2/18/2025 9:43:06 AM Horizon Scan 2025: Key Trends in Games & Esports By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham Intisar Abdi The gaming industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by key regulatory changes, shifting monetisation strategies, and...
1/27/2025 2:28:41 PM In-Game Loot Boxes: App Store Liability referred to CJEU By Guillaume de Villegas Lisa Gius By decision of 16 January 2025, the Enterprise Court of Antwerp (the “Court”) refers several prejudicial questions to the Court of...
11/25/2024 11:42:30 AM Riot Games introduces a new dispute resolution process By Will Deller Alex Shkurka Riot Games (Riot), the publisher of hugely popular games such as League of Legends and Valorant, has now launched its own esports dispute...
11/22/2024 4:22:31 PM Levelling Up: Women in Esports | Women's Sport Series By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In this episode of the MediaWrites Podcast: Women's Sport Series, gaming lawyers Will Deller & Sophie Stoneham are joined by special...
10/16/2024 2:47:39 PM European consumer organisation challenges in-game monetisation landscape as unfair By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In-game monetisation, whether through (among other things) the sale of in-game items, additional content or new features, is an...
8/20/2024 2:27:27 PM A New Gambling Survey for Great Britain By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger On 25 July 2024, the Gambling Commission launched the new Gambling Survey for Great Britain (the GSGB). Going forwards, the GSGB will be...
3/26/2024 6:00:00 PM The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 3) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz The first part of this series underscored the opportunities that generative AI (“GenAI”) presents for the gaming industry. It also...
1/18/2024 4:10:00 PM UK: Game on – Valve’s geo-blocked games infringe EU competition law By Quinn Liang Dr Saskia King The EU’s General Court upheld the European Commission’s gaming-related decision that Valve had breached EU competition law. As a result,...
12/8/2023 4:16:00 PM The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 2) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz The first part of this series underscored the opportunities that generative AI (“GenAI”) presents for the gaming industry. It also...
11/17/2023 4:25:00 PM The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 1) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz Generative Artificial Intelligence is poised to reshape the gaming industry, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and complex...
10/24/2023 8:19:00 PM Women’s Sport Series: What next for women in esports By Alex Shkurka alexWhat progress has been made? It is well-known that esports has traditionally been considered a male dominated industry, with...
10/5/2023 8:35:00 PM ASA bans mobile game listings for failing to disclose presence of loot boxes By Sophie Stoneham Will Deller The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Hutch Games Ltd, a mobile app game operator, for misleading app...
7/21/2023 9:11:00 PM Don’t get played – consumers can claim refunds for games and in-game purchases where pre-purchase information is missing By Sophie Stoneham If you’re a business selling video games and in-game content to UK and EU consumers, it’s important that you understand how 14-day...
5/22/2023 1:52:00 PM Sport in focus: What opportunities and challenges does the metaverse hold for intellectual property? By Will Deller Freddie Eastwell Nick Cowen nickThe Metaverse continues to attract significant attention across a range of industries. Rapid technological developments, propelled by...
5/5/2023 2:06:00 PM “Action Replay” – the German Federal Supreme Court submits questions on copyright protection against “cheating” devices for PlayStation Portable games By Dr. Christoph Hendel Dr. Niels Lutzhöft, LL.M. In a legal dispute that has been ongoing for more than 10 years between Sony and the manufacturers and distributors of the “Action...
3/30/2023 8:15:00 AM Programmatic advertising: it’s in the game By Alex Dixie Andrew Cox Callum Granger As the video game industry continues to expand, publishers are seeking new ways to monetise advertising opportunities. This article...