Nintendo has been granted a US patent for summoning characters in video games, a move that could have a chilling effect on indie developers.
Legal Articles
Discover the blog's posts tagged with Legal. This collection covers topics in Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs, and Comics.
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 […]
Routinely Itemised: RPG #318
This month’s roleplaying game news summary. We cover the sale of 7th Sea to Studio Agate, a lawsuit involving Luke Gygax, and a significant delay for a new Eberron book from Wizards of the Coast.
Hey fans, there’s a Bear Grylls Gone Wild TTRPG
There’s no mention of whether they have the license or endorsement from Bear or Holly Willoughby for the game, which might get awkward.
It’s got nasty: Alliance Entertainment sues Diamond Comic Distributors
At the start of the year Distributors files Chapter 11, which meant legal protections were in place while the company tried to find a buyer. Otherwise? It would go out of business.
Diamond Comic Distributors files Chapter 11: It’s the indie publishers who’ll be hit
Sadly, Diamond Comic Distributors has filed for Chapter 11, a protective measure in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
Suspended custodial sentence for Warhammer-addicted thief
A student and an unnamed accomplice stole over £6,000 from Games Workshop to fuel a Warhammer addiction.
Netflix’s settlement with Evil Genius kills the Rebel Moon TTRPG
Evil Genius had been secretly working on the roleplaying game, but the publisher insists they had permission to share those previews at GAMA.
