18 Jan, 2024 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,...
08 Dec, 2023 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...
17 Nov, 2023 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...
24 Oct, 2023 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...
05 Oct, 2023 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...
21 Jul, 2023 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...
22 May, 2023 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...
05 May, 2023 “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...
30 Mar, 2023 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...
12 Dec, 2022 MediaWrites Party 2022, Panel discussion recording By MediaWrites Editorial Fad or future: which innovations are here to stay? Virtual events, NFTs, the Metaverse, Web3, Crypto… Everyone is talking about these...
25 Nov, 2022 European Parliament passes resolution providing recommendations for enhancing the European video game and esports industries By Will Deller Nick Cowen On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament passed a Resolution recognising the potential and value of esports and the video games...
03 Aug, 2022 Loot boxes: UK government says no to regulation By Andy Danson On 18 July 2022, the UK government published its formal response to its 2020 call for evidence on loot boxes in video games. The...
05 Apr, 2022 From cartridges to games on demand: is the video game industry following Netflix’s example? By Jaime Delgado A series of recent IP and studio acquisitions by videogame giants Sony and Microsoft appear to herald the beginning of a new way to...
15 Mar, 2022 FIFA 22 loot boxes no longer regarded as gambling in the Netherlands as ban overturned By Roelien van Neck In an important decision for the gaming world, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State decided on 9 March 2022...
04 Feb, 2022 Podcast: Fashion meets Gaming By Rebecca O'Kelley-Gillard Will Deller In this podcast, Gaming & Esports Senior Associate, Will Deller, chats to IP Partner, Rebecca O’Kelly-Gillard, about the crossover...
29 Oct, 2021 Podcast: esports, the metaverse and more – a conversation with Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at Fnatic (Part 2) By Will Deller Part 1 of the conversation between Andrew Cooke, General Counsel at Fnatic, and Bird & Bird’s Will Deller was released last Friday – you...