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Read More »Magic Leap sues former engineer over ‘striking similarities’ of competing XR device
Niantic moves to shut down creators of Pokemon Go cheat app
The cease and desist wants to prevent "unauthorised derivative versions" of its games
Read More »Former Unity VP accuses 10 employees, including CEO, of sexual harassment
Unity will "vigorously defend against the false allegations"
Read More »Riot staff consider walkout over the studio’s attempts to block a sex discrimination lawsuit
"People were frustrated at closed-door discussions instead of transparency"
Read More »Lawsuit claims Activision made ‘materially false and/or misleading statements’ in lead up to Bungie split
"Activision Blizzard's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times"
Read More »‘No one can own a dance step’ insists Epic as it fights to dismiss Fortnite dance lawsuit
"Plaintiff's lawsuit is fundamentally at odds with free speech principles"
Read More »Zenimax finally settles VR lawsuit against Facebook and Oculus
Zenimax didn’t disclose the terms of the settlement but CEO Robert Altman said he was “fully satisfied with the outcome”
Read More »Nintendo wins payout over real world Mario Kart-themed karting tours
MariCar ordered to pay £68,000 in damages; Nintendo pledges to keep defending its IP
Read More »Telltale co-founder sues company over breach of contract
Telltale claims that Kevin Bruner’s lawsuit is just an “apparent means of extracting revenge on a company already under financial strain”
Read More »Epic settles lawsuit with Fortnite cheater
Fortnite: Battle Royale developer Epic has settled a lawsuit with an individual who had been cheating at its free-to-play game. Charles ‘Joreallean’ Vraspir was accused of violating the game’s EULA by injecting unauthorised code into the game. He was also accused of association with a site that provides cheats, on …
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