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Worlds Inc. claims MMO infringes patent regarding virtual world interactions
Read More »Zynga responds to EA lawsuit with a counter claim of its own
Over a month after EA filed its copyright lawsuit against Zynga, the social gaming giant has responded with a suit of its own. Not only is Zynga denying EA’s claim that The Ville is a blatant rip-off of The Sims Social, but it has also mustered some accusations of its …
Read More »Zynga files countersuit against EA
Social games giant claims unfair competition over alleged no-hire agreement
Read More »Apple wants sales ban of eight Samsung phones
Google expresses concern that ruling could limit consumer access to Android devices
Read More »Moore affronted and upset by Zynga’s copycat games
EA defending developers without the resources to take on the social games giant, claims COO
Read More »Rebellion files lawsuit against Stardock and Ironclad
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion release prompts UK studio to go legal
Read More »Zynga says EA copyright lawsuit ‘ironic’
Sim City Social bears 'uncanny resemblance' to CityVille, says social games company
Read More »EA sues Zynga for copyright infringement
The Ville has 'unmistakable resemblance' to The Sims Social, claims publishing giant
Read More »Valve alters Steam T&Cs to counter lawsuit threat
An alteration has been added the Steam’s terms and conditions that Valve hopes will help combat the threat of consumer lawsuits. Sony introduced a similar change to its PlayStation Network back in September (in the wake of 2011’s PSN security outage) and was slaughtered by the internet games collective. It …
Read More »EA settles NFL lawsuit, retains licence though loses NCAA
The Madden NFL series has survived a fierce legal dispute between EA and the NFL. A $27m settlement fee has been paid, according to Kotaku, ending a four-year class action lawsuit that argued the deal was an illegal monopoly. The most crucial news for gamers is that EA has managed …
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