Tag: Gaming
Indian Government Imposes 28% Tax On Online Gaming Firms
The Indian Government is set to impose a 28% tax on the fund that online gaming firms collect from consumers. The Goods and Services...
South Korean Watchdog Fines Google For Lack Of Gaming Competition
The South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) levied a fine against Google for engaging in anti-competitive practices aimed at competing app hosting platforms.
As reported by TechCrunch,...
Microsoft Enters Deal With Cloud Gaming Provider Boosteroid
Microsoft recently signed a ten-year contract with Boosteroid to provide Xbox game titles via their cloud gaming service. This is the company's third venture...
Apple Says UK’s Remedies For Cloud Gaming On iOS Are “Unreasonable”
Apple has taken issue with the remedies proposed by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to open up iOS to more cloud gaming services.
The...
EU’s Vestager Met With Sony’s Gaming Chief On Microsoft’s Activision Deal
Sony's gaming chief Jim Ryan met EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Wednesday to discuss Microsoft's $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker...
Apple Files Appeal Against The UK Watchdog’s Cloud Gaming Probe
Apple has filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain's competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud gaming market.
Last...
India Proposes Self Regulation For Online Gaming Companies
Centre recently appointed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as the nodal ministry for matters relating to online gaming with monetary risks....
Antitrust is Turning Its Eye To Gaming
By: Stijn Huijts (The Platform Law Blog)
Last week, I spoke at the Video Games Bar Association’s annual summit which took place at devcom in Cologne, Germany....
Valve Facing Antitrust Case Over Steam Gaming Platform
Videogame maker and distributor Valve Corp. must face antitrust litigation over claims that “most favored nation” policies for its Steam platform have driven up...
Lego And Epic Games Team Up In Metaverse For Kids
Lego has teamed up with Fortnite maker Epic Games to create a kid-friendly metaverse, the Danish toymaker said Wednesday (April 6).
The companies refer to...