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South Korea fines Google $32m for using games to damage competing mobile stores
Korea Fair Trade Commission says exclusivity deals hurt local One Store, Google evaluating its response
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Dark Deception: Monsters and Mortals dev details dispute with Monster Energy
Glowstick CEO calls energy drink maker "a notorious trademark troll," pledges to take it to court
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The legal challenges of generative AI | Opinion
Harbottle & Lewis' Kostya Lobov lays out the potential pitfalls of using AI in your development process, and how they might be avoided
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Activision Blizzard sued by US government over esports salaries
Department of Justice says soft salary cap in Overwatch League and Call of Duty League violated antitrust laws
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NLRB finds merit in union's case against Activision Blizzard
Labor board dismisses one charge but will pursue accusations of illegal surveillance and efforts to squash discussion of pay, working conditions
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East Side Games countersues Truly Social Games
Archer: Danger Phone partners trade litigation and breach of contract accusations
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Australia proposes labeling games with loot boxes M for 15 and over
Officials said the changes are to "protect those most vulnerable in our community from gambling harms"
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Abuse allegations against Chris Avellone settled
Joint statement from women who accused writer of assault say their "words have been misinterpreted"
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Dark and Darker removed from Steam due to ongoing Ironmace/Nexon dispute
Nexon issues DMCA against the title, developer says action is based on "distorted claims"
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ZA/UM resolves legal dispute with Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender
UPDATE: ZA/UM says that Kurvitz and Taal are welcome to challenge the harm done to the studio in court
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Fatal Call of Duty swatting incident settles for $5m
The decision comes five years after an unarmed Kansas man lost his life over a false 911 call
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Felony charges against Justin Roiland have been dismissed
The former Squanch Games CEO says he would like to focus on restoring his "good name"
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California judge dismisses gamer lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
But plaintiffs given 20 days to refine complaint, plan to resubmit "with additional factual detail"
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Canada Judge rejects unlawful gambling accusation in EA loot box lawsuit
But the court rules that the class action claim may proceed based on the prospect of ‘deceptive practices’
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FBI issues warning over fake games stealing cryptocurrency
The Law enforcement agency also provided users tips to protect themselves from fraudulent activity
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Microsoft proposes remedies to appease UK regulator's concerns over Activision acquisition
Xbox firm fights back against divestment proposal, suggests content and cloud licensing agreements to ensure Activision games remain on other platforms and services
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Dark and Darker developer Ironmace raided by Korean police
Raid followed ongoing accusations from Nexon that the studio stole game assets and staff
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Austrian court rules that FIFA loot boxes violate gambling laws
But Sony still able to appeal after being ordered to refund PlayStation users who sued over Ultimate Team
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US Congress "disappointed" with companies' response to extremism concerns
ESA warns suggestion that games expose players to extremists could "cause false alarm and create a false reality"
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Report: EU likely to approve Microsoft deal for Activision Blizzard
Reuters sources say the European Commission will be satisfied by multiplatform licensing deals for Call of Duty
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Yuji Naka admits to insider trading
Prosecutor claims that the ex-Square Enix employee made a profit of $167,000 with insider information
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Microsoft granted access to Sony documents: The FTC's response in detail
Xbox firm will receive PlayStation exclusivity contracts and four years of company records in preparation for summer trial over Activision Blizzard acquisition
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FTC warns companies over unsubstantiated AI claims
Commission reminds businesses in all industries it will be monitoring baseless or exaggerated marketing around AI
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Ironmace denies reports it stole Dark and Darker code, assets
Studio of former Nexon staffers refute suggestion that upcoming game began life as Nexon prototype project P3
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Bungie seeks $6.7m default judgment in case against LaviCheats
The studio says its owed $2000 for each time Destiny 2 cheat software was downloaded from the site