Quantum Break has officially been delisted from Xbox Game Pass, as well as all digital storefronts the game was available on. Microsoft commented on the situation earlier this week, confirming licensing issues at play. Now, Remedy has also released its own statement on the situation. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed earlier …
Read More »Gaming rights for The Lord of the Rings IP to be auctioned off this week
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are two of the biggest fantasy IP in the world, garnering millions of fans across books, movies and games. It has been a while since the last major Triple A video game based on LOTR, but we should get more games in …
Read More »Huawei promises continued updates following Android license dispute
Last night, it was officially revealed that Google has revoked the Android license from Huawei. This means that going forward, Huawei will be cut off from Google’s apps and services. Huawei has now put out its own statement, promising security updates and after-sales services for devices currently in circulation. Huawei …
Read More »Adobe warns subscribers of potential legal action for using old versions of apps
Nowadays, digital software purchases all come with legal terms and conditions specifying that you are buying a revocable license to a product, rather than ownership over an application. Usually, this is easily ignored as companies are unlikely to go after its paying customers. That is not the case for Adobe …
Read More »Nearly 1000 games have been approved in China since the licence freeze
The State Administration of Press and Publications (SAPP) has continued its efforts to clear the backlog of video game approvals since China began handing out licences again last December, with its latest batch approving 97 new games. 30 of those titles were foreign IPs for the first time since the …
Read More »Lenovo is licensing Sony’s PlayStation VR patents to build its own headset
In the VR world, there are several companies that license patents from a few big players. The HTC VIVE is built using Valve's developed technology, meanwhile the Samsung GearVR is built in partnership with Oculus. Now, it looks like Sony is opening up to licensing out its own virtual reality …
Read More »Steam VR public licenses now include more commercial options
If you want to let members of the public try out Steam VR games and experiences using your hardware, you need Valve's free commercial license to do so. However that limits you to only a few pieces of software for people to play. To expand that further, you need paid …
Read More »Too legit to quit: CS GO betting site seeks gambling license
One of the world's largest Counter Strike: Global Offensive betting sites, CSGO Lounge, has announced that it is applying for an official gambling license, in order to legitimise itself. This comes after it received a cease and desist letter from Valve, as well as a lot of negative attention from …
Read More »YouTube channel loses over 200K subs after trying to trademark ‘React’
The Fine Brothers have had a bit of a rough weekend and the PR nightmare isn't slowing down at all. The pair have one of the biggest channels on YouTube and are responsible for several series of ‘reaction' style videos showing people of different ages reacting to things like Netflix …
Read More »Rat on your business’ pirating to the BSA for a possible cash payout
Do you want to earn some money for ratting on your employer? Well now you can! Thanks to a scheme by trade group the Business Software Alliance, those that snitch on their bosses, co workers and other business professionals for using pirated software can now “pay off [their] credit card …
Read More »RIAA now gunning for not-for-profit audio site
The RIAA baffled many onlookers last week when it went after Reel Radio, a site dedicated to providing archived radio air-checks, where it demanded that archives not be online for more than two weeks and that the site get permission from all stations that originally aired the checks, despite many …
Read More »Driver records to be put online, could drop insurance prices
The British government seems to have finally decided that this old internet fad isn't going away and it could actually help speed up and simplify some of the more stuffy, traditional activities that citizens are forced to drudge through, like renewing car insurance. Along with 20+ other services, driver records …
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