This past summer, Epic Games started a huge stir when they violated the Apple Store’s terms of service. They implemented a way to bypass Apple’s shopping interface and allowed Fortnite players to purchase in-game items and battle passes through the game itself. Apple then fired back by removing Fortnite from their app store after it
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Developer, publisher, and frequent games industry punching bag EA is facing yet another class-action lawsuit, this time in the state of California, for its loot boxes and microtransactions within its lineup of sports franchises over the last four years according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. The plaintiffs in this particular case alleged that EA’s
The iconic British metal band Iron Maiden has filed a $2 million lawsuit against 3D Realms’ new first-person shooter, Ion Maiden. The band claims the name is “nearly identical to the Iron Maiden trademark” and “an effort to confuse consumers into believing the Defendant’s products and services are somehow affiliated with or approved by Iron
DeAndre Cortez Way, also known as Soulja Boy, is a rapper from Chicago who has recently made the news after selling his own range of products under the “Soulja” brand. These products, which consisted of watches, earphones, phones, tablets and consoles, were all quickly found to be knock-off products of existing brands, or emulation software.
Despite some major wins from Nintendo’s legal team in the past, the Kyoto-based organization will need to soon defend itself from Europe. According to a recent report from German publication Pressfire, the Norwegian Consumer Council is taking German-located Nintendo of Europe to court over illegal refund policies on the eShop. For anyone who is aware
A rapper from Brooklyn named “2 Milly” is planning to file a lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games for allegedly stealing his choreography for an emote in-game that players can purchase. Apparently, the rapper’s signature move – titled the “Milly Rock” – had been circulating the internet for a while before Epic Games used it as