Tag: Legal

After shaking off Nexon’s copyright infringement accusations, Dark and Darker survives the Korean legal system and will continue development

After shaking off Nexon’s…

Development on hardcore fantasy PvPvE dungeon-crawler Dark and Darker is free to continue without fear of being shut down,…
Tencent pulls directors from Epic’s executive board following antitrust “scrutiny” from US Justice Dept

Tencent pulls directors from…

Tencent has pulled two directors from Epic Games’ board following an antitrust investigation by the US Justice Department. Read…
Nintendo cross-referenced reddit posts and hardware repairs to locate this Switch pirate

Nintendo cross-referenced reddit posts…

Nintendo reportedly hunted down an alleged Switch pirate by tracking their reddit posts. Read more Source
Nintendo sues streamer who said he could broadcast its pirated games “all day”

Nintendo sues streamer who…

Nintendo has filed a new lawsuit against a streamer who broadcast 10 pirated games ahead of their release, including…
PlayStation loses legal fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for its games

PlayStation loses legal fight…

Sony has lost its fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for PlayStation games. Read more Source
Steam updates subscriber agreements to remove arbitration clause

Steam updates subscriber agreements…

Steam has removed the binding arbitration clause and class-action waiver in its subscriber agreement. Read more Source
Bungie’s former General Counsel says Sony forced the studio “to fix the things that were wrong with their game”

Bungie’s former General Counsel…

Bungie’s former chief in-house lawyer, Don McGowan, reckons it’s a good thing that Sony is “inflicting some discipline” on…
Destiny 2 “resolves” complaint after artist accuses Bungie of plagiarism

Destiny 2 “resolves” complaint…

Bungie has “resolved” a plagiarism accusation after an artist accused the studio of lifting their alternative design of an…
CMA closes its investigation into Apple’s app payments “on grounds of administrative priority”

CMA closes its investigation…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has closed its investigation into Apple’s in-app payment system “on the grounds of…
Modern Warfare modder thinks Activision shut down multiplayer mod so it didn’t “interfere” with Black Ops 6

Modern Warfare modder thinks…

The creator of the now-defunct Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 mod, H2M, has opened up about what happened…