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Hidden Variable sues Skullgirls publisher Autumn Games for $1.2m in unpaid payments
Hidden Variable sues Skullgirls publisher Autumn Games for $1.2m in unpaid payments
Hidden Variable has announced that as of January 21, 2025, it was "no longer involved in the development on Skullgirls …
May 30, 2025
French Supreme Court rules in favour of Nintendo against site hosting pirated copies of its games
French Supreme Court rules in favour of Nintendo against site hosting pirated copies of its games
Nintendo has won a long-running legal battle against French sharehosting operator Dstorage.
May 30, 2025
Bitter Playdead row goes public as co-founder demands $73K for using a "copyright protected image" on LinkedIn
Bitter Playdead row goes public as co-founder demands $73K for using a "copyright protected image" on LinkedIn
Playdead co-founder Dino Patti has been threatened with a lawsuit after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shar…
May 30, 2025
Nintendo sues third-party accessory maker for trademark violation, false advertising, and unfair competition
Nintendo sues third-party accessory maker for trademark violation, false advertising, and unfair competition
Nintendo has initiated legal action against a third-party accessories company that it alleges has violated its trademar…
May 30, 2025
Switch consoles can be made "permanently unusable" if Nintendo thinks a player has broken new user agreement
Switch consoles can be made "permanently unusable" if Nintendo thinks a player has broken new user agreement
Nintendo has revised its Account Agreement and Account Privacy Policy to tighten the rules on emulation and piracy.
May 30, 2025
Activision files lawsuit against creator of Call of Duty hacking software
Activision files lawsuit against creator of Call of Duty hacking software
Activision has filed a lawsuit against the creator of Call of Duty hacking software Lergware and GameHook.
May 30, 2025
SAG-AFTRA files an unfair labor practice for AI Darth Vader in Fortnite
SAG-AFTRA files an unfair labor practice for AI Darth Vader in Fortnite
SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has filed an u…
May 30, 2025
Fortnite returns to iOS in US and Europe
Fortnite returns to iOS in US and Europe
Fortnite has returned to iOS on Apple's App Store five years after it was first removed.
May 30, 2025
FTC drops case against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
FTC drops case against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its complaint against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
May 30, 2025
Ubisoft denies that CEO is to be summoned to court in Ubisoft harassment trial
Ubisoft denies that CEO is to be summoned to court in Ubisoft harassment trial
Update, May 28, 2025: Ubisoft has reached out to GamesIndustry.biz with a statement denying Guillemot and a member of U…
May 30, 2025
FTC starts issuing refunds to Epic Games users following settlement
FTC starts issuing refunds to Epic Games users following settlement
The US' Federal Trade Commission has started the process to refund consumers impacted by Epic Games' alleged dark patte…
Dec. 10, 2024
Apple faces UK class action lawsuit for "anti-competitive" 30% fee
Apple faces UK class action lawsuit for "anti-competitive" 30% fee
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit from UK developers alleging that the App Store's 30% fee is anti-competitive.
Dec. 6, 2024