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CWA calls for SEC to investigate Activision Blizzard disclosures
Union accuses the publisher of "inaccurate and misleading" filings about sexual harassment and labor organizing
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Raven unionisation plans continue without Activision Blizzard recognition
Publisher did not respond to workers' request, says it will respond to National Labor Relations Board petition
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Outerverse publisher says NFT scammers targeted its game
Freedom Games says blockchain project using Outerverse name and assets has no connection to the actual game
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Legal trends for the games industry in 2022 | Opinion
Advant's Dr. Andreas Lober and Luca Guidobaldi shares their predictions for the Metaverse, European law and more
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Player sued by Roblox banned by court order
Robert 'Ruben Sim' Simon also won't be allowed to go within 100 feet of any Roblox office
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Call of Duty QA workers vote to unionize
78% of Raven Software testers vote to form union, ask Activision Blizzard to voluntarily recognize a group of 34 members
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Individuals linked to alleged Twitch Turkish money laundering ring arrested
40 were detained following wide investigation sparked by last year's creator payout information leak
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Krafton sues Apple, Google, Garena over Free Fire
PUBG maker files suit against app store owners and developer of "blatantly infringing" mobile game
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Looking ahead at UK games regulation in 2022
Games businesses will need to keep an eye on the UK's position on loot boxes, subscriptions, mobile ecosystems and more
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Riot Games reaches $100m agreement for sexual harassment case
League of Legends maker settles 2018 litigation that alleged gender discrimination and a toxic work culture
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California court to block DFEH intervention on Activision settlement
Update: Judge Dale S. Fischer has ruled to deny the DFEH 's intervention
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Myth of Empires developer sues Ark studio over stolen code allegations
Company launches legal proceedings following accusations of copyright infringement
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Riot Games sues job scam ring
People posing as publishers have been staging application processes that ask for upfront payments for work equipment
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Lawyer for Blizzard employee calls for victim compensation fund over $100m
Additional demands include a streamlined sexual harassment case process and review by neutral third party
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Deadline for Apple to change anti-steering policy postponed
Court stays previous ruling that App Store must allow external links for purchasing items pending the result of Apple's appeal
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Indie developer accuses weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov of stealing gun design
Ward B team also claims gun maker licensed stolen design into Battestate Games' Escape From Tarkov
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PlayStation VP fired after being caught by paedophilia sting operation
George Cacioppo was allegedly trying to arrange a meeting with a 15-year-old boy
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Roblox suing banned player for fraud and breach of contract
Lawsuit claims YouTuber leads a "cybermob" that terrorises Roblox and its staff, seeks $1.6 million in damages
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Government suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in China
Temporary measure applies to over 100 games, but publisher assures that titles remain functional and available for download
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Lawsuit accuses Sony Interactive Entertainment of gender discrimination
Former staffer alleges gaming giant fired her after she detailed her experiences in a statement
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North Carolina establishes fund to attract esports events
State will pay up to 25% of qualifying expenses for gaming competitions, committing up to $5m a year
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GTA modding group fights back against Take-Two takedown
Team behind reverse-engineered project has filed a countersuit against the company
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UK competition watchdog starts in-depth investigation of Nvidia's Arm acquisition
Investigation launched "on the grounds of competition and national security concerns"
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Atari loses case against Redbubble
Jury rules in favor of online retailer that defended itself as only a "transactional intermediary"
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Sony's Vita trademark partly revoked for non-use in EU
EU General Court rules the name can be used for 'data carrier carrying programs' or 'audio and/or image carriers'