Lawsuit

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Video Games

Yuzu Is Dead, Creators To Pay Whopping $2.4 Million in Settlement

B. Simmons March 4, 2024

Citra’s dead, too. Late last week, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Tropic Haze LLC, the creators of the very popular Nintendo Switch Emulator Yuzu. Today, it seems, Tropic Haze has decided to settle out...

5 Minutes

Video Games

Nintendo Sues Creators Of The Nintendo Switch Emulator, Yuzu

B. Simmons March 1, 2024

Citrus legal action. You might remember how, a while back, Nintendo threatened legal action against Dolphin, the GameCube/Wii emulator. While that never panned out (the Dolphin devs lawyered up, making it an unappealing endeavor),...

1 Minute

Television News Video Games

Justin Roiland Blames Cancel Culture Post-Lawsuit Dismissal

B. Simmons March 22, 2023

Moving On. At the beginning of the year, Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland was charged with domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend. Today, those charges were dismissed. The news came from Roiland himself. He...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Activision Blizzard Has Not Stopped Firing Employees Despite Misconduct Allegations

B. Simmons January 18, 2022

Bobby Kotick’s reportedly trying to keep it quiet, too. According to a Wall Street Journal report, since July of last year, roughly 37 employees at Activision Blizzard have been let go or otherwise forced...

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Movies

Friday The 13th Screenwriter To Recover Rights To Franchise

B. Simmons October 4, 2021

Domestically, that is. Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the original Friday the 13th has scored a massive legal victory, which will grant him the domestic rights to the iconic slasher franchise. The 2nd U.S....

3 Minutes

Tech Video Games

Epic Games Vs. Apple: Judge Rules Apple Must Allow Devs To Employ Outside Payment Options

B. Simmons September 11, 2021

They both lose! If you’ve been following the Epic Games lawsuit launched against Apple, this is quite a day. Because the judge has made a ruling on the case. And it initially seems like...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Take-Two Is Suing Fan Group Behind GTA 3 And Vice City Reverse Engineering Project

B. Simmons September 3, 2021

Ah shit, here we go again. Via Video Games Chronicle, it seems that Take-Two is filing a lawsuit against the fan group reverse engineering GTA 3 and Vice City. The suit, filed in California,...

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Tech Video Games

Dr Disrespect To Sue Twitch Over Ban

B. Simmons August 28, 2021

Well, at least he knows why, now. It’s been a year since Dr Disrespect (real name Herschel Beahm IV) got a permanent ban from Twitch. The move was as swift as it was impenetrable....

2 Minutes

Video Games

RomUniverse Owner Ordered By Nintendo To Destroy ROMs Or Else Face Perjury Chrages

B. Simmons August 15, 2021

You may remember the RomUniverse case from a couple of months back. But if you don’t, here’s a quick refresher: guy had a ROM site, charged a premium membership for access to high speed...

5 Minutes

Video Games

Capcom Stole Photos For Use In Games, Alleges Artist

B. Simmons June 8, 2021

It ain’t looking good. Remember how, a while back, Capcom got hacked, and ultimately that hack led to a massive leak? Well, if you somehow guessed at the time that it would also lead...

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Tech

Dell Eats Fraud Suit Over Alienware Area-51m Upgrade Claims

B. Simmons June 5, 2021

UNPRECEDENTED UPGRADEABILITY Dell is now the target of a fraud case, from a man in California who claims that the company “intentionally misled and deceived” customers that bought their Alienware Area-51m gaming laptop. Notably,...

3 Minutes

Video Games

ROMUniverse Owner Represents Himself In Court Against Nintendo, To Predictable Results

B. Simmons June 2, 2021

Ordered To Pay $2.1 Million Fine. Los Angeles resident Matthew Storman ran the ROM site ROMUniverse. And when Nintendo’s lawyers cam knocking with a multi-million dollar lawsuit, he did the sensible thing and called...