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DouYu Wins Lawsuit Against Royal Never Give-Up Parent Leyou Network 

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Time Stamp: October 11, 2020 8:55 AM - Modified On: October 11, 2020 - Published By:
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Chinese live streaming company DouYu has won a lawsuit against Leyou Network Technology, the parent company of Chinese esports organization Royal Never Give-Up (RNG) and has been awarded ￥30M RMB ($4.5M USD) by a Chinese court, according to a report in 21 Finance.  The lawsuit filed in the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court in September of 2019 revolved around a breach of contract dispute between the two companies related to streaming and content creation. Leyou and DouYu signed a one-year exclusive streaming deal for esports organization RNG in September of 2018

Judge Upholds Previous Rulings on Fortnite, Unreal Engine in Apple-Epic Games Court Case

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U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has upheld earlier federal court rulings related to Fortnite and Unreal Engine. In late September Apple and Epic Games returned to court to argue whether the popular battle royale game should be reinstated to the Apple App Store for iOS devices, and if a preliminary injunction protecting game development software Unreal Engine should be lifted.  Rogers ruled Friday that the court’s previous determinations on both would remain; Fortnite would continue to be banned from iOS devices and Epic would continue to be protected

Daily Crunch: Apple files countersuit against Epic

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Apple strikes back at Epic Games, Android 11 is here and Microsoft announces a new stripped-down Xbox. This is your Daily Crunch for September 8, 2020. The big story: Apple files countersuit against Epic Apple has made the latest move in a legal battle against Epic Games, filing a lawsuit claiming that the company behind Fortnite is in breach of contract. “Although Epic portrays itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, in reality it is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that simply wants to pay nothing for the tremendous value it

Microsoft and Walmart Partner for TikTok Bid as Kevin Mayer Exits Company

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2020 3:48 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2020 - Published By:
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Walmart and Microsoft are teaming up to make a bid for the short-form video app TikTok, according to The New York Times. Microsoft was already in talks with TikTok owner ByteDance, but is facing competition from Oracle and Twitter, according to published reports. For sale are TikTok’s North American, Australian, and New Zealand operations, which are estimated to be worth somewhere between $20B – $30B USD. Walmart confirmed the story, issuing the following statement Thursday: “We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of

Apple’s Actions Against Epic Games and Unreal Engine Could Affect PUBG MOBILE, Peacekeeper Elite

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 4:22 PM - Modified On: August 18, 2020 - Published By:
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The battle between Apple and Epic Games over Fortnite and in-app purchases has gone nuclear after the companies traded lawsuits and threats over a dispute that could impact hundreds of millions of players around the world. The new lawsuit comes after Apple told Epic that it would take actions that would directly affect Unreal Engine 4, Epic’s game development platform. Epic Games filed a lawsuit Monday in the District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple seeking a temporary restraining order “from removing, de-listing, refusing to list or

Tesla to file lawsuit with Alameda County, Musk plans to move HQ to Nevada or Texas

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Elon Musk has had it with the stay-at-home order in California's Alameda County, and Tesla's operations are in flux. The volatile CEO tweeted that the company will pursue legal action today. Elon Musk sure wants to reopen America and his Tesla factory in California. The erratic genius entrepreneur tweeted some very harsh words regarding Alameda County's decision that the Fremont, Califonia Tesla plant could not reopen until June 1, 2020 due to COVID-19 procedures in place. In reply to investor Ross Gerber, Musk tweeted, "Tesla is filing a lawsuit against

Nintendo Switch system update Version 10.0.2 fixes Pro Controller drift

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A new system update on the Nintendo Switch firmware is hopefully fixing the nasty joystick drift problem affecting some Pro Controllers... but not Joy Cons. Even as the Nintendo Switch has become one of the most popular gaming consoles out there, the dreaded problem of Joy Con drift has become one of its greatest drawbacks. If you’ve followed any of the issue, players have begun reporting this across the Nintendo Switch’s first-party controllers for some time now. Well, Nintendo finally released a system update (Version 10.0.2) that will help fix

Activision Wins Call Of Duty Lawsuit Related To Using Humvees In The Franchise

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Gaming giant Activision has emerged victorious in a lawsuit brought against it by the makers of Humvee vehicles who claimed the publisher was infringing on their trademark.A New York judge has dismissed the lawsuit from General Motors, bringing an end to this case. The lawsuit dates back to 2017 when GM sued Activision for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising, among other things. Activision responded (via The Verge) by saying it had the protection of the First Amendment to use the image of real-world military equipment in its franchise.Activision's