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The platform claims Voodoo is using bots to fix outcomes and determine how much players win Mobile gaming platform Skillz has filed a lawsuit against Voodoo for unlawful conduct and false advertising on its Blitz Win Cash app. Filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, the suit…

Microsoft is now legally bound to take a neutral approach to the unionisation of employees at ZeniMax ZeniMax Studios workers are now covered by Microsoft's labour neutrality agreement with the Communications Workers of America. The CWA announced yesterday that, as a result, all ZeniMax staff can now make their choice about collective bargaining, with Microsoft…

Acceleration Bay's legal battle with the Call of Duty maker ends after eight years A jury has ruled that Activision Blizzard will pay tech incubator Acceleration Bay $23.4 million for patent infringement. As reported by Law.com, the May 3 ruling comes after the incubator began its legal action back in 2015. The case filed in…

Firm says the GitHub repositories "offer and provide access to the Yuzu emulator or code based on [it]" Nintendo has issued a DMCA takedown notice against 8,535 GitHub repositories that contain code from the Yuzu emulator for Switch. The notice was filed on developer platform GitHub, which Nintendo claimed housed repositories that "offer and provide…

After allegations of copyright infringement that began in 2017, the League of Legends maker withdraws its lawsuits Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Moonton Games and Riot Games have signed a settlement regarding their years-long dispute on IP rights. The League of Legends maker has…

The Department of Justice has criticised Apple for preventing devs from offering cloud gaming services as native apps The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple, having accused the tech firm of illegally monopolising the smartphone market and violating antitrust laws. Filed in the US District of New Jersey on…

Four tech firms join the call to have iPhone maker fully comply with judge's rule on anti-steering practicies Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Four major companies, including Xbox parent Microsoft, have weighed in on Epic's ongoing legal dispute with Apple, supporting the former's claim…

Pulling Epic’s developer account is the latest twist in a melodrama where Apple seems content to play the villain – but the European Commission is a much more dangerous foil Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Looked at from the perspective of the games industry,…

Firm says the emulator was at fault for an early pirated release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo of America is taking legal action against the developers of the Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu. As reported…

Developers will also need to apply for an 'entitlement' before they can direct players to external payment systems Apple has detailed how direct payments will work on iOS following the resolution of its long-running legal battle with Epic Games – and it will claim a 27% commission on proceeds generated through these methods. According to…