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Star Citizen Backer Loses Long-Running Court Case Over $4500 Refund

By Brittany Vincent, Jul 18, 2018 5:15pm PDT

After all was said and done, the refund wasn't granted. 

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""RSI also opted to turn down the option to settle out of court for $3,800.""

- nem00 see all 8 comments

Gamevice Has Levied Another Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Nintendo

By Brittany Vincent, May 02, 2018 1:45pm PDT

A legal battle is about to ensue, but hopefully an amicable resolution is reached.

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"Its not a new concept by any stretch. I doubt Wikipad was even the first to do it. The ..."

- TheEmissary see all 7 comments

Quantic Dream Sues Journalists Over Workplace Misconduct Allegations

By Blake Morse , Apr 23, 2018 5:20pm PDT

Founder David Cage is not taking the sexist and racist rumors that were lobbied against him lying down and is fighting back with unprecedented legal action.

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"unprecedented = ill-advised During discovery, all the dirty little details are gonna come ..."

- vertdang see all 2 comments

Nintendo Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against Mobile Developer Colopl

By Kevin Tucker, Jan 10, 2018 3:10pm PST

The gaming giant has claimed that the developer has infringed on a number of company patents.

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"Nintendo of the 80/90's image/conduct was the caricature of japanese business sharks. One of the ..."

- Hoax see all 7 comments

Crytek Sues Star Citizen Developer Over Copyright Infringement

By Chris Jarrard, Dec 13, 2017 11:40am PST

Will this case be settled by the time the game releases?

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"Given how rampant their stuff was pirated I’m not entirely surprised. Their credit and cash ..."

- Downforce see all 8 comments

Court Orders Nintendo to Pay $10 Million for Patent Violation

By Jason Venter, Sep 01, 2017 1:38pm PDT

A company figures the Wii Remote violated one of its patents, and for once a court agreed.

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How a Supreme Court Ruling on Ink Could Impact Digital Games

By Steve Watts, Jun 02, 2017 8:30am PDT

A ruling this week on resales of printer cartridges could signal an important step toward changing your legal rights regarding the things you buy.

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"It is also going to make things a mess for hacking/botting/scripting etc. Digital service, not a ..."

- TraptNSuit see all 6 comments

ZeniMax Files Injunction to Completely Stop Sales of Oculus Rift

By Donovan Erskine, Feb 26, 2017 11:00am PST

Apparently the $500 million judgement in their favor wasn't enough.

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"Most corporate lawsuits aren't about benefiting the plaintiff, they're more about damaging the ..."

- bigimp see all 33 comments

Activision moves to dismiss Noriega lawsuit; Rudy Giuliani co-counsel

By Steven Wong, Sep 22, 2014 8:50am PDT

Activision has filed its motion to dismiss Manuel Noriega's (former dictator of Panama) absurd lawsuit over his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Former New York City Mayor and US Attorney Rudy Giuliani is serving as co-counsel.

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EA granted new trial in Madden creator suit

By Steve Watts, Jan 27, 2014 7:00am PST

A district court judge has granted EA a new trial in the suit it lost against Robin Antonick, the original creator of the Madden series. Judge Charles Breyer stated the jury lacked the evidence for a proper ruling, and should have been comparing source code rather than visua...

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"Or maybe getting a retrial has to do with EA having a ton of money?"

- DragonSire see all 2 comments

Blizzard suing Hearthstone clone maker

By Steve Watts, Jan 22, 2014 7:30am PST

Blizzard has filed suit against Chinese dev Unico, over its alleged Hearthstone copycat "Legend of Crouching Dragon." The suit seeks $1.65 million in damages.

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"Barbra Streisand effect. Let me go play this Legend of Crouching Dragon now."

- st4rdog see all 8 comments

3D Realms suing Gearbox over Duke Nukem Forever royalties

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 13, 2013 10:45am PDT

It seemed the Duke Nukem Forever saga was finally over, released and sunk without a trace, but oh no, not quite. Creator 3D Realms has filed a lawsuit against Gearbox Software--the developer which bought DNF after 3DR failed then finished the game--claiming that the Borderla...

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"hey hi. women can have internalized misogyny too *floats away*"

- ETPC1 see all 71 comments

Nintendo wins appeal in Wii patent dispute

By Steve Watts, May 14, 2013 12:15pm PDT

Nintendo has won a dispute with Motiva LLC, which filed in 2008 regarding patents of its motion-sensing technology.

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Madden NFL price-fixing settlement blocks EA NCAA exclusivity

By Alice O'Connor, Jul 23, 2012 10:00am PDT

EA is set to pay out $27 million and swear not to renew its exclusivity agreement with the NCAA, as part of the settlement for a 2008 class-action lawsuit alleging such arrangements resulted in price-fixing.

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"No names, just numbers. It's pretty laughable in the context of players not getting paid ..."

- derelict515 see all 21 comments

Ubisoft sued over claims that Assassin's Creed copied novel

By Alice O'Connor, Apr 18, 2012 9:45am PDT

A disgruntled sci-fi author is suing Ubisoft over the Assassin's Creed series, claiming that the open-world murder simulator rips off his novel 'Link.'

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"Talking donkeys, talking snakes, whales with bachelor apartments in them. Crimes against god ..."

- Cruciform see all 65 comments