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500M Pounds for Premier League Deal; EA Doesn't Spare on License Money
Hubert Sledziewski, 13 February 2023, 12:09
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.
Electronic Arts and FIFPro Extend Cooperation; Popular Players Will Remain in FIFA
Miriam Moszczynska, 12 October 2021, 21:28
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.
Warcraft 3: Reforged - Devs Claim Rights to Mods
Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 30 January 2020, 15:32
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.
Not Gust Baldur's Gate 3 and Dark Alliance; 7-8 D&D Games in the Works
Bart Swiatek, 16 December 2019, 11:59
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.
Microsoft Sues Store With Cheap Windows and Office Licence Keys
Laty, 21 October 2019, 16:09
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.
eFootball PES 2020 Gets Licensed DLC for Euro 2020
Konrad Serafinski, 20 August 2019, 20:13
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.
Google Suspends Cooperation with Huawei
Bart Swiatek, 20 May 2019, 10:52
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.
You're Using an Old Photoshop? Adobe May Sue You
Bart Swiatek, 15 May 2019, 15:16
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.
$9,400 – that's what CD Projekt RED paid for the Witcher license
luckie, 31 May 2017, 14:11
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.