A company that created and sold bots and scripts that allowed players to cheat at League of Legends has suffered a major defeat to developer Riot in the courts. LeagueSharp sold a number of subscriptions starting from just $15 a month that allowed players to quickly level characters without actually …
Read More »ZeniMax wants to block Oculus Rift sales
The ongoing feud between ZeniMax and Oculus is on the verge of getting even nastier. Documents filed with a Texas court last week ask that sales of the Oculus Rift and any associated software be halted. This follows ZeniMax being awarded $500m earlier this month after it was found that …
Read More »Digital Homicide lawsuit against games personality Jim Sterling dropped
Years-long feud comes to an end
Read More »Digital Homicide’s Jim Sterling lawsuit has been dismissed
An attempt by PC developer Digital Homicide to sue games critic Jim Sterling has been thrown out of court. The studio had tried to sue Sterling, whose real name is James Stanton, for $10m after his scathing assessment of Steam release Slaughtering Grounds. All manner of accusations were thrown Sterling’s …
Read More »ZeniMax awarded $500m in Oculus lawsuit
The ZeniMax vs Oculus trial is coming to an end as the jury awarded ZeniMax $500m (around 394m) after they found Oculus violated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). ZeniMax initially asked for $4bn ($2bn in compensation and $2bn in damages) but the jury decided against it as Oculus was found not …
Read More »Frontier Developments sue Atari, alleges unpaid royalties
Company suggest they are owed $2.2m
Read More »Lawsuit settlement could open the door to Ecco the Dolphin reboot
16bit hit Ecco the Dolphin could be in line for a reappearance. VentureBeat reports that original Ecco creator Ed Annunziata has settled a lawsuit with Sega regarding the ownership of the franchise, which he originally filed after a failed attempt to Kickstart a spiritual successor called The Big Blue. That …
Read More »Former Crytek artist is crowdfunding a lawsuit
One of the workers left out of pocket by the recent troubles at developer Crytek has turned to GoFundMe to try and take the studio to court. FX artist Ludvig Lindqvist claims to have not been paid by Crytek Frankfurt for two months, leading to his resignation last week. Ever …
Read More »Federal court dismisses CS:GO gambling lawsuit
Plaintiffs can still appeal or try a lower court
Read More »Digital Homicide drops $18m lawsuit against 100 Steam users
Company claims it don't have enough cash to see it through
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