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500M Pounds for Premier League Deal; EA Doesn't Spare on License Money
EA Sports is saying goodbye to FIFA, but not to the Premier League. The company is reportedly close to finalizing a deal with the FA Premier League worth nearly 500 million pounds.
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Hubert Sledziewski
February 13, 2023
Electronic Arts and FIFPro Extend Cooperation; Popular Players Will Remain in FIFA
Today, Electronic Arts and FIFPro, the worldwide representative of professional footballers, announced the extension of their cooperation. As a result, the game will still be able to use the real names of football stars, among other things.
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Miriam Moszczynska
October 12, 2021
Warcraft 3: Reforged - Devs Claim Rights to Mods
Blizzard learned from the mistakes made in Warcraft III. In the new version of the game, subtitled Reforged, the company secures full rights to the content created by fans. Blizzard doesn't want to lose another gem like DOTA.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
January 30, 2020
Not Gust Baldur's Gate 3 and Dark Alliance; 7-8 D&D Games in the Works
Chris Cocks, head of Wizards of the Coast, the company owning Dungeons & Dragons, announced in a press interview that there are 7-8 games based on the D&D license are in production. We can expect a variety of titles.
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Bart Swiatek
December 16, 2019
Microsoft Sues Store With Cheap Windows and Office Licence Keys
Microsoft has taken legal action against Cologne-based Lizengo, which sells Windows and Office licence keys through gift cards in Edeka, one of the largest supermarket chains in Germany. Prices of the cards have raised suspicions about the origin of the keys.
hardware & software
October 21, 2019
eFootball PES 2020 Gets Licensed DLC for Euro 2020
On Twitter of eFootball PES 2020 there is information about the fact that the production has established cooperation with UEFA and thus the players will receive a fully licensed DLC dedicated to the European Championship.
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Konrad Serafinski
August 20, 2019
Google Suspends Cooperation with Huawei
Google has decided to suspend cooperation with Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei. The decision was made in connection with the recent steps of the US administration - the inclusion of the latter company on the blacklist of entities that must obtain government approval to use American technology.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 20, 2019
You're Using an Old Photoshop? Adobe May Sue You
Adobe has informed customers using Creative Cloud software that using older versions of the application may expose them to a third-party lawsuit. The case is relevant to the ongoing lawsuit and illustrates how small little rights are given to the end users by licence agreements.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 15, 2019
$9,400 – that's what CD Projekt RED paid for the Witcher license
It is clear now why Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of The Witcher books, kicks himself for refusing a percentage of The Witcher games sales. He licensed the brand to CD Projekt RED for just about $9,400 back in early 2000s.
video games
May 31, 2017