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Ex-MindsEye Animator Details Crunch and Alleged Covert Monitoring as Studio Denies Misconduct

A rare on-the-record account challenges leadership’s sabotage claims, intensifying scrutiny of alleged covert monitoring.

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Starsand Island Pulled From Steam Over Unapproved Minigame Assets Pending Valve Review

Subnautica 2’s May Early Access Plan Triggers Fresh Legal Fight Over Who Controls the Launch

Chained Echoes Creator Ends Deal With First Press Games, Prepares Lawsuit Over Missing Physical Releases

Jailed Lapsus$ Hacker’s Alleged Messages Claim GTA 6 Source Code Is ‘Out There’

New Subnautica 2 Dev Vlog Details Optional Co-Op, Crossplay, and a Dive Elevator

Build A Rocket Boy Alleges €1 Million Smear Campaign Targeted MindsEye, Eyes Criminal Complaints and In-Game Portrayal

Sony and Tencent Settle Horizon Dispute as Light of Motiram Is Delisted

Tencent Freezes Light of Motiram Marketing as Sony Lawsuit Sets Jan. 29 Hearing

Artist Says Marathon Plagiarism Dispute Resolved With Bungie and Sony

Konami and Cygames Settle Umamusume Patent Dispute

Nintendo Wins $17,500 Default Judgment Against Streamer Who Pirated Switch Games

Epic Sues Michigan Fortnite Creators Over Alleged 20,000-Bot Payout Scheme

Veteran Designer Yoshiki Okamoto Urges Palworld Boycott, Drawing Backlash in Ongoing Nintendo Patent Fight

Judge Denies Krafton Forensic Bids as Publisher Drops Readiness Claim in Subnautica 2 Case

Nintendo Tells Tokyo Court Game Mods Aren’t Prior Art in Palworld Patent Fight

Unknown Worlds Sues Ousted Founders, Alleging Theft of 172,000 Confidential Files

Palland Clone Exposes Nintendo eShop Oversight and Patent Loopholes

Krafton Demands Dismissal of Subnautica 2 Lawsuit, Accusing Founders of Abandonment

Tencent Overhauls Light of Motiram Marketing, Pushes Release to 2027 as Sony Suit Continues