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2026-08-11 4 stories

• Xbox Suddenly Tells Loads Of People They Don't Need To Verify Their Age Anymore 2 sources
• Stop Killing Games Joins Dutch Consumer Group's $457M Lawsuit Against Sony Over Digital Store 'Monopoly' 2 sources
• Ukie claims 'restrictive' subscription proposals could harm game businesses in the UK
• Halloween: The Game Won’t Be Sold in Australia, and Weed May Be the Reason Why

2026-08-10 2 stories

• Halloween: The Game denied classification in Australia and New Zealand over drug depiction 5 sources
• Xbox now requires Australians to prove their age to access games rated 18+, though "games you already own won't be affected" 4 sources

2026-08-07 3 stories

• Take-Two boss "not in the least" concerned bad press around Rockstar's employment tribunal will affect GTA 6 launch
• Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts
• Fortnite’s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration

2026-08-06 3 stories

• The U.S. Government's Mario, Pokémon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn
• New Kingdom Come trademark filings mention 'online' virtual worlds—but we shouldn't assume Warhorse is making a multiplayer game just yet
• Japanese Anime Fan Arrested After Canceling Naruto and One Piece Merchandise Orders Worth $2.7 Million

2026-08-05 2 stories

• Former Pokémon Exec Accused of Hiding Video Cameras in Office Bathroom to Record Women and Girls 2 sources
• "If Quantic Dream wants to destroy jobs, it must pay": French union call strike as they demand extension to layoff negotiations with Star Wars Eclipse studio

2026-08-04 6 stories

• SpaceXAI pats itself on the back for removing temporary turbines in Memphis under agreed order over the next year: "We care deeply about being good neighbors"
• SP Tarkov Shutting Down Following Legal Action From Battlestate Games (Updated)
• Roblox's reported user numbers will make it subject to additional EU legislation for regulating social networks
• OpenAI calls out Apple's 'careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit' in latest blog post
• Apple confirmed iPhone-to-Windows clipboard sync is coming, but only because the EU forced its hand
• Amid child safety lawsuits, Roblox says it 'continues' to push toward a standard for digital safety

2026-08-03 1 story

• Rust Fan Sues Police After Swatting Incident Leaves Him Paralyzed

2026-08-01 3 stories

• What if Stop Killing Games win? Anthem, SpaceCraft and Warframe devs on the "massive undertaking" of reverse engineering an always-online game
• The voice of Shinji in Evangelion says AI voice cloning is 'heartbreaking,' calls for Japanese government to intervene
• SP Tarkov Shutting Down Following Legal Action From Battlestate Games

2026-07-31 3 stories

• The $55bn private acquisition of Electronic Arts is expected to go ahead 5 sources
• WWE Files For New Trademarks Related to Video Games
• Unsurprisingly, It’s PlayStation, Not You, Benefiting From Tariff Refunds

2026-07-30 4 stories

• Roblox and ChatGPT will reportedly have to suck less thanks to the EU's Digital Services Act
• How a Skyrim Username Error Left an Innocent Man to Serve 18 Months in Jail
• GTA 6 download codes will expire 170 days after launch in Japan
• Apple hits back at UK regulator’s attempt to open up the App Store

2026-07-29 5 stories

• Krafton pledges to turn Subnautica into "franchise IP" after Subnautica 2 surpasses 5m sales in just 22 days 4 sources
• An innocent man spent 18 months in prison because police misread his Skyrim user name 2 sources
• The Joker, Morbius, and Skeletor Actor Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women
• GTA Online in-game gambling reportedly blocked in Australia, leaving folks down under locked out of Diamond Casino games
• Data digest: Skillz vs Papaya verdict, H1’s top casual games plus Capcom, Candy Crush, Ludus, Embrace and Neon news

2026-07-23 5 stories

• EU approves Saudi Arabia's $55bn acquisition of EA, clearing path for largest private leveraged buyout of all time 6 sources
• "The smallest severance pay possible" - Bethesda union vows to fight as studio employees reel from "bare minimum" payout following mass Xbox layoffs 3 sources
• Google hit with $1bn EU fine for Play Store and search shenanigans 2 sources
• Nintendo Faces Criticism From Japan Patent Office in Latest Rejection
• As layoff controversy continues, Rockstar union has 'more members than ever before', meaning it could force mandatory recognition

2026-07-22 3 stories

• XBOX Faces New Legal Complaint From Bethesda Workers’ Union 3 sources
• US judge closes the book on first big AI copyright suit, ordering Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion settlement
• EU court rules that VPNs are 'lawful technical tools' as part of larger copyright judgement regarding The Diary of Anne Frank

2026-07-21 6 stories

• Nintendo has no obligation to pass tariff refunds onto customers, the company says, because Switch buyers received "what they bargained and paid for" 7 sources
• Review: Palworld (PS5) - Expansive Catch 'Em All Gives Pokémon a Run for Its Money
• Ex-TSMC manager first to be indicted under National Security Act for allegedly attempting to leak core Taiwanese chipmaking technologies to China
• Edge of Memories developer Midgar Studio is being liquidated
• EA FC 27 Rating Change Could Impact Millions of Gamers
• A hacker has reportedly wiped out parts of the land registry database of Romania, bringing its real-estate market to a shuddering halt