Apple managed to appeal the verdict in the Epic Games trial the day before it took effect. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal upheld Tim Cook‘s company and suspended the execution of the previous court’s decision. It is assumed that it may take about a year to review the case.

Last year, Epic Games filed a lawsuit not only against Apple, but also against Google. However, only now Google has decided to put forward counter-claims to the developer. The company said that the creators of Fortnite knowingly violated the agreement with Google Play, and demanded to pay her compensation.

The situation around the harassment investigation at Activision Blizzard is getting more complicated. The California Department of Fair Employment and Placement (DFEH) believes that a peace agreement concluded between a gaming company and one of the federal agencies will harm the lawsuit. At the same time, the Department itself is accused of violating professional ethics.The beginning of the conflict

A month ago, Apple doubted whether it should appeal the verdict of the court in the case with Epic Games. But last Friday, the company decided and filed an appeal. According to experts, the proceedings can drag on for years.

Roblox has settled a conflict related to the illegal use of music on its platform. She announced a peace agreement with the National Association of Music Publishers (NMPA).

Activision Blizzard has created an $18 million fund to pay employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination. This was one of the terms of the agreement with the American Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — shortly before that, the agency sued the publisher.

Tim Sweeney said that Apple has blacklisted the Fortnite game in its ecosystem. Battle Royale will stay there until the court hears all appeals in the Epic Games case. It may take about five years.

The harassment and discrimination scandal at Activision Blizzard has attracted the attention of another agency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its own investigation into the company.

In September, a new character appeared in Genshin Impact — Shogun Raiden. That’s just his abilities did not match those promised by the company miHoYo. The players didn’t like it. So much so that some users decided to go to court.

While Epic Games is preparing to appeal the court’s decision on the lawsuit against Apple, Apple itself has not decided what to do. The company said it was still considering whether or not to appeal.

The Fortnite developer is not going to put up with the verdict of the judge in a dispute with Apple. Epic Games has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the case.

The App Store can become more democratic. Apple has prepared seven indulgences for developers at once. Among them is the opportunity to tell that in-game items are cheaper to buy on the game’s website, and not in an application downloaded from the store.

Details from the trial of Epic Games and Apple continue to emerge. This time they are about Google. It turned out that the company was thinking about buying Fortnite authors with the help of Tencent. She also paid smartphone manufacturers to abandon third-party marketplaces and gave at least “hundreds of millions of dollars” to popular developers so that they would not leave the Play Store.

One of the recently dismissed employees of Xsolla filed a lawsuit against the founder and CEO of the company, Alexander Agapitov. The developer demanded to restore him to work and pay the money that could not be earned due to forced absenteeism. He also wants to receive a million rubles as moral compensation.

At the beginning of August, the premiere of the film Biubiubiu (硬汉枪神) took place in China, the events of which unfolded around a game in the battle royale genre. Although the audience warmly welcomed the movie, it was not without incidents. The fact is that the battle royale shown is too similar to PUBG. The Krafton company said that it is thinking about going to court.

In April, indie studio Wolfire Games, which created an action game about anthropomorphic animals Overgrowth, sued Valve. She claimed that Steam owners forbid publishers to sell games in other stores at cheaper prices, and generally abuse their position in the PC market. Three months later, Valve stated that there were no grounds for these accusations.

Roskomnadzor will temporarily block Atomic Heart trailers on YouTube, in which the song “Music connected us” sounds. This decision was made by the Moscow City Court as part of the proceedings between Andrey Lityagin (founder of the Mirage group) and Google.

The conflict between Epic Games and Google continues to develop. Fortnite developers have updated their lawsuit against the corporation, adding several new proofs of Google’s monopolistic behavior.

Activision Blizzard was accused of discriminating against employees based on gender. According to the lawsuit, the company intentionally does not promote women in the service and understates their salaries. They complain about harassment and compare the atmosphere at work with the atmosphere of a fraternity. However, the company itself denies such accusations.The lawsuit was filed on July 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court following a two-year investigation.