Disputes in video games market are usually heated with emotions and complicated legalese. But when developers and publishers face disputes which span across several countries, each with different laws and approaches to handling dispute, the complexity reaches another level. During this panel we will discuss how to handle multijurisdictional claims and whether is it always necessary to go to court to solve a dispute. 

The number of newly enacted regulations being applicable to video games sector grows immensely each year. During this panel, we will talk about the recent important changes in regulatory and compliance laws enacted or upcoming in European Union, Japan, USA, UK, and Poland.

Licensing usually resembles either getting a license to make or publish a video game, or end-user license to a ready product. But in fact, during the course of making a video game, there are so many more licenses being used, i.e. engines, tools, assets, makers, and other software. Managing those license can become real hard. In this panel we will talk about the best practices regarding managing many licenses in a video game studio, what are differences between enterprise and user licenses, as well as whether used software can be safely utilized by video game companies in order to lower costs.

Discussion on when dark patterns in video games considered as unethical approach against players may also be treated unlawful from the regulatory perspective, and what are possible consequences for developers who decided to implement dark patterns in their games. 

Being products addressed to everyone, making video games is as much about licensing, publishing and compliance, as about meeting various cultural differences. In this panel we will discuss some of the real-life challenges faced during creation of video games, and how to approach solving them in a way that no one is insulted nor any legal implications become a problem.

Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of live service video games. Our panel will cover the evolution of the live service model, and key legal challenges such as global data compliance, microtransactions, and the functionality of loot boxes across different legal frameworks. We’ll also explore the balance between monetisation and user experience, highlighting the responsibilities of developers and publishers. The panel will conclude with an interactive Q&A session that will provide practical insights into the ongoing challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Movies and TV series based on video games are present for decades, with a recent example of Fallout being a prime example of brining a video game to a small screen. Increase of quantity and quality of video games adaptations (usually) does not correspond with changes in approach to agreements proposed by studios to developers. In this panel we discuss why is so difficult to negotiate a fair deal between movie studios and video game developers, and what can be done to improve that.