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Xbox to Reportedly Announce New Major Studio Acquisition According to Leaks

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Time Stamp: September 17, 2021 6:20 AM - Modified On: September 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesImage courtesy of MicrosoftA new rumour has surfaced suggesting that Microsoft might be gearing up to acquire another major studio. Coming off of Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda and ZeniMax Media, the studio giant might be looking to acquire another major company to join the Xbox family. There have been a few rumours circling around the topic, largely from reliable industry sources on Twitter. Known source @Okami13_ recently posted a collection of tweets, all from various sources, with the caption "Microsoft is supposedly about to announce a huge acquisition." The

Report: Lawyers representing Riot Games employees claim DFEH is interfering with Riot lawsuit

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Time Stamp: September 16, 2021 8:06 PM - Modified On: September 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Lawyers representing the women who sued Riot Games in 2018 for allegedly perpetuating gender discrimination and harassment are claiming the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is interfering with the lawsuit, according to a report from The Esports Observer’s James Fudge. Specifically, the attorneys allege the DFEH is trying to remove one of their clients, Gabriela Downie, from the suit, citing “what is effectively a movement for summary judgment against Plaintiff Downie on the issue of standing.” The lawyers claimed this to be a “blatant attempt by the

Photos reveal details of Blizzcon 2013 ‘Cosby Suite,’ group chat where Blizzard developers discussed recruiting women for sexual favors

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 6:59 PM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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A series of photos and text screenshots obtained and published by Kotaku today revealed new details around a BlizzCon 2013 hotel room and group chat, where at least five current and former Blizzard Entertainment senior level developers seemingly discussed plans to recruit female employees and other women for sexual favors. The hotel suite, nicknamed the “Cosby Suite,” was first revealed in a lawsuit brought against Activision Blizzard for gender discrimination on July 21 by the California Department of Fair Empmployment and Housing. In that complaint, state labor lawyers singled out

Ubisoft awarded default judgement in lawsuit against Rainbow Six Siege DDoS marketplace operators

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 4:13 PM - Modified On: July 20, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the world’s largest game publishers won a crucial lawsuit earlier this month aimed at a loosely defined ring of hackers who sold programs that negatively impacted players of its game.  A California federal court ruled in favor of Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft on July 9 in a case it brought against three men who allegedly ran an enterprise that sold both denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) software to players online. The U.S. Central District Court of California judge decided on the case as a default judgement

Hideo Kojima Reportedly In Talks to Make a Game for Xbox

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 3:45 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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[embedded content] The latest industry scuttlebutt has it that Hideo Kojima, the creator of PlayStation titles like Death Stranding and P.T. (and a little title you may have heard of called Metal Gear Solid), is in discussions with Microsoft to make an exclusive, cloud-based game. The deal is still in the early stages, but the two parties are in discussion and a new report says they have signed a letter of intent that they’re going to work out the deal. The report comes from GamesBeat, and writer Jeff Grubb says

Kojima-Xbox Deal Edges Closer to Completion – Rumour

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Rumours of a partnership between Hideo Kojima and Microsoft started emerging earlier this year, and it’s looking like the deal between the two parties is close to being finalized. GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, who was the one who originally broke the story, recently said that an agreement between the two was close to being completed, and in a new report, he provides more details. According to Grubb, Kojima Productions and Xbox have signed a letter of intent for a publishing deal of an Xbox game. While the deal still hasn’t

Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers to each pay The Pokémon Company $150,000 following settlement of 2019 lawsuit

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Two Pokémon leakers have been required to individually reimburse The Pokémon company $150,000 following the settlement of a lawsuit dating back to 2019. First reported by Polygon, court documents filed on June 22 show that the two defendants will now need to pay the fine in damages and attorney fees to The Pokémon Company. Prior to the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the two individuals shared photos of an unreleased strategy guide online. Initially, the only information that The Pokémon Company had was the screenshots of the guides posted

Fan Makes New F-Zero Game in Nintendo’s Game Builder Garage

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Time Stamp: June 18, 2021 7:14 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Credit: Twitter/ZeldaBoi1 An avid fan has done what Nintendon’t and made a new F-Zero game — with Nintendo’s own software. Someone has recreated the F-Zero experience using Game Builder Garage, and you can play their recreation of the sci-fi racing game now, provided you have Garage. It’s a reminder that almost every game series, no matter how obscure, has people who want it brought back, and are willing to make their own versions when the official creators fall short. In case you haven’t heard of it, Game Builder Garage is

Epic Games v. Apple Fortnite Trial Timeline: What We’ve Learned So Far

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Time Stamp: May 4, 2021 3:39 PM - Modified On: May 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Monday marked the start of the Epic Games v. Apple trial in Oakland, California, with the two companies facing off over the iOS developer’s August removal of Fortnite from the App Store and the policies that led up to that point. So far, the trial has featured a two-day deposition of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, an outspoken critic of Apple and the man responsible for suing the phone maker. Lawyers from Epic and Apple both cross-examined Sweeney throughout Monday and Tuesday, with questions ranging from basic video game topics