News Australia introduces R18+ certificate for games New classification expected in "a couple of months", allows for more explicit content July 22, 2011 Matthew Handrahan
News Proposed Australian R18+ rating faces delays New South Wales could abolish MA15+ rating regardless July 19, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Webzen sues Red 5 Studios over FireFall dispute Korean publisher responds to arbitration attempt, claims breach of contract July 14, 2011 Matthew Handrahan
News Namco Bandai enters legal dispute with Witcher 2 dev Publisher reportedly suing over THQ acquiring publishing rights to 360 SKU July 8, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Nintendo targeted in 3DS patent action Ex-Sony engineer claims infringement was "deliberate and wilful" July 8, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Atari files $30 million lawsuit over bootleg console Publisher sues distribution company Tommo over sales of counterfeit Flashback 2 July 7, 2011 Matthew Handrahan
News Square Enix suing hackers Lawsuit filed against fifteen unnamed Italians who copied and distributed preview code July 6, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Red 5 taking Webzen to court Firefall developer to terminate deal with publisher over marketing July 1, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Interplay submit new filing in Fallout case Bethesda knew Fallout Online included more than just name "for at least four years" June 29, 2011 David Jenkins
News Games win First Amendment protection in US Supreme Court rules against law governing sales of games to minors June 27, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Judge likely to allow Amazon Appstore name Apple's lawsuit will "probably" be denied says judge in US case June 24, 2011 David Jenkins
News Sony cut security staff before hacker attacks Publisher faced with lawsuit highlighting its failures to protect customer information June 24, 2011 Rachel Weber
News ESA announces new general counsel Privacy and data security law expert joins US trade association June 22, 2011 David Jenkins
News West and Zampella lawsuit on course for jury trial Judge rules that allegations have merit as Bobby Kotick faces day in court June 20, 2011 David Jenkins
News Zynga sues developer for copying games Brazilian developer Vostu accused of "blatant copyright infringement" June 17, 2011 David Jenkins
News Apple preparing to intervene against Lodsys in court Company files motion to represent clients in patent infringement cases June 13, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Spanish police detain 3 possible Anonymous members Operation captures 3 'leaders' and a server used in DDoS attacks June 10, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Hirai: Hacking threatens "the very fabric of society" SCE boss claims online security requires govt assistance and legislation June 9, 2011 Alec Meer
News EA requests Madden Football legal claim be dismissed Coder of original title pursuing twenty years of royalties June 2, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Lodsys sues seven App Store devs over patents Company begins legal action after cease and desist from Apple fails to impress June 2, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Apple backs devs in patent infringement case Third parties receive help as in-app upgrade case targets iOS developers May 24, 2011 David Jenkins
News Zynga sued over Oregon Trail game Publisher demands stop to imminent Frontierville update May 19, 2011 Matt Martin
News Playdom makes $3 million FTC settlement Pony Stars was not Children's Online Privacy Protection Act compliant May 13, 2011 David Jenkins
News Sony subpoenaed by NY Attorney General - report Request allegedly centres on what Sony told customers about security May 5, 2011 Dan Pearson
Feature Kaz Hirai's letter to Congress on the PSN breach Thirteen questions from the Congressional hearing on security breaches answered by Sony boss May 5, 2011 Dan Pearson