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A new official launcher has put Myth of Empires back on sale. The controversial multiplayer sandbox battler was subject to a DMCA claim from Ark: Survival Evolved devs Studio Wildcard, removing it…
January 17, 2022 | 11:22 EST
PUBG publisher Krafton has sued Garena over its Battle Royale game Free Fire along with Google, Apple, and YouTube due to alleged IP infringement. Recently, PUBG has nearly doubled its player count…
January 13, 2022 | 04:49 EST
Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt has entered settlement talks with investors who were suing the studio over the game's launch situation. A settlement hasn't been reached just yet, but the publisher…
December 9, 2021 | 08:03 EST
Gary Bowser, a Canadian hacker with no relation to the Nintendo villain or Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser, has been struck with a $10 million fine to settle Nintendo of America's lawsuit…
December 7, 2021 | 09:11 EST
Update, 5PM Eastern: The California Department of Fair and Equal Housing has released a counter statement against Activision Blizzard regarding the possible halting of the initial lawsuit. As spotted…
October 20, 2021 | 10:06 EDT
Activision Blizzard has reached a settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The terms of the agreement dictate that the studio must make an $18 million fund available for…
September 28, 2021 | 09:45 EDT
The Fortnite iOS version is unlikely to return to the Apple App Store anytime soon. In fact, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney estimates that it could take as long as five years. Fortnite has been…
September 22, 2021 | 01:42 EDT
Activision Blizzard, which continues to be embroiled in controversy and legal issues, has released a press release today on their latest attempts to improve the company's work culture. The press…
September 21, 2021 | 10:26 EDT
Take-Two, the parent company of the well-known video game company Rockstar Games, is stepping up their battle against those messing with their games' code. The team behind Re3 and ReVC, a project to…
September 3, 2021 | 09:20 EDT
A new South Korean law forces Google and Apple to allow developers to implement alternative payment methods in their apps. Epic Games' Tim Sweeney praised this decision, calling it a "major milestone…
August 31, 2021 | 09:55 EDT
The State of California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing is stepping up its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard and its toxic workplace culture. In addition to extending the scope of who…
August 25, 2021 | 11:29 EDT
Update July 23rd 7:42AM - J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard, has sent an email to the company's staff addressing the allegations in the California lawsuit. In the email, posted by Bloomberg's…
July 22, 2021 | 09:25 EDT
The French union Solidaires Informatique has formally launched a complaint against Ubisoft and several of its key execs. Named figures include CEO Yves Guillemot and former chief creative officer…
July 16, 2021 | 10:57 EDT
The world of board game publishing might be having a curious day in court very soon. It all begins with Reiner Knizia, a highly prolific and critically acclaimed board game designer. On June 22, he…
June 28, 2021 | 03:20 EDT
An upcoming collection of Game Boy Medabots games allegedly appears to illegally use a Game Boy Advance emulator in its code. Medabots Classics Plus utilizes code from mGBA but doesn't credit the…
May 14, 2021 | 11:21 EDT
Humble Bundle creator Wolfire Games has accused Valve of controlling game prices on non-Steam stores. According to Wolfire, Valve tells developers it will remove their games from Steam if they charge…
May 7, 2021 | 09:45 EDT
Sony is being sued for restricting purchases of digital games to the PlayStation Store. The plaintiffs of the potential class action suit claim that this practice represents an unlawful monopoly and…
May 6, 2021 | 08:36 EDT
Many PC gamers know Diablo as the Lord of Terror from the namesake series created by Blizzard Entertainment. However, a new Diablo will soon be in town thanks to Fox Media, and Blizzard is contesting…
May 4, 2021 | 12:13 EDT
Original Humble Bundle creator Wolffire Games is bringing an anti-trust lawsuit against Valve. The suit claims Valve illegally monopolizes the PC gaming landscape and that the 30% cut Valve takes on…
April 29, 2021 | 09:48 EDT
Clayton Haugen is a writer who has sued Activision Publishing Inc., Activision Blizzard Inc., and Major League Gaming Corp. over the basis of them stealing his Cade Janus character in Call of Duty:…
February 3, 2021 | 01:25 EST
Update 01/27 8:41AM - Jagex has said that Plutos Sama's claims of ownership are baseless. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the British developer said it had been acquired by Jagex "regardless of any…
January 25, 2021 | 11:13 EST
[Update 1/12/21 - 11:10 AM] TechRaptor has been given a statement clarifying some errors that we made while researching the article. Here it is: Hello, we would like to correct your article on the…
January 12, 2021 | 10:03 EST
Cyberpunk 2077 has had a very rocky launch, but the troubles of developer and publisher CD Projekt Red aren't over yet. They are now facing a class-action lawsuit over their alleged violation of…
December 24, 2020 | 07:57 EST
While Duke Nukem hasn't had a great life over the past decade in the realm of gaming, he's become quite acquainted with the legal system, as another lawsuit that he was involved in has come to a…
December 21, 2020 | 04:40 EST
3D virtual chat app maker Worlds Inc is suing Microsoft and Minecraft for patent infringement. The patent in question is for a "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space".…
September 29, 2020 | 11:42 EDT
The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift saga continues. French consumer group L'UFC Que Choisir is pursuing legal action against Nintendo, alleging planned obsolescence and inadequate response to consumer…
September 23, 2020 | 09:03 EDT
Ever since it was revealed, everyone has wondering what caused Ubisoft to the name change of Gods and Monsters to Immortals: Fenyx Rising. We believe that here at TechRaptor we have uncovered the…
September 10, 2020 | 01:21 EDT
High stakes legal action continues in the Epic lawsuit against Apple Games, as the court has made its first decision on the matter, albeit an early and temporary one. Late yesterday, the court…
August 25, 2020 | 09:15 EDT
The legal action between Epic and Apple continues to heat up, as Microsoft has now weighed in on the latest proceedings with a letter of support with the court. The letter doesn't address the main…
August 23, 2020 | 02:14 EDT
A class-action lawsuit has been undertaken targeting the loot boxes in Brawl Stars and Clash Royale; this Supercell loot box lawsuit claims that the microtransaction model in both games violates…
August 14, 2020 | 04:33 EDT
Epic Games is suing Google over the removal of Fortnite from Android's Play Store. This follows on from a lawsuit Epic filed against Apple yesterday after the game was also removed from the iOS App…
August 14, 2020 | 08:58 EDT
Gearbox and 3D Realms are at it again, with a lawsuit over the Duke Nukem franchise. This time around Gearbox is suing 3D realms with the accusation that they breached a contract. The accusation…
June 15, 2020 | 03:05 EDT
If you've got a Super Mario Bros. speedrun posted up on YouTube, you may want to go check on it. Guinness World Records has apologized after it mistakenly claimed a large number of Super Mario Bros …
May 25, 2020 | 09:43 EDT
A Club Penguin fan server has been shut down after receiving a DMCA from Disney. Club Penguin Online had been quietly running for a while, but it has since attracted the attention of The Mouse and…
May 15, 2020 | 02:14 EDT
Billy Mitchell's parade of litigation continues. He's now suing YouTuber Apollo Legend for $1 million over claims he cheated to obtain some of his world-famous Donkey Kong high scores. Apollo Legend…
May 12, 2020 | 09:32 EDT
Back in April 2018, avid gaming enthusiast and high-score chaser Billy Mitchell had his Twin Galaxies world records revoked, among them his high score for arcade classic Donkey Kong. Twin Galaxies…
May 4, 2020 | 09:19 EDT
Selena Gomez is suing the makers of a mobile fashion game for stealing her likeness. The lawsuit is worth $10 million and alleges that the makers of Clothes Forever - Styling Game stole Gomez' image…
April 16, 2020 | 09:44 EDT
Gamevice has launched yet another lawsuit against Nintendo, because they haven't learned from the last time that they attempted to sue Nintendo. Earlier this year, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board…
April 1, 2020 | 10:03 EDT
Tattoos have always been a source of discussion in football, basketball, and sports video games in general. One debate laid in whether athletes selling their image rights included these tattoos or do…
March 27, 2020 | 05:27 EDT
Today, news broke that Wargaming.net has sued Blitz Team, a mobile company founded by former management at the World of Tanks developer. The lawsuit was submitted to the US District Court in Los…
March 26, 2020 | 09:45 EDT
Back in July last year, law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP filed a class-action lawsuit against Nintendo. The original class-action lawsuit concerned Joy-Con controller…
March 11, 2020 | 11:16 EDT
Today, news just broke that Crytek GmbH, the developer of the Crysis series, and Cloud Imperium, the developer of the long-gestating Star Citizen and Squadron 42, have settled the Crytek Star Citizen…
February 21, 2020 | 11:41 EST
This Tuesday, Sebastian Ahlskog, the former CFO of Starbreeze Studios, was found guilty of insider trading by Swedish authorities. In addition to the SEK 700,000 ($72,494) seized in the initial raid…
February 15, 2020 | 07:41 EST
A Pennsylvania federal court of appeals has dismissed a man's lawsuit against Jagex, the company behind the MMORPG Runescape. The lawsuit alleged that Jagex violated his free speech rights when he…
January 25, 2020 | 07:15 EST
Rune 2 has had a bit of trouble lately. Following the closure of its developer Human Head Studios, the publisher Ragnarok Game alleges that they're missing assets they need to continue doing work. A…
December 6, 2019 | 08:30 EST
Riot Games has agreed to pay a collective $10 million to every woman employed there over the last five years. The payout for this gender discrimination class-action lawsuit is one of the largest in…
December 2, 2019 | 07:27 EST
A class-action lawsuit over Fortnite addiction is going to be filed in Canada, alleging that the game has addictive properties comparable to cocaine and that Epic Games failed to properly warn…
October 7, 2019 | 06:59 EDT
A Duke Nukem lawsuit has been brought by music composer Robert Prince against Valve and Gearbox over allegations that a republished version of the game was released on Steam without acquiring…
September 29, 2019 | 01:07 EDT