GREE, KDDI Sue Rival DeNA For at Least $14M in Damages

The lengthy rivalry between Japanese mobile-social gaming giants GREE and DeNA is turning litigious.

GREE has partnered with mobile operator KDDI to file suit against DeNA, saying that the company engaged monopolistic practices. Specifically, the suit claims that DeNA would not provide links to social games in DeNA’s mobile gaming network Mobage, if they also appeared on competitors’ networks.

GREE says it sent DeNA a cease and desist order that asked the company’s board of directors to pass a resolution saying it wasn’t using these “illegal acts” and wouldn’t commit them in the future.

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