Video Game Attorney

All new industries experience growing pains, and problems arising from legal issues are particularly common. In many cases, the legal learning curve broadly follows those of similar businesses and industries; the still young esports industry is already dealing with many issues that plague established sports, but the situation is complicated by the lack of any dominant governing body or standardized regulations.

While many video games based on traditional sports such as soccer, football, and basketball are extremely strong sellers, this has not translated into popularity as esports titles. Esports would seem…

“Tfue” v. Faze Clan Exposes Tip of the Employment Law Issues Iceberg Facing the Industry In 1956, without an agent or attorney representing him, an 18-year-old Curt Flood signed his…

2019 is predicted to be the year in which the esports industry will exceed $1 billion in size. In this article, originally prepared in January, we outline five of the…

With esports on the up-and-up, Vegas is finally starting to cater to a new audience. If the city plays its cards right, it could potentially increase visitors and revenue to…

In this week’s article we examine some of the tools that players use to cheat in major competitive video games titles and review some of the most controversial examples of…

Anyone who aspires to make a career as a professional gamer faces a truly challenging task. For one thing, competition is fierce: there are thousands of gamers fighting to be recognized as the best at what they do and play video games for a living.

The professional esports players of today are predominantly teenagers and young adults who make a living competing and or streaming, either as an individual or as part of a team, often with thousands of dollars on the line.

Renowned for its ease of use and relatively lag-free video quality, Twitch.tv is the current undisputed king of streaming platforms for video gamers. In January 2018, the site had an…

Since the release of the first arcade fighting games, the fighting game format has always attracted competitive players, making fighters the ideal candidate for esports tournaments. A genre where competitors…