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

Kickstarter backers are offered refunds or a new print option following the split.

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

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

Epic Games Set to Remove Dark and Darker From Libraries on November 1

Bungie Faces Fallout Over Unauthorized Art Use in Marathon