CD Projekt might soon be able to settle a class-action lawsuit from investors over Cyberpunk 2077’s botched launch. However, it doesn’t mean that the company is going to accept all allegations against it.

An appeals court has granted Apple’s request to put the previous order on pause. It means that the company doesn’t have to make changes to its App Store policy, which would let developers add links to third-party payment solutions.

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), which opened a case against the company in October over its refusal to let developers use third-party payment methods.

The distribution of cheating software is a persistent problem faced by the video games industry. Despite the global nature of the challenge, most infringing torrent indexes are either operated/hosted from Russia or use Russian reverse proxies. In this article, Alena Kuzmina, a lawyer at Semenov&Pevzner, discusses the legal grounds on which the potential software cheating may be challenged under the Russian law.

Take-Two Interactive has been actively monitoring the usage of specific words by other brands for more than a year and a half. However, Take-Two is not the only game company that files such complaints on a regular basis.

A group of modders behind reversed engineered versions of GTA III and GTA: Vice City has responded to a lawsuit by Take-Two. The team insists that their actions and works are protected under fair use and shouldn’t be punished by law.

Playtika is being investigated by the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith on behalf of the gaming company’s investors. They are concerned about possible violations of federal securities law, as the company’s financial results once again missed consensus estimates.

A court has denied Apple’s request to pause orders requiring the company to let developers add links to third-party payment solutions outside the App Store. It still must make changes to its policies by December 9.

A judge has denied Activision Blizzard’s request to pause the DFEH lawsuit a few days after it was filed. The decision came in the wake of the growing tensions between California’s authorities and the EEOC.

Warzone.com, the developer of 2017 web-based strategy Warzone, has countersued Activision. Back in April 2021, the publisher filed a complaint with Los Angeles federal court seeking to dismiss the developer’s claims that Activision’s Call of Duty: Warzone infringes Warzone.com’s trademark rights. The developer’s recent filing with the US District Court for the Central District of California asks the court not to dismiss the case.

Last year, Epic Games filed lawsuits both against Apple and Google. More than a year later, the Android maker decided to answer and file its counterclaim. According to Google, it is owed financial relief.

Soon after California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) objected to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) planned settlement with Activision Blizzard, the EEOC filed its own opposition. This conflict will probably make the whole situation even more complicated.

Apple has taken the next step in its long-lasting legal battle with Epic Games. The company filed a notice of appeal against California’s court ruling, saying that the upcoming changes in the App Store policy might be harmful both for iOS users and developers.

Following the investigation launched in 2019, the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) found that Apple has been abusing its market power by forcing devs to use its in-app payment system. The authority, however, has not yet published its decision, which is currently under legal review.

What is forced arbitration? Why do California employers force new hires into arbitration agreements? How can DFEH represent affected employees of Activision Blizzard in court despite their having signed those agreements? Senior lawyer Evgeny Farafonov at law firm Semenov&Pevzner is here to explain.

This is the latest installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of the gaming industry’s major lawsuits and disputes from all over the world.

This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.

This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.