Licensing News
The latest Licensing coverage curated for game developers.
GamesIndustry.biz reports CD Projekt Red’s H1 2026 profit jumped 37% to $66.7 million, helped by stronger franchise sales and licensing. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered lands September 29, …
Ars Technica reports that Xbox is adding a disc-to-digital program that lets owners of most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc games claim a digital entitlement by inserting the …
Xbox spent hours recovering from an outage that blocked sign-ins, library access, and game launches for many players. Microsoft traced it to a shared internal licensing service, then shifted traffic …
Hasbro has taken a $56 million non-cash write-down on its game portfolio and cancelled several titles planned for 2028 and later. The company is narrowing its bets around franchises, platforms, …
Football games are fragmenting fast after EA and FIFA split in 2022. EA Sports FC and eFootball still dominate, but UFL, Netflix’s FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, and FIFA’s broader …
Sony is removing previously purchased StudioCanal movies from PlayStation user libraries on September 1, citing licensing arrangements. The move affects hundreds of titles and comes with no announced refunds or …
Poncle is already re-evaluating its Fortnite collaboration just hours after Epic’s AI announcement, which is a pretty strong signal that the deal may not be as straightforward as it looked. …
Starbreeze is doubling down on Roblox after Notoriety: A Payday Experience cleared 400 million visits and a 92% approval rating. The new game, built with Gamefam, is meant to widen …
The Performing Right Society has initiated legal action against Valve for using its members' music on Steam without a license. This could have significant implications for audio developers and game …
Yodo1 has launched IPVerse, a new data platform aimed at enhancing IP and licensing management for mobile games. This tool could significantly streamline workflows for developers involved in licensing deals, …