News Disgraced politician Leland Yee gets five years in prison "Haunted" former senator who crusaded against the games industry found guilty of corruption Feb. 25, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 8 comments
News Apple opposes FBI order to build iOS "backdoor" Manufacturer says move would "undermine...freedoms and liberty" Feb. 17, 2016 Dan Pearson 2 comments
News ESA mourns Scalia Industry trade group remarks on passing of Supreme Court Justice who wrote majority opinion in 2011 game legislation case Feb. 16, 2016 Brendan Sinclair 17 comments
News Just Cause 3 prompts despair among Chinese pirates UPDATE: 3DM group is taking a break from cracking single-player games to see if legal sales improve Feb. 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 22 comments
News Take-Two sued over 2K16 tattoos Solid Oak Sketches seeking damages over eight copyrighted designs Feb. 3, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News Ubisoft and EA tussle over Ghost trademark EA wants it, Ubi cites its Ghost Recon franchise in opposition Feb. 1, 2016 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News Sony fails to secure "Let's Play" trademark UPDATE: USPTO agrees phrase is common industry term Jan. 27, 2016 Rachel Weber
News EA struggles to secure Unravel trademark Board game Beary's Unravel Game causing issues Jan. 22, 2016 Rachel Weber
News Judge rules Total Recall Technologies can sue Oculus founder Palmer Luckey faces breach of contract claim Jan. 20, 2016 Rachel Weber
News Activision sued for portraying Angolan rebel as murderous "halfwit" Family of Jonas Savimbi object to his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Jan. 14, 2016 Rachel Weber
News Fake Minecraft sequel pulled from App Store Unofficial $11 app reached as high as fourth on paid gaming chart before being removed from sale Jan. 7, 2016 Brendan Sinclair 6 comments
News Ember settles Machine Zone copycat suit with an apology Empire Z developer admits to re-using elements of Game of War: Fire Age Jan. 6, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Lumos Labs to pay $2m Deceptive Advertising settlement “Lumosity preyed on consumers' fears about age-related cognitive decline" Jan. 5, 2016 Chris Buckley
News Nintendo wins Mii patent suit Judge invalidates RecogniCorp patent on storing police sketch-artist data, bringing closure to suit filed over virtual avatar system Dec. 22, 2015 Brendan Sinclair
News FTC announces settlements with LAI Systems and Retro Dreamer Devs will pay a combined $360,000 in civil penalties for violating COPPA Dec. 18, 2015 Rachel Weber 3 comments
News Publishers sued over fantasy sports patents EA, Activision, Zynga, Take-Two, Konami among targets of suits over games based on real-time events and TV shows Dec. 15, 2015 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News Goodgame Studios denies allegations of unfair dismissal German trade union claims 28 employees were fired to prevent election of a workers' council Dec. 14, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Nintendo wins another patent case against Wii U, 3DS California federal court rules that Nintendo's hardware does not infringe Nov. 16, 2015 James Brightman
News GTA 5 modders say Take-Two sent PIs to their doors Devs on two different multiplayer mods describe intimidation tactic used to shut them down Nov. 10, 2015 Brendan Sinclair
News Blizzard and Innovis settle Overwatch suit Paintball app creator drops lawsuit against developer after months-long legal dispute Nov. 2, 2015 Brendan Sinclair
News US approves DRM circumvention on abandoned games DMCA exemption allows players to bypass server authentication after servers are turned off; proposed exemption for jailbreaking consoles denied Oct. 28, 2015 Brendan Sinclair 3 comments
News 12 arrested in eSports match fixing scandal - Report Korean investigators find five StarCraft 2 matches fixed; two money men behind scheme have ties to organized crime Oct. 19, 2015 Brendan Sinclair 2 comments
News SAG-AFTRA now has the authority to strike More than 95 per cent of union's voting members voted yes in the referendum, negotiations to re-open Oct. 8, 2015 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News The Escapist faces possible legal action over Star Citizen exposé Cloud Imperium has denied accusations of mishandling funds and workplace discrimination, claims unethical journalistic practice Oct. 6, 2015 Matthew Handrahan 19 comments
News Fan turns to the crowd for Pokemon PAX party settlement The Pokemon Company wants $4,000 to drop the lawsuit over a cancelled fan party at PAX Prime Oct. 5, 2015 Matthew Handrahan 3 comments