You might have already heard that there is a new 3D video games engine dedicated to the development of high-budget and high-quality (AAA) games – called Open 3D engine (O3DE). It is not exactly ‘brand-new’ – it is based on a modified version of Amazon Games’ Lumberyard engine (which, by the way, is a modified […]
It has been 11 days already since the biggest video game release of the year – Cyberpunk 2077. Of course, at LegalPlay we as well are playing the CD Projekt RED’s new release and after 30 hours of playing we can tell that the Night City has totally immersed us. Three days before the release […]
The dispute between Epic Games and Apple continues to generate discussion in the video games industry. As LegalPlay, we have already described the origins of the dispute and the lawsuit filed by Epic Games in an earlier post. As promised, we are following the latest reports on the matter. We invite you to read the […]
Not long ago we have reported here on LegalPlay a Ubisoft’s lawsuit against Apple and Google regarding the Area F2 game, and the video games Industry has once again has entered into a dispute with Silicon Valley companies. Tech giants are under fire from another industry representative – Epic Games. This time, companies are accused […]
Recent days have brought us another interesting news in the video games industry. Media report that Ubisoft sued Google and Apple. The case concerns a mobile game called Area F2, made by Chinese developer Ejoy.com, which belongs to the Alibaba company. According to the lawsuit, the mobile game is a “carbon copy” of popular Tom […]
It is obvious to say that the current coronavirus pandemic affects us all. However, in a case of video games industry, the impact of the virus is not only negative. As it turns out, in a time when millions are forced to stay at home, the interest in games has greatly increased. It influenced the […]
From the video games industry perspective, the coronavirus lockdown does not seem to impact the operation of US courts. In last weeks, we got a few important decisions. One of them, described here on LegalPlay in the previous post, concerned the use of Humvees in Call of Duty games (and, more broadly, the use of […]
The video games industry has had a troublesome relationship with the arms industry for quite some time. Companies like Electronic Arts or Activision Blizzard used to get into license agreements with gun manufacturers and include special thanks to them in game credits, which sparked controversies connected with the American debate on gun violence. At least […]