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Studio claims that title from lone creator infringes on its ‘Wasteland’ trademark
Read More »Assassin’s Creed creator regains 1666 Amsterdam rights from Ubisoft
Former creative director for franchise Patrice Desilets withdraws legal action in return for control over suspended project
Read More »Studio Wildcard and Dungeon Defenders creator settle non-compete lawsuit
Developer pays undisclosed sum to Trendy Entertainment in response to accusation that former creative director Jeremy Stieglitz worked in secret on Ark: Survival Evolved
Read More »Ex-Rockstar North head sues for $150m in unpaid royalties
Former president Leslie Benzies claims he was forced out of the Grand Theft Auto developer after 15 years
Read More »38 Studios investors accused of fraud by US government
Wells Fargo Securities and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation allegedly didn’t tell lenders of the risks of backing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer ahead of collapse in 2012
Read More »Nintendo successfully re-defends Wiimote patent lawsuit
UltimatePointer claims that Wii’s handheld controller infringed upon its technology described as ‘vexatious’ and ‘wanton’
Read More »EA stops trying to trademark ‘ghost’ for Need for Speed dev
Attempt to make word exclusive for Ghost Games met with opposition from Ghost Recon maker Ubisoft
Read More »Oculus’ Palmer Luckey to be sued for breach of contract
VR firm's founder accused of using information gained at Total Recall Technologies to accelerate development of Rift headset
Read More »Lumosity developer stung with $2m deceptive advertising charge
Lumo Labs 'preyed on consumers' fears about age-related cognitive decline', according to FTC
Read More »Donkey Kong record holder’s lawsuit against Cartoon Network dismissed
Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell’s attempt to sue a cartoon show he claims stole his likeness has been thrown out of court. Mitchell, who was the first person to pass one million points in the Nintendo classic – the subject of the 2007 documentary ‘The King of Kong’ – …
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