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Video Games: UK Government confirms it will not amend consumer law to require video game publishers to support old versions of...

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On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to a petition (filed by video games users) for the UK government to update existing consumer law to prohibit video games publishers from retiring/disabling video games (and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - March 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Understanding Nintendo’s Latest Guidelines for Super Smash Bros. Tournaments

Gaming publishers wield the authority to establish competition and tournament guidelines for their games, shaping the landscape of esports events. This influence is particularly evident in Nintendo’s approach to Super Smash...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU General Court Confirms Antitrust Fines on Game Publishers for the Geo-blocking of Video Games in the EU

On September 27, 2023, the EU General Court (GC) rejected an appeal by Valve Corporation (Valve) of a January 2021 decision by the European Commission (Commission), which found that Valve and five PC video game publishers had...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Face Close Antitrust Review

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In January, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. The roughly $69 billion deal constitutes the biggest gaming industry transaction of all time. ...more

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How Epic V. Apple Ruling Might Play Out For Big Tech

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The U.S. antitrust laws are slow to keep up with technical innovation and changing marketplaces. Nowhere is that more evident than in the tech sector, where companies and other players in the market do not fit neatly into...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Nevada Takes Steps to Set Up Esports Commission

A Nevada senator introduced Senate Bill 165 (SB 165) on March 2 to the state legislature, which aims to form the Nevada Esports Commission to govern and regulate esports in the state within the Department of Business and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Epic Battles Apple: I Missed a Spot

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On Tuesday I wrote about how Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney was engaging Apple on at least three battlefronts. I missed a battlefront and I’m here today to rectify that mistake. I mentioned Epic’s groundbreaking and lucrative...more

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Tech Anti-Trust Fight is More Than a Game

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Tim Sweeney, the Colossus of Cary, is fighting even bigger foes – Apple and Google. The multibillionaire chief executive of Epic Games has opened a multi-front war on the tribute that app developers are forced to pay to reach...more

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