Jon Festinger

GAMES Newzoo: There will be over 3 billion gamers by 2023 Report: Games market to generate $159 billion in 2020 (Newzoo) Global games market value to reach $159bn in 2020: Revenue and audience growth booms in Africa, Middle East, and Latin America Roblox hacked by Trump supporters: More than a thousand users’ profiles changed, telling […]

GAMES Judge rejects defence theory of ‘gaming consciousness’ and convicts man of Marpole murders Federal Court Affirms Activision’s First Amendment Rights In Using Humvees in ‘Call Of Duty’ Game Activision investigating after Modern Warfare update goes rogue on Xbox Nintendo issues cease-and-desist for Switch modchip installation service Nintendo Cryptically Points Out That Selling ‘Animal Crossing’ Assets For […]

GAMES Keepin’ It Real: Courts Recognize the Legitimate Goal of Video Game Makers Something on Which Even Patent Litigators Can Agree: McRO v. Bandai, Inc. Clarifies the Framework for Enablement Challenges and for Enablement Defenses EB Games Australia admits to misleading customers over Fallout 76 refunds EB Games offers refunds for Fallout 76: Retailer admits to Australian […]

GAMES Nintendo sues Switch hack resellers in ongoing fight against Team Xecutor: Platform holder continues to crack down on groups enabling pirated games to run on its console With new Switch-hacking tech looming, Nintendo targets retailers Nintendo notes COVID-19 is delaying Switch production, might hit game development Ubisoft suing Google and Apple for selling Rainbow Six: […]

GAMES Microsoft facing controller drift suit: Plaintiff in class-action suit says Xbox One controllers have problems with faulty analog sticks Who Owns the Ink? Billy Mitchell suing Twin Galaxies over disqualified Donkey Kong scores: Former record holder asserts leaderboard site “at least implied [that he was a cheater]” Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case […]