Game Developer

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The deal will ensure EA has exclusive rights to the league's electronic game license.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unity Update Licensing Terms In the aftermath of the Unity Runtime Fee fiasco on the of the major changes announced by Unity Create head Marc Whitten was: We will make sure that you can stay on the terms applicable for the version of Unity editor you are using – as long as you keep using … Unity Update Licensing Terms Read (..)

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 22, 2023

billion in licensed goods during 2022, according to a License Global report. The consumer product and licensing research firm's annual Top Global Licensors report ranked 84 brands in global retail sales last year, with The Pokémon Company sitting at No.5 The Pokémon Company made $11.6 5 in the Top Ten. compared to $8.5

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Working on a licensed property can be a dream come true for many, especially if it’s for a franchise you have a strong emotional connection to. But working on a licensed game isn’t easy, as these partnerships are difficult to acquire and at least as challenging to make good on.

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Unity Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Guest blogger StatusPRO takes us behind the scenes of VR gaming with NFL PRO ERA, the first NFL-licensed VR football game.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Telltale announced its Strong Bad game has been delisted after it lost the rights to Homestar Runner, the popular webseries the game is based on.

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Games 296

Game Developer

MARCH 7, 2024

Hasbro senior vice president of digital strategy and licensing Eugene Evans says there are two core elements any licensed D&D game must possess.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Hi, In docs repo on Github there is no license file but package.json mentions “license”: “ISC” but I want to make sure what is a docs license. Thank you

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Hi, In docs repo on Github there is no license file but package.json mentions “license”: “ISC” but I want to make sure what is a docs license. Thank you

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Chinese regulators approved 87 new video game licenses in February. South China Morning Post reported that Tencent and NetEase were among the companies that received a green light for titles. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 3, 2023

China's National Press and Publication Administration have granted publishing licenses for 44 international titles to release in the country. As reported by Reuters , among the approved list of games were Nintendo's Pokemon Unite and Riot Games' Valorant.

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Game Errors

JUNE 18, 2023

If your console cannot connect to server to verify license PS4 , you will be unable to play your favorite games, and the drive for gaming might be ruined. How do I fix my PS4 cannot verify license? To fix the cannot connect to the server to verify the license PS4 error, follow the below solutions. Select Restore Licenses.

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Filmustage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding the importance of music licensing in films Music plays a critical role in enhancing the emotional resonance of a film. Securing music licensing is essential to preserve the artistic integrity of a film while respecting copyright laws. A skilled music supervisor can be invaluable in navigating this complex process.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2024

There's a sliding scale of the importance of licensed music ranging from being core to the game on one end all the way to being a marketing flex that is otherwise unnecessary for the game itself on the other. Licensed music was one of the core elements that made Guitar Hero work. Madden, Call of Duty, etc.)

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Game Errors

JUNE 1, 2023

Sadly, some players have reported an error code 315306 – “Unable to find a valid license” after launching the Diablo 4 client, preventing them from trying out the game. What is invalid license error Diablo 4? How to fix Diablo 4 unable to find valid license error?

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Game Developer

JULY 24, 2023

The deal will see all 20 Premier League clubs continue to be represented in EA Sports FC.

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Game Errors

JUNE 2, 2023

In PS5, Diablo 4 users may face unable to find a valid license error. What is the error Unable to find a valid license for Diablo IV, and how to fix it? What is the error Unable to find a valid license for Diablo IV, and how to fix it? Like any other device, PlayStation 5 needs a valid digital license to run any title.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Without a proper monetization plan and licensing fees to pay, Tencent pulled the plug on Nier's second mobile spinoff.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Months after entering a licensing deal with Rockstar Games, Netflix is bringing the remastered Grand Theft Auto trilogy to Netflix Games next month.

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Games 243

Game Developer

JUNE 8, 2023

The move will impact both physical and digital versions of the horror title.

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Horror Games 268

Game Developer

JANUARY 13, 2023

A week later, Wizards of the Coast speaks on the changes it originally planned to make for Dungeons & Dragons ' Open Game License.

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Games 328

Game Developer

JUNE 21, 2023

Going forward EA will be made of two separate organizations: one focused on its triple-A franchises and original games, and another for licensed sports titles.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carry1st, which published Call of Duty: Mobile in South Africa, plans to use its newly raised money to license more games and develop its own.

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2023

Attorney Kellan Voyer laid out five common problem areas for indie developers to watch out for in publishing contracts, including issues with licensing, DLC, and IP.

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Game From Scratch

APRIL 16, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Descent 3 Source Code Released The source code for the 1999 Interplay/Outrage Entertainment game Descent 3 was just open sourced on GitHub under the MIT license.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

Collated by Layer Licensing and shared with GamesIndustry.biz , the data shows that daily revenue for mobile spin-off Fallout Shelter rose from just over $20,000 on April 10, 2024 (the day the show debuted) to $80,000 by April 13.

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Game Developer

JULY 10, 2023

Line Next has licensed one of the company's major franchises to create a web3 title.

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Games 246

GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 21, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The Premier League has announced a new partnership extension with EA Sports FC. The multi-year deal will have the association's clubs, players, stadiums, and managers represented in EA Sports FC titles. Read more

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Most of the time, they grant a reasonable temporary use of the license because they want to re-evaluate how things are going from time to time and decide whether to renew the license or not. Licensors want to maintain control of their intellectual property.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 16, 2024

They are going entirely open source, releasing both their networking backend and the custom fork of Godot Engine they use as a front end, under the MIT open source license. […] The post The Mirror Godot Powered Engine Goes Open Source appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Speaking during a presentation at Unreal Fest 2023, as captured by Fortnite Creative developer ImmatureGamerX on social media and spotted by Game World Observer , Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed that from next year, industries outside game development will only be able to access Unreal Engine via a seat-based enterprise software licensing model.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 2, 2024

The total sale price of the licensing rights was agreed upon at $7 million. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Frontier Developments has sold the publishing rights of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 to Atari. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a legal notice sent to users who have previously bought Discovery content on the PlayStation Store, the company said shows will become unavailable due to licensing issues from December 31.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

VRIDER is an officially licensed game of the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) franchise, which the firm is previewing at GDC. The Miami-based company announced its publishing of its first title, a VR motorcycle multiplayer titled VRIDER developed by Italian indie studio Funny Tales Gaming. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 17, 2024

Both companies compete in the third-party headset and controller categories, yet where Turtle Beach is leading the market in headsets, PDP is best known for a range of licensed controllers (including character-based ones for Nintendo Switch). That includes $79.9 million in cash and the remainder in shares.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 14, 2023

You are correct - license owners are another set of requirements and approvals that developers must appease in order to ship a game. The licensor might have another product or group of products coming out that they wish to promote by using the licensed game. Sometimes a bad relationship causes the game to crash and burn.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2023

However, the firm now says that due to an 'updated licensing agreement' with Warner Bros -- which owns the Discovery brand -- consumers will now be able to access their previously purchased shows 'for at least the next 30 months'. Read more

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