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Epic appeals against judge's ruling in Apple antitrust case
Fortnite firm turns to US Court of Appeals as its legal crusade continues
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Twitch sues users over hate raids
Lawsuit accuses two individuals of being the source of recent targeted attacks against marginalized streamers
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Judge orders Apple to allow apps that link to external payment options
Update: Ruling on the merits includes additional insight on why Epic won just one of ten counts
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Former Starbreeze CFO acquitted of insider trading charges
Sebastian Ahlskog no longer has to pay fine after Swedish Court of Appeal orders original judgement be amended
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South Korea's App Store law is a grand experiment | Opinion
With legislation regulating app stores considered by many regions, South Korea's typically early-mover approach will be watched carefully
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South Korea bans Apple, Google from blocking third-party payments
Government also claims the power mediate disputes over app payments, cancellations and refunds
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China bans minors from playing games during the week
Regulation will permit children to play an hour of games a day from Friday through Sunday
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South Korea plans to abolish gaming curfew
Law that blocks underage players' late night access to online games will be dropped in favour of current 'choice permits'
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The industry should follow EA in using patents to defend accessibility | Opinion
Software patents are a controversial topic but employed defensively, they can help to protect essential accessibility features from the chilling effects of a flawed system
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Activision Blizzard lawsuit expanded to include contractors, claims publisher shredded documents
California DFEH also claims appointment of law firm WilmerHale has interfered with investigation
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More than £180m claimed in UK games tax relief last year
Tax incentive benefits for UK games industry sees 48% increase compared to the year of 2019-2020
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EA shares five innovations via Accessibility Patent Pledge, wants other devs to do the same
Chris Bruzzo tells us why the publisher is sharing its patented technology, including Apex Legends' Ping System
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Former Jagex employee Ian Taylor imprisoned for sexually assaulting a minor
RuneScape audio developer admitted to offence, was sentenced to 22 months in prison
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Former Aeon Must Die developers claim legal dispute unresolved, but publisher says accusations were unconfirmed
Focus Home Interactive maintains that it and Limestone Games co-own the IP, denies claims of crunch
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Riot Games reportedly delaying procedure in discrimination and harassment investigation
Update: "Riot's severance agreements have never in any way prohibited speaking to government agencies," a Riot spokesperson said
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Singapore labor rights agency investigating Ubisoft
TAFEP reportedly looking into allegations of workplace harassment, unfair treatment at Skull and Bones studio
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Nintendo gets permanent injunction against RomUniverse owner
Defendant in piracy lawsuit ordered to leave site offline, destroy all illegal copies of company's work
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Activision Blizzard lets go Diablo 4, World of Warcraft developers
No reason given for dismissal, but trio's departure follows lawsuit over toxic workplace
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Activision Blizzard investor says publisher's promises are "inadequate"
Shareholder group calls on World of Warcraft publisher to create a more diverse and equitable company
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Report: Morhaime, other Blizzard execs were informed of rampant misconduct
Additional stories of women feeling unsafe to report harassment at publisher emerge from multiple outlets
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Nintendo gets $30m from Colopl in patent suit settlement
Switch maker's growing demands convince White Cat Project company to strike a deal that lets it use the disputed patents
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In the wake of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit | Podcast
Latest episode available now, discusses the need for accountability and shares resources for those who need support
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Blizzard president addresses harassment, discrimination lawsuit
J. Allen Brack acknowledges the "extremely troubling" hurt of employees and allegations
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French union files collective lawsuit against Ubisoft
Solidaires Informatique alleges publisher tolerated sexual harassment, HR employees covered for abusers
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Australian legislator to propose loot box law
Bill would require games with loot boxes to carry an adults-only R18+ rating