The UK government proposes removing the £135 customs duty threshold. We analyse what this means for board game Kickstarter backers and the risk of courier fees.
D&D Beyond now requires you to agree to a Class Action Waiver
Wizards of the Coast’s new T&Cs for D&D Beyond aren’t a simple update. We break down the new class-action waiver, liability cap, and one positive user change.
D&D club’s safe space mission tested in £150k founder lawsuit
A premium London club for Dungeons & Dragons, Arcadia Games, is the subject of a £150,000 legal battle between its founders.
Diamond bankruptcy: Consignor group enters mediation talks
Green Ronin and the Ad Hoc Committee of Consignors have agreed to enter mediation with Diamond Comics Distributors following recent legal filings in the ongoing bankruptcy case.
How the UK wargaming community saved the ‘Warboot’
Miniature painting service Siege Studios has apologised and withdrawn its trademark application for ‘Warboot’ following a backlash from UK wargamers.
Diamond bankruptcy update: Court intervenes in dispute over publisher-owned stock
The ongoing Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy sees a court demand Sparkle Pop halt sales and place proceeds from disputed publisher stock in escrow.
How Nintendo used technical jargon to patent “summoning a character”
Nintendo has been granted a US patent for summoning characters in video games, a move that could have a chilling effect on indie developers.
US gamers lose out through nasty De Minimus postal fee gotcha
The White House has announced a suspension of the so-called “de minimis” rule, which had previously allowed parcels valued at less than $800 to enter the country duty-free.
While a protected bat makes headlines, Games Workshop sends lawyers after LARPers and cosplayers
The creator received a Cease and Desist from Games Workshop, leading to the removal of over two dozen videos from the platform.
Indie TTRPG publisher SoulMuppet blocked (briefly) in the UK amidst ‘Age-Gate Apocalypse’
A UK-based tabletop roleplaying publisher, SoulMuppet Publishing, recently found its digital storefront on Itch.io completely blocked to customers in its home country. The incident highlights a precarious new reality for indie creators, caught between the rollout of the UK’s Online Safety Act and escalating pressure from payment processing companies. This past weekend, anyone in the […]
