Gree and KDDI file suit against DeNA

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Japanese mobile game provider Gree and telecommunications firm KDDI have filed a joint 1.05 billion yen lawsuit against DeNA, claiming that it is in violation of Japanese antitrust law.

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DeNA, the social game developer and operator of the Mobage mobile social network, is accused of pressuring game developers not to supply their content to Gree, Jiji Press reported.

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Gree also said that DeNa failed to list links for games featured on its Japanese social network Mobage Town if the developers behind the games also appeared on Gree’s network.

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Gree originally filed a cease and desist order against DeNA back on June 9, claiming that this represented unfair business practice as stipulated by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission.

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In addition to being two of the largest social games companies in Japan, Gree and DeNA, which is the parent company of San Francisco-based social games company Ngmoco, are both preparing to launch major mobile gaming social networks worldwide.

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DeNA is currently concluding negotiations to acquire the Yokohama BayStars professional baseball club.

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