On 14 November 2022, Vircon Legal co-founder Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu moderated the main hall at HyperGames Summit 2022.
Why games are one of the hardest products to paper
A game studio sells something that is simultaneously software, a service, a marketplace and a community. The publishing agreement decides the questions that matter most — who owns the IP and the sequel rights, how revenue is split after platform fees, what happens to the title if the relationship ends — and studios routinely sign it before those questions feel urgent. It is the document most worth slowing down for.
Then there is the live game itself. In-game purchases and virtual items raise consumer-facing questions about what the player actually acquires and what survives a server shutdown; NFT and GameFi mechanics add a financial-regulation layer on top; and a young player base makes age assurance and data minimisation operational obligations rather than policy text. Related work: Tiplay Studio, Metaverse Game Studios, Loop Games and Technology Law.
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