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Fortnite dance lawsuits continue with "Orange Justice"
Mother of Orange Shirt Kid sues Epic Games for copyright infringement following campaign that saw dance included in-game
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Ex-Gearbox lawyer, CEO Randy Pitchford enter legal battle over contract violations, corporate irresponsibility
Wade Callender accuses Pitchford of receiving secret $12 million bonus from Borderlands, other allegations involving potential underage pornography
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SpatialOS games under threat as Unity revokes Improbable's license
Update: Spilt Milk Studios brings Lazarus back at least temporarily, while Bossa's Worlds Adrift is "operating as normal"
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Eugen responds to accusation of retaliatory firings
Steel Division developer says dismissals unrelated to last year's strike, were due to use of "a professional tool for an inappropriate purpose"
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New games must comply to accessibility guidelines after FCC waivers expire
Requirements affect in-game communications and related UI
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Bethesda, Behaviour Interactive resolve copyright infringement dispute
Lawsuit over similarities between Fallout Shelter and Westworld game settled "amicably"
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Reselling unauthorised game keys now illegal in Japan
UPDATE: Law amended to combat illegitimate serial code sales in online auctions, penalty ranges from ¥5 million fine to jail sentence
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Star Control creators block Origins release
Stardock denied injunction against Ford and Reiche's DMCA notice, title removed from GOG and Steam
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Eugen Systems fires workers involved in pay dispute
French labor union accuses Steel Division developer of retaliatory behavior as dispute goes to tribunal
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US School Safety Commission largely gives games a pass
Group convened by Trump in wake of mass shooting earlier this year suggests schools monitor internet access, media ratings bodies review policies
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Epic shuts down Fortnite data miner
[UPDATE]: Developer says the takedown was for promoting and advertising game mod tools, "not directly related" to leaking
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Infinity Ward receives bomb threat - Report
Call of Duty development studio among dozens of businesses, schools, news outlets receiving threats today
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ZeniMax, Facebook settle VR lawsuit
Mediation program results in undisclosed agreement between companies, dismissal of appeals
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Loot boxes: An industry at war with itself over a technicality
2018 in Review: The evidence says loot boxes are gambling, but the law is still catching up
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Valve banning "child exploitation" games from Steam
Despite developer claims that characters are of legal age, Valve bans sexual games with young-looking characters
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Boosting now a criminal offence in South Korea
Anyone artificially inflating a player's skill ranking could face $18,000 fine and two years in prison
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Senior EA Ireland director fired over dick remarks
But former employee claims his comment was misunderstood and that dismissal was unfair
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YouTube, Twitch speak out against EU Copyright Directive
Websites express concern over what the Directive's Article 13 could mean for content creators on their platforms
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UK gambling commission in talks with Twitch over casino streams
Two unlicensed sites have been played by Twitch streamers in its popular casino category recently
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2 Milly sues over Fortnite dance
Update: Actor Alfonso Ribeiro, Instagram personality Backpack Kid join rapper in suit against Epic Games that now also includes Take-Two
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Starbreeze raided by authorities, one person arrested
Swedish Economic Crime Authority have seized computers and documents from troubled publisher this morning
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Pokémon Go trespassing lawsuit settled
No terms disclosed, but both parties targeting approval next February
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IGDA calls for industry action on loot boxes
Developer group says publishers should clearly disclose odds, commit to not marketing loot boxes to children
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Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes
Chairman Joseph Simons promises Congress to investigate potential for child susceptibility to addiction, problem gambling
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Law firm investigates Bethesda over Fallout 76 refund policy
Consumers left with an "unplayable experience", says Migliaccio & Rathod