News Rockstar hasn't paid UK corporation tax in ten years, claims investigative think tank Grand Theft Auto V developer also issued claims worth over £42 million in Video Game Tax Relief July 29, 2019 Ivy Taylor 4 comments
News British Gambling Commission: Industry should be "proactively dealing" with skin betting Loot boxes still aren't gambling, says BGC, but concerns raised over similarities and companies that fail to police secondary markets July 26, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News PUBG. Corp says Epic is "one of our best partners" despite previous lawsuit attempt Studio director Brian Corrigan dismisses notion of animosity between two companies July 25, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Nintendo is reportedly offering free repairs for Joy-Con controllers An internal memo advises support staff that no proof of purchase or confirmation of warranty is required July 24, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Grand Theft Auto V update adds a casino that can be played with real money Real money can be spent on chips, though it cannot be cashed back out into actual money July 23, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Nintendo faces class action lawsuit over Joy-Con drifting defect Update: Nintendo issues response to consumer concerns July 23, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Supercell pulls games out of Vietnam, citing "regulatory issues" 142 other mobile games removed by government agency in legal crackdown July 22, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
Feature Would freedom of speech beat loot box legislation? | Opinion A look back at the Supreme Court's 2011 ruling on video game violence suggests the First Amendment defense may not play out the same way a second time July 17, 2019 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News PUBG banned in Jordan, Fortnite expected to be banned as well Country's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is considering bans on a half dozen titles, cites unknown WHO study as basis for ban July 10, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News IP holders can now manually timestamp YouTube videos in copyright claims YouTubers given new tools to trim or mute problematic sections in their videos July 10, 2019 James Batchelor
News Man behind Daybreak Games DDoS sentenced to two years in prison Series of attacks against formerly-Sony Online Entertainment, Battle.net, Dota 2, others also asked to pay $95,000 in damages July 3, 2019 Rebekah Valentine 1 comment
News "The games industry has some maturation to do in understanding data protection law" Information Commissioner tells UK Parliament it will audit publishers and developers if needed as it works on Age Appropriate Design Code July 2, 2019 James Batchelor
News Street Fighter characters to be used in Osaka police recruitment ads Capcom consents to have iconic characters used to recruit "cyber-crime" investigators July 2, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Industry tells UK lawmakers it wants more research into gaming disorder Commons committee not left reassured following latest immersive and addictive technologies inquiry hearing June 27, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News British technology inquiry chair says industry is only "paying lip service" to gaming addiction King Digital, UKIE, TIGA, others struggle to convince MPs that games industry is taking issues like loot boxes seriously June 26, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo: 25% tariff on consoles would cause "disproportionate harm" Joint letter from leading hardware manufacturers says tariff on hardware made in China would hurt economy, jobs, innovation June 26, 2019 Rebekah Valentine 2 comments
News Rovio sues California chicken restaurant over Angry Birds trademark Finnish developer alleges Angry Birdz Nashville Hot Chicken violating trademark on both name and logo June 25, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News YouTube reportedly under investigation over alleged child protection breaches “An FTC investigation into YouTube's treatment of children online is long overdue,” says US lawmaker June 20, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Epic and EA execs squirm under scrutiny from British MPs Testimonies arouse suspicion and dismay from members of immersive and addictive technology inquiry June 20, 2019 Ivy Taylor 2 comments
News Twitch sues users who filled Artifact category with porn, violence, racism, and misogyny Unknown streamers used bots to flood deserted category with inappropriate content, including videos of the Christchurch mosque attack June 17, 2019 Rebekah Valentine 2 comments
News Niantic files lawsuit against "hacker" group Global ++ has allegedly created derivative apps based on Ingress, Pokémon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite June 17, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News ZeniMax shuts down fan remake of Doom Modder pulls the project after legal warning, is forbidden to infringe on Bethesda trademarks again June 14, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Riot Games accused of non-compliance with gender discrimination investigation Update: Riot issues another statement - "We've been cooperative and have acted in good faith" June 13, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Star Control legal dispute was resolved by a phone call and mutual love of beekeeping Series creators and Stardock will work together on multiple games and exchange technology, honey and homemade mead June 12, 2019 James Batchelor 2 comments
News Unity faces lawsuit as John Riccitiello accused of sexual harassment UPDATE: Engine provider says it will "defend vigorously against the false allegations" from former employee who claims she was unfairly dismissed June 11, 2019 James Batchelor