CHAPTER 22 Video Games! Developing Games and Doing Deals
The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games.
—Arcade game designer Eugene Jarvis
This chapter provides practice guidance about legal issues and publishing deals in the world of video games. There are lots of deals to be done. Video game industry sales in 2007 (hardware and software) reportedly were about $1.25 billion per month. Top tier video games gross more money in America than the movies. Video games are a tough business with huge potential rewards. For example, in 2006, our law firm negotiated the sale of a game developer client Harmonix Music Systems (developer of Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II and Rock Band) to MTV for $175 million in cash. Building value in a game ...
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