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Choose Your Own Adventure publisher cracks down on Itch.io devs
Chooseco issues trademark infringements to four developers
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Feature
The dawn of streaming requires contract revisions
Beiten Burkhardt's Dr Andreas Lober explains why developers and publishers should check their contracts as services like Google Stadia emerge
News
Sony pulls PS4 Lineup video after accusations of plagiarism
Video showcase appeared to directly copy animation styles from multiple other properties
News
Ex-Human Head devs sued by Rune II publisher
Ragnarok Game accuses defunct studio and its co-founders of fraud, holding game assets hostage
News
Fired Google employees accuse company of union-busting
Group will take grievances to National Labor Relations Board "as a first step"
News
Riot Games to pay out $10m to former employees in gender discrimination settlement
Total will be spread across up to around 1,000 former women employees
Opinion
What happens if loot box regulation passes into UK law? | Opinion
Reed Smith's Emily Daniels and Hunter Thomson offer tips on how to stay ahead of any future legal restrictions
News
The Pokemon Company sues Pokemon Sword and Shield leakers
Unknown US individuals sought for posting early, unreleased images of new Pokemon on Discord, 4chan
News
Blizzard, NetEase win $569k in copyright suit against Chinese mobile publisher
4399 Network found to have violated copyrights of Overwatch with Gunplay Battlefront, Heroes of Warfare
News
Another tester is being sued by Epic Games for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2
Keywords Studio employee was fired day after leak, now faces claim for over $85,000 in damages
Feature
Key resellers claim legitimacy -- the courts say otherwise | Opinion
Beiten Burkhardt's Andreas Lober probes the legal basis for key resellers, and finds those marketplaces on shaky ground
News
Self-help app "investigating" after accusations of stealing art, animation from Gris
Devolver Digital shares side-by-side comparison of Fabulous video, Gris gameplay and cutscenes
News
Money laundering prompts Valve to halt CS:GO in-game key sales
"At this point, nearly all key purchases that end up being traded or sold on the marketplace are believed to be fraud-sourced"
News
Sony files trademarks for PlayStation 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
Platform holder's trademark security process teases decades worth of new console
News
Epic sues tester who leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 details
Developer says defendant Ronald Sykes waited just three days to breach his NDA
News
Sony issuing refunds for faulty WWE 2K20
Latest entry into 2K Games' annual wrestling franchise mired with bugs and glitches
News
New law means EA could revive NCAA sports games
CEO Andrew Wilson says he "would jump for the opportunity" to publish titles around $14 billion industry
News
German regulator begins process to ban Coin Master game
Review board considers blacklisting game with gambling-like elements as harmful to minors, decision could set precedent for other titles
Feature
How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing?
Developers risk having their games removed from sale due to expired licenses -- experts from music and games weigh in on the problem
News
Stellaris mobile beta taken offline over stolen Halo assets
"This was a clear mistake on our part," says Galaxy Command team
News
UKIE prepares no-deal Brexit advice
Trade body to release free written, audio, and visual content as Britain prepares to leave EU
News
Rocksteady and Creative Assembly under fire over Video Game Tax Relief
TaxWatch UK highlights ways multinational companies are using scheme to shift profits
News
Ustwo Games accused of union busting
UPDATE: Independent Workers Union of Great Britain has taken legal action against Monument Valley developer
News
Man breaks into Valve, steals $40,000 of equipment, games
Same suspect has been previously arrested for burglary, stealing a FedEx truck
News
Epic Games faces class action lawsuit in Canada over "Fortnite addiction"
Developer failed to adequately warn of game's dangers, alleges lawsuit