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News of the Week; August 12, 2020
GAMES Aeon Must Die dev Limestone Games faces accusations of “endless crunch” and IP theft: Publisher Focus Home Interactive is “carefully looking into” allegations Goldeneye 64 remake shut down by James Bond licence holders: Developers will now redesign upcoming ’90s-style shooter as Project Ianus Ubisoft Loses Appeal and Patent Related to “Rocksmith” is Invalidated UK […]
News of the Week; August 5, 2020
GAMES Bot M8 LLC Asserts Sony’s PlayStation 4 “Uncharted” Game Infringes Its Patent, but Court Finds Bot M8’s Patent Invalid Little Consolation for Hyperkin as Atari Litigation Games Continue Congress defeats bill to block US military from recruiting via Twitch: US Navy and Army have stated they will continue to stream on popular games site […]
News of the Week; July 29, 2020
GAMES Loot boxes should be a consumer protection matter not a gambling one, says EU report: EU lacks authority to regulate gambling across member states but could tackle “problematic design features” from a different perspective Nintendo Suffers Another Substantial Leak As Mountains Of Source Code Hit The Web Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype history […]
News of the Week; July 22, 2020
GAMES Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has two leads because Ubisoft execs believed women don’t sell: Both Syndicate and Origins also originally featured women leads more prominently Ubisoft fires PR director over harassment allegations: Stone Chin denies allegation of sexual assault, claims it was not linked to Ubisoft’s decision to terminate his employment French union preparing collective […]
News of the Week; July 15, 2020
GAMES Big Fish Games Reaches $155 Million Settlement over Online Gambling Games European Union sets limits on platform madness: A new regulation will create a more fair and transparent relationship between games companies and the app stores Three-quarters of all US households include someone who plays video games – ESA: Of 214 million gamers, 41% […]
News of the Week; July 8, 2020
GAMES India bans 59 Chinese apps, including Clash of Kings: Moonton’s Mobile Legends also banned over security concerns How mobile games crushed consoles UK government urged to ‘immediately’ classify loot boxes as gambling House of Lords calls for loot boxes to be immediately reclassified as gambling: Committee believes chance-based monetisation should be regulated without waiting […]
News of the Week; July 1, 2020
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 […]
News of the Week; June 24, 2020
GAMES Class action lawsuit brought against Apple over loot boxes: Loot boxes are indisputably gambling under California law, argues 100-member lawsuit Starting in July, iOS games will require gov’t approval to launch on China’s App Store California court dismisses Magic Leap lawsuit against competitor Nreal Magic Leap’s lawsuit against competitor Nreal thrown out of court: […]
News of the Week; June 17, 2020
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 […]
News of the Week; June 10, 2020
GAMES Ubisoft Alleges Rainbow Six Siege Infringement by Ejoy.com Sony fined $3.5 million for issuing ‘misleading’ refund advice to PlayStation users Investors argue against excessive pay package for Activision CEO Activision Blizzard shareholders upset over CEO Bobby Kotick’s compensation: Publisher defends Kotick’s pay despite his “apparent failure” to meet performance targets UK government calls for […]