarks
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Epic Games faces labour complaint over allegedly refusing to hire union supporter
Complainant believes she was shunned for labour advocacy work, Epic claims this activity did not factor into decision
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Yuji Naka took Square Enix to court over unfinished Balan Wonderworld
Veteran developer says he was removed as director of the project six months before the game launched
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Dutch Gambling Authority vs Electronic Arts, and the future of loot boxes
René Otto breaks down the Dutch State Council's decision that FIFA card packs should not be regulated under gambling laws
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Sony gender discrimination lawsuit dismissed, but plaintiff may file amended complaint
Former PlayStation employee given second chance after initial complaint was dismissed due to lack of detailed allegations
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Nintendo of America receives labor complaints for alleged NLRA violations
Update: Nintendo says it isn't aware of any unionization attempts and intends to cooperate with the investigation
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Kotick's ex-girlfriend obtained a restraining order against him
Activision Blizzard CEO subsequent girlfriend, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, twice leaned on a tabloid to shelve stories on the issue
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Judge dismisses investor lawsuit against Activision Blizzard
Justice said that the case lacked enough facts to prove that the company was aware of harassment within its workplace
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Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori settle legal dispute over Halo music
Pair filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in 2020 over unpaid royalties from using their work in the franchise
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Tencent cutting off Chinese gamers' access to foreign games
May 31 update to internet acceleration app will only support games operating in China