legal
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Four Years On, Kingdoms of Amalur Developer Is Still Fighting Legal Battles
The collapse of Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios was a drawn-out affair. Actually, it’s still being drawn right now. Just days ago, a four-year investigation into the company concluded with no criminal proceedings by the US state of Rhode Island.
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Alleged Use Of ‘Superformula’ In No Man’s Sky Is A ‘Non-Story’, Says Developer
There was some legal noise a few days ago that Hello Games’ ambitious title No Man’s Sky may have incorporated a so-called, patented “Superformula” into its procedural generation code. Managing director Sean Murray has addressed the situation on Twitter, describing it as a “non-story”.
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Sony Could (But Probably Won’t) Pay Millions Over Old PS3 Lawsuit
All the way back in 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony after the ability to run Linux on the PS3 was removed. Last week, after six years of haggling, the company agreed to pay up.
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Blizzard Shuts Down Fans Running Old Vanilla WoW Server
Blizzard’s lawyers in both the US and France have shut down a group of fans running a server for classic, “vanilla” World of WarCraft, a version of the game that regular players hadn’t seen in a decade.