Video Game Legal Investigations: Sign Up and Take Action

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are pursuing a number of mass arbitrations involving various video games, mobile games and video game websites. This is a relatively new type of legal action and requires affected consumers – who may include players and parents of minor players – to sign up to take action, unlike traditional class action litigation. 

Keep reading for a summary on each website, app and game under investigation – including more details on who may be affected and what laws could be getting broken. Each summary will also include a link to a form where consumers can sign up and join others taking action. It doesn’t cost anything to sign up.

Humble Bundle Investigation: Privacy Violations?

Humble Bundle, an online storefront offering digital bundles of video games, software and books, may be violating consumers’ privacy rights by sharing their purchase data with Facebook, according to attorneys working with ClassAction.org.

Specifically, the attorneys believe HumbleBundle.com may be embedded with the Meta pixel, a tracking tool that can collect and share information about users’ interactions with the site, including the titles of video games they purchase. When bundled with a user’s Facebook ID, this information could potentially be enough to identify a specific individual and whether they bought a grisly shooter, a puzzle game for kids or anything in between.

Did you purchase a video game on HumbleBundle.com for yourself or a child within the past two years?Depending on the game, your purchase data may be covered under a federal privacy law. Use the link below to learn more and join others taking action.

Humble Bundle Users Sign Up Here

PUBG Mobile Investigation Looks into Possible Privacy Violations

Attorneys have reason to believe that PUBG Mobile, the mobile version of the popular battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds, may be violating federal privacy law by secretly sharing players’ data with Facebook.

They suspect that the app—without users’ knowledge or permission—may be using a tracking tool to transmit details about their in-game activities and identifiers that can be tied to their individual Facebook profiles.

Now, attorneys want to take legal action against the video game’s publisher and are gathering affected customers to participate—that is, Facebook users who are 18 or older, downloaded PUBG Mobile and made an in-app purchase within the past two years. If that sounds like you, use the link below to join others taking action.

PUBG Mobile Players Sign Up Here

Ubisoft Sharing Your Data?

Have you bought video games on Ubisoft.com? Whether you’re into Tom Clancy or Avatar, Facebook could be tracking what you play.

Attorneys suspect that the video game publisher behind Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Prince of Persia and more could be using tracking tools on its website to transmit users’ personal information to Facebook, including the titles of the video games they buy. The attorneys believe the purchase of certain games—specifically, those with cutscenes—may be covered by a federal privacy law and are gathering affected users to take legal action against Ubisoft.

If you’re 18 or older, have a Facebook account, and purchased a video game with cut scenes on Ubisoft.com for yourself or a child within the past two years, use the link below to join others taking action.

Ubisoft Users Sign Up Here

GameFly Data Sharing Legal Investigation

When Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in 1988, the law was meant to prohibit video rental companies—like Blockbuster, for example—from disclosing what people watch without permission. Though gone are the days of these brick-and-mortar stores, attorneys believe the VPPA may apply to—and have been broken by—video game rental service GameFly.com.

Specifically, the attorneys think that GameFly may be using invisible web-tracking tools to secretly collect information about users’ interactions with the site, including which video games they rent or buy. They suspect the company may send this data to Facebook along with other personally identifiable information for advertising purposes.

The attorneys are now gathering GameFly.com users to take legal action, so if you’re a Facebook user who rented or bought a video game on the site within the past two years, use the link below to join others signing up.

GameFly Users Sign Up Here

Legal Investigation: Is the Asphalt 9: Legends App Sharing Your Data?

Those who play Asphalt 9: Legends may want to hit the brakes, because attorneys are investigating the app for possible violations of federal privacy law.

Specifically, attorneys believe the racing video game may be illegally tracking mobile players’ in-game activities and sharing this information with Facebook for advertising purposes. These transmissions may also include data points the social media giant can use to reveal a user’s identity.

Did you download Asphalt 9: Legends and make an in-app purchase within the past two years?If you’re also a Facebook user who’s 18 or older, use the link below to join others taking action against the game’s publisher.

Asphalt 9: Legends Players Sign Up Here

Is Pokémon Go Tracking Your Data?

Pokémon Go, the immensely popular augmented reality game that took the world by storm upon its release in 2016, initially made headlines for exposing players to unintended risks—such as leading them into dangerous real-world areas or increasing traffic accidents—but attorneys are now looking into possible privacy risks from within the game itself.

Specifically, they believe game developer Niantic, which published Pokémon Go in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, may be using software to track players’ in-game activities and share the data with Facebook for advertising purposes. It’s possible that this data could be covered by a federal privacy law that prohibits the disclosure of consumers’ personal information without their consent—and that players could potentially have legal claims worth up to $2,500.

The attorneys are now gathering Pokémon Go players to take legal action against Niantic via mass arbitration.

Have you downloaded and played Pokémon Go and made an in-app purchase within the past two years? If you’re 18 or older and have a Facebook account, join others taking action by filling out the form at the link below.

Pokémon Go Players Sign Up Here

Blizzard (Battle.net) Privacy Investigation

Did you purchase World of Warcraft, a new subscription to World of Warcraft or Diablo IV for yourself or your child from the Battle.net store? If so, your purchase and/or subscription history may have been illegally shared with Facebook. Attorneys believe the provisions of the VPPA may apply to the purchase of certain video games and are now gathering affected consumers to take action via mass arbitration.

So, if you’re a Facebook user who purchased Diablo IV, World of Warcraft or a new World of Warcraft subscription on Battle.net for either yourself or a child in the past two years, join others taking action. Simply fill out the form using the link below to sign up.

Battle.net Users Sign Up Here

Attorneys Investigate Call of Duty: Mobile Over Suspected Data Sharing

In 2019, Call of Duty: Mobile saw one of the most successful mobile game launches in history with more than 100 million downloads in its first week. Attorneys believe, however, that those who have played the first-person shooter game and made in-app purchases within the past two years may have had their private information illegally shared.

They have reason to suspect that Call of Duty: Mobile may be using a tracking tool to secretly send data about players’ interactions with the video game to Facebook along with other personally identifying information.

This suspected data-sharing practice may violate federal privacy law, and attorneys want to start a mass arbitration against the app’s publisher, Activision.

Are you a Facebook user who has downloaded Call of Duty: Mobile and made an in-app purchase (such as a skin or Battle Pass) within the past two years? If you’re also 18+, join others taking action.

Call of Duty: Mobile Players Sign Up Here

What Am I Signing Up For, Exactly?

You are not signing up for a lawsuit, but rather a process known as mass arbitration. This is a relatively new legal technique that, like a class action lawsuit, allows a large group of people to take action and seek compensation from a company over an alleged wrongdoing. Here is a quick explanation of mass arbitration from our blog:

[M]ass arbitration occurs when hundreds or thousands of consumers file individual arbitration claims against the same company over the same issue at the same time. The aim of a mass arbitration proceeding is to grant relief on a large scale (similar to a class action lawsuit) for those who sign up.”

Some companies’ terms of use may contain a class action waiver and/or an arbitration clause requiring users to resolve disputes via arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution that takes place outside of court before a neutral arbitrator, as opposed to a judge or jury. It’s for this reason that attorneys working with ClassAction.org have decided to handle these matters as mass arbitrations rather than class action lawsuits.

How Much Does This Cost?

It costs nothing to sign up, and you’ll only need to pay if the attorneys win money on your behalf. Their payment will come as a percentage of your award.

If they don’t win your claim, you don’t pay.

Previous Investigations

The following investigations are complete, and attorneys are no longer signing up affected consumers. 

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