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Take‑Two Seeks Sealed Discord Subpoena in GTA 6 Leak Probe

The publisher says it needs a sealed filing to prevent suspects from deleting evidence as it narrows its investigation to specific Discord accounts.

Discord Says It Has Not Been Served With Take-Two GTA 6 Subpoena

Take‑Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord to Track GTA 6 Leaker

Former BARB Staff Protest After Studio Flies Fans to Paid Playtest

Christopher Barrett Settles Lawsuit With Sony and Bungie and Is Restored to Marathon Credits

Krafton, Unknown Worlds Settle Over Disputed $250 Million Earn‑Out

Nintendo Lawsuit Against Palworld Limited to Older Builds

Riot’s Vanguard Update Renders DMA Cheat Hardware Useless, Provokes Backlash

Subnautica 2 Keeps Nonviolent Design as Players Demand Ways to Defend Themselves

South Korea’s Top Court Orders Ironmace to Pay Nexon 5.76 Billion Won for Trade-Secret Misuse

Ex-MindsEye Animator Details Crunch and Alleged Covert Monitoring as Studio Denies Misconduct

Starsand Island Pulled From Steam Over Unapproved Minigame Assets Pending Valve Review

Subnautica 2’s May Early Access Plan Triggers Fresh Legal Fight Over Who Controls the Launch

Chained Echoes Creator Ends Deal With First Press Games, Prepares Lawsuit Over Missing Physical Releases

Jailed Lapsus$ Hacker’s Alleged Messages Claim GTA 6 Source Code Is ‘Out There’

New Subnautica 2 Dev Vlog Details Optional Co-Op, Crossplay, and a Dive Elevator

Build A Rocket Boy Alleges €1 Million Smear Campaign Targeted MindsEye, Eyes Criminal Complaints and In-Game Portrayal

Sony and Tencent Settle Horizon Dispute as Light of Motiram Is Delisted

Tencent Freezes Light of Motiram Marketing as Sony Lawsuit Sets Jan. 29 Hearing

Artist Says Marathon Plagiarism Dispute Resolved With Bungie and Sony