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1,516 Guild Wars 2 players banned following detection by developer anti-cheat spyware

ArenaNet has announced it has banned 1,516 Guild Wars 2 players for suspected cheating. The development studio used anti..

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Former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies suffers setback in royalty lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive

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Former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies suffers setback in royalty lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive

Former Grand Theft Auto producer and game developer Leslie Benzies has suffered a setback in his royalty lawsuit against..

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Take-Two Interactive to seek Red Dead Online domain name ownership claiming trademark infringement

Red Dead Redemption publisher Take-Two Interactive is seeking ownership of the domain name RedDeadOnline.com. That can b..

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310 days ago

GTA modders: "Rockstar Games removed 70,000 Newswire comments between January 2015 and September 2016"

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GTA modders: "Rockstar Games removed 70,000 Newswire comments between January 2015 and September 2016"

A small group of Grand Theft Auto modders is claiming that video game developer Rockstar Games has removed over 70,000 c..

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311 days ago

Grand Theft Auto V total conversion mod "Liberty City in GTAV" shuts down following modding tool cease-and-desist

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Grand Theft Auto V total conversion mod "Liberty City in GTAV" shuts down following modding tool cease-and-desist

The development team behind the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V total conversion mod "Liberty City in GTAV" has been forced ..

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312 days ago

Grand Theft Auto V Steam listing flooded with negative reviews following modding tool cease-and-desist

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Grand Theft Auto V Steam listing flooded with negative reviews following modding tool cease-and-desist

The Grand Theft Auto V Steam store page is being flooded with negative reviews as fans of the franchise are learning abo..

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Grand Theft Auto publisher sends cease-and-desist letter to popular Grand Theft Auto V modding tool OpenIV

The publisher of the open world action-adventure game franchise Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive, has sent a cease..

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323 days ago

VMProtect developer to reportedly sue Denuvo anti-piracy software over licensing issues

The developer behind the popular software protection software VMProtect may be sueing Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH, th..

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393 days ago

Major video game publishers target memory scanner Cheat Engine with questionable copyright infringement notices

Major video game publishers are targeting the open source memory scanner, hex editor and debugger Cheat Engine with copy..

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410 days ago

Release group CPY releases Just Cause 3 Denuvo crack

Release group CONSPIR4CY, or CPY, has released a crack for the Denuvo-protected game Just Cause 3. The game has been pro..

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444 days ago

ZeniMax gets $500 million dollar judgement in Facebook Oculus virtual reality case

In the recent ZeniMax vs Facebook Oculus virtual reality case a Texas jury has awarded ZeniMax $500 million dollars afte..

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445 days ago

Nintendo Switch developer menu accidentally shown in Portugese commercial

The developer menu that Nintendo uses to test the internal hardware of the Nintendo Switch was accidentally shown in a P..

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ZeniMax demands over $6 billion in damages in Facebook Oculus virtual reality case

At the close of a three-week trial videogame developer and publisher ZeniMax has demanded $6 billion in damages in the c..

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Grand Theft Auto producer and lead developer Leslie Benzies starts own game development studio

Grand Theft Auto producer and lead developer Leslie Benzies has announced that he has started a new game development stu..

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487 days ago

Crowfall producer Gordon Walton gives insight in 1999 Ultima Online 2 development in new video

In a new Crowfall video Crowfall executive producer Gordon Walton has revealed new information on his involvement in the..

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487 days ago

Crytek closes five game development studios following financial issues

Crytek has confirmed that it will be closing five of its seven game development studios following financial issues. The..

487 days ago

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489 days ago

Nintendo stock drops 11 percent following Super Mario Run launch

The Nintendo stock has dropped by 11 percent following the launch of the mobile mario game Super Mario Run. The game has..

489 days ago

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491 days ago

Rockstar Games renews Agent trademark again

Rockstar Games has once again renewed its trademark for the video game Agent. The game was first announced almost 10 yea..

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493 days ago

Bigben Interactive acquires Test Drive brand, plans to make Test Drive Unlimited 2 sequel

Bigben Interactive has announced it has acquired the rights to use and develop the Test Drive brand from Atari. The game..

493 days ago

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498 days ago

Five Ubisoft executives fined over 1 million euro in insider trading case

French stock market regulator AMF has announced that it has levied a combined 1.27 million euro fine against five Ubisof..

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Bethesda adds multiplayer bots to Doom, removes Denuvo anti-piracy technology

With a new update for the shooter game Doom Bethesda Softworks has added bots to the multiplayer component of the game. ..

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Nintendo launches Bug Bounty program for Nintendo 3DS handheld console

Nintendo has announced that it has launched a Bug Bounty program for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. The console firs..

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504 days ago

Sony takes down YouTube and Twitch channels over Uncharted: The Lost Legacy gameplay video

Sony has launched a crackdown on the spreading of the gameplay video for the recently announced Uncharted game Uncharted..

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520 days ago

Gearbox opens new development studio in Quebec

Development studio Gearbox has announced that it has opened a new development studio in Quebec, Canada. The game develop..

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523 days ago

Five Ubisoft executives accused of insider trading

French stock market regulator AMF have accused five Ubisoft executives of insider trading by selling stock based on insi..

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536 days ago

New Steam regulations ensure game developers may only upload ingame screenshots

Valve has announced that it will force game developers to only upload ingame screenshots on its Steam Store in the near ..

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537 days ago

Existence of new Tomb Raider game "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" reportedly leaked

The existence of a new Tomb Raider game titled "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" may have been leaked online after a gamer too..

537 days ago

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538 days ago

THQ Nordic purchases Delta Force developer NovaLogic

THQ Nordic has announced that it has purchased Delta Force developer NovaLogic. The company has acquired all of NovaLogi..

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Rockstar Games opens game development studio in India

Rockstar Games has launched a game development studio in India. The studio known as Rockstar India is a merger of Techni..

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621 days ago

Release group CPY releases new Denuvo crack as bypass loophole gets fixed

The release group CONSPIR4CY, or CPY, has released a new crack for a Denuvo protected game. The release group released t..

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1,516 Guild Wars 2 players banned following detection by developer anti-cheat spyware

ArenaNet has announced it has banned 1,516 Guild Wars 2 players for suspected cheating. The development studio used anti..

Former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies suffers setback in royalty lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive

Former Grand Theft Auto producer and game developer Leslie Benzies has suffered a setback in his royalty lawsuit against..

Take-Two Interactive to seek Red Dead Online domain name ownership claiming trademark infringement

Red Dead Redemption publisher Take-Two Interactive is seeking ownership of the domain name RedDeadOnline.com. That can b..

GTA modders: "Rockstar Games removed 70,000 Newswire comments between January 2015 and September 2016"

A small group of Grand Theft Auto modders is claiming that video game developer Rockstar Games has removed over 70,000 c..

Grand Theft Auto V total conversion mod "Liberty City in GTAV" shuts down following modding tool cease-and-desist

The development team behind the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V total conversion mod "Liberty City in GTAV" has been forced ..

Grand Theft Auto V Steam listing flooded with negative reviews following modding tool cease-and-desist

The Grand Theft Auto V Steam store page is being flooded with negative reviews as fans of the franchise are learning abo..

Grand Theft Auto publisher sends cease-and-desist letter to popular Grand Theft Auto V modding tool OpenIV

The publisher of the open world action-adventure game franchise Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive, has sent a cease..

VMProtect developer to reportedly sue Denuvo anti-piracy software over licensing issues

The developer behind the popular software protection software VMProtect may be sueing Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH, th..

Major video game publishers target memory scanner Cheat Engine with questionable copyright infringement notices

Major video game publishers are targeting the open source memory scanner, hex editor and debugger Cheat Engine with copy..

Release group CPY releases Just Cause 3 Denuvo crack

Release group CONSPIR4CY, or CPY, has released a crack for the Denuvo-protected game Just Cause 3. The game has been pro..

ZeniMax gets $500 million dollar judgement in Facebook Oculus virtual reality case

In the recent ZeniMax vs Facebook Oculus virtual reality case a Texas jury has awarded ZeniMax $500 million dollars afte..

Nintendo Switch developer menu accidentally shown in Portugese commercial

The developer menu that Nintendo uses to test the internal hardware of the Nintendo Switch was accidentally shown in a P..

ZeniMax demands over $6 billion in damages in Facebook Oculus virtual reality case

At the close of a three-week trial videogame developer and publisher ZeniMax has demanded $6 billion in damages in the c..

Grand Theft Auto producer and lead developer Leslie Benzies starts own game development studio

Grand Theft Auto producer and lead developer Leslie Benzies has announced that he has started a new game development stu..

Crowfall producer Gordon Walton gives insight in 1999 Ultima Online 2 development in new video

In a new Crowfall video Crowfall executive producer Gordon Walton has revealed new information on his involvement in the..

Crytek closes five game development studios following financial issues

Crytek has confirmed that it will be closing five of its seven game development studios following financial issues. The..

Nintendo stock drops 11 percent following Super Mario Run launch

The Nintendo stock has dropped by 11 percent following the launch of the mobile mario game Super Mario Run. The game has..

Rockstar Games renews Agent trademark again

Rockstar Games has once again renewed its trademark for the video game Agent. The game was first announced almost 10 yea..

Bigben Interactive acquires Test Drive brand, plans to make Test Drive Unlimited 2 sequel

Bigben Interactive has announced it has acquired the rights to use and develop the Test Drive brand from Atari. The game..

Five Ubisoft executives fined over 1 million euro in insider trading case

French stock market regulator AMF has announced that it has levied a combined 1.27 million euro fine against five Ubisof..

Bethesda adds multiplayer bots to Doom, removes Denuvo anti-piracy technology

With a new update for the shooter game Doom Bethesda Softworks has added bots to the multiplayer component of the game. ..

Nintendo launches Bug Bounty program for Nintendo 3DS handheld console

Nintendo has announced that it has launched a Bug Bounty program for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. The console firs..

Sony takes down YouTube and Twitch channels over Uncharted: The Lost Legacy gameplay video

Sony has launched a crackdown on the spreading of the gameplay video for the recently announced Uncharted game Uncharted..

Gearbox opens new development studio in Quebec

Development studio Gearbox has announced that it has opened a new development studio in Quebec, Canada. The game develop..

Five Ubisoft executives accused of insider trading

French stock market regulator AMF have accused five Ubisoft executives of insider trading by selling stock based on insi..

New Steam regulations ensure game developers may only upload ingame screenshots

Valve has announced that it will force game developers to only upload ingame screenshots on its Steam Store in the near ..

Existence of new Tomb Raider game "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" reportedly leaked

The existence of a new Tomb Raider game titled "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" may have been leaked online after a gamer too..

THQ Nordic purchases Delta Force developer NovaLogic

THQ Nordic has announced that it has purchased Delta Force developer NovaLogic. The company has acquired all of NovaLogi..

Rockstar Games opens game development studio in India

Rockstar Games has launched a game development studio in India. The studio known as Rockstar India is a merger of Techni..

Release group CPY releases new Denuvo crack as bypass loophole gets fixed

The release group CONSPIR4CY, or CPY, has released a new crack for a Denuvo protected game. The release group released t..