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Xbox gamer hits Microsoft with lawsuit saying it should refund tariff hike after claiming refund from the government

Amazon, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Nintendo, Lululemon, and Costco have also been sued in similar tariff refund-related lawsuits

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs — Japanese videogame giant seeks 200 billion refund with interest

Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on March 6 in the U.S. Court of International Trade, seeking a refund of tariffs it paid under President Donald Trump's executive orders.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 7

Former Ghost of Yotei artist says she wasn't fired because of a Charlie Kirk joke, but 'because of a harassment campaign' that nobody at Sony or Sucker Punch bothered investigating

Gamergate is alive and well in 2025.

PC Gamer · Nov 25, 2025

Valve's former economist says Steam could produce 'better macroeconomic forecasts' than Goldman Sachs with the power of crowdsourcing and brownie points

A haunting vision of a Valve that might've been.

PC Gamer · Aug 2, 2024

Valve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residence

Yanis Varoufakis says we're in the age of "technofeudalism," and TF2 hats brought us there.

PC Gamer · Aug 2, 2024

Humble Games Layoffs Confirm a Dark Truth About the Video Game Industry

Humble Games has reportedly laid off its entire staff as owner Ziff Davis has a consultancy firm take over. It's just the latest sign of an industry-wide problem that's worse than simple mismanagement.

Inverse · Jul 24, 2024

Humble Games owner reportedly tried to sell the publisher twice before turning to mass layoffs and a third party to help "manage the slate"

The third party will apparently assist with the "back catalog," too

GamesRadar · Jul 24, 2024

30 million copies later, Stardew Valley creator says "I'm just a dude who made a game" and still spends "all day hunched over the computer"

Eric Barone says he hasn't done anything "extravagant" with his success

GamesRadar · May 16, 2024

As Rockstar brings workers back to the office, some GTA 6 devs fear the sequel will bleed talent in the final stretch: "Losing key people in teams would be very, very bad"

"It's a very anti-parent move. For people with disabilities, it's a massive problem."

GamesRadar · Mar 19, 2024

Pushing Buttons: Why Fortnite is suddenly the most popular game in the world once more

In this week’s newsletter: Almost 45 million people returned to the battle royale for its throwback event. What does that say about Fortnite’s grip on young gamers?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023