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Ubisoft is working on a Star Wars game, EA still making projects based on the IP News

Ubisoft is working on a Star Wars game, EA still making projects based on the IP

French firm's Massive studio has started developing a story-driven open-world title set in a galaxy far, far away

Cyberpunk 2077 allows influencers to disable copyrighted music News

Cyberpunk 2077 allows influencers to disable copyrighted music

Stops streamers and YouTubers being hit by DMCA strikes

Hitman studio IO lands James Bond license News

Hitman studio IO lands James Bond license

Firm working on new game called Project 007

Codemasters lands FIA World Rally Championship IP News

Codemasters lands FIA World Rally Championship IP

Developing and publishing games across PC, console and mobile

Frontier lands Warhammer: Age of Sigmar IP News

Frontier lands Warhammer: Age of Sigmar IP

Follows company scoring the F1 license earlier this year

3D Realms and Boss Key were pitching to make Alien games News

3D Realms and Boss Key were pitching to make Alien games

But it looks like Disney buying 21st Century Fox had an impact on these pitches

Riot appoints head of consumer products Ron Johnson News

Riot appoints head of consumer products Ron Johnson

League of Legends maker is looking to do more with its IP moving forwards

Atari wants to "level up" hotel entertainment with new licensing deal News

Atari wants to "level up" hotel entertainment with new licensing deal

First to open in Phoenix, Arizona

There are a load of Dungeons & Dragons games in the works apparently News

There are a load of Dungeons & Dragons games in the works apparently

"I would argue there are very few, if any fantasy properties with the amount of lore to mine"

Strategy firm Slitherine lands Starship Troopers IP News

Strategy firm Slitherine lands Starship Troopers IP

RTS title Terran Command set to launch next year

Codemasters has the F1 license until 2025 News

Codemasters has the F1 license until 2025

And the racing specialist might have it until 2027

Codemasters pulls Grid 2 from digital stores News

Codemasters pulls Grid 2 from digital stores

Likely owing to licensing issues

87% of Games Workshop royalty income comes from PC and console News

87% of Games Workshop royalty income comes from PC and console

Total War: Warhammer 2 and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 cited for their strong performances in boosting royalty revenue

Disney isn't bringing video games to its new streaming platform News

Disney isn't bringing video games to its new streaming platform

Follows CEO Iger saying that licensing is the best means of being involved in video games

Skybound terminates Overkill's The Walking Dead deal with Starbreeze, game to be pulled from Steam News

Skybound terminates Overkill's The Walking Dead deal with Starbreeze, game to be pulled from Steam

Swedish developer and publish trying to resolve the issue amicably

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