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Esports and Videogames

Welcome to our CMS Insights section dedicated to esports and videogaming.

From 5G utilisation to cross platform experience, the videogame phenomenon provides ample opportunity to explore new experiences for end users. And its ever-growing audience represents one of the future. Seeking high levels of engagement and hyper- personalisation, what esports followers want now, we’ll all want tomorrow.

However, questions remain about how best to unlock value and secure sustainability in this fast-growing industry, not least when considering the multiple stakeholders involved in the esports tournaments that draw thousands both in person and online. We are keen to stimulate the esports legal and commercial debate and to help provide guidance to our clients. As an international legal powerhouse at the forefront of the gaming revolution, the intersection of many of our core areas of expertise including sports, media, advertising, technology and gambling, means we are able to advise the spectrum of stakeholders active in the exciting world of esports.

10/02/2021
Top 10 trends in the video games industry and 2021 insights
2020 was a big year for the video games industry. It saw innovation, collaboration, industry-shaping decisions and a shifting mindset towards how games are made and how they’re played. Now that we’ve...
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16/08/2023
AI-ming high: the integration of AI into gaming
Since gaming’s inception in 1958, when physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game, the landscape of the industry has undergone a remarkable transformation as many...
30/07/2021
Romanian parliament to receive Esports law as early as September 2021
During the Esports Summit held in Bucharest on July 20, a Romanian government official announced that a draft of the law on Esports (electronic sports) is ready to be introduced to parliament for examination...
30/06/2021
CMS advises FC Schalke 04 Esports on sale of LEC slot for EUR 26.5 million
Cologne – FC Schalke 04 Esports GmbH has sold its slot in the League of Legends European Championship to Swiss e-sports organisation Team BDS for EUR 26.5 million in the context of a structured bidding...
29/04/2021
CMS advises Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp on combination with Super...
International law firm CMS has advised Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, on its agreement to combine with SGHC Ltd. (Super Group), the parent...
11/02/2021
Global league for esports established: CMS advises Electronic Sports League...
Cologne – Following two years of negotiations, the Louvre Agreement has now established the first global league between signatories Electronic Sports League (ESL) and the twelve leading international...
10/02/2021
Top 10 trends in the video games industry and 2021 insights
2020 was a big year for the video games industry. It saw innovation, collaboration, industry-shaping decisions and a shifting mindset towards how games are made and how they’re played. Now that we’ve...
10/12/2020
The Gambling Act Review – what do we know so far?
Following the announcement on 8 December 2020 that the Government has launched its review of the Gambling Act 2005, the Terms of Reference and Call for Evidence have now been published, together with...
28/09/2020
UK Government launches consultation on loot boxes
The Department of Digital Culture Media and Sport (“DCMS”) has launched a call for evidence on the impact of loot boxes in video games to help it determine whether they should be classified as gambling...
18/06/2020
Government responds to the DCMS Select Committee’s Report on Immersive...
On 8 June 2020, the Government published its response (the “Response”) to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s (the “Committee”) Report on Immersive and Addictive Technologies...
16/03/2020
CMS advises Bede Gaming on its sale of a majority stake to Gauselmann
International law firm CMS has advised Bede Gaming, the UK headquartered developer of online gaming platforms for casinos, sports betting and lotteries, on the sale of a majority stake to the Gauselmann...
18/09/2019
CMS gets in the game on launch of Play Ventures I LP
CMS Singapore has advised Play Ventures on the launch and closing of their debut gaming-focused VC fund, Play Ventures I. The fund was oversubscribed at $40m and includes a number of gaming stalwarts...
29/08/2019
Esports viewership – a closer look
Esports viewership – a closer look Over the last few years more and more people are saying “esports is the next big thing in entertainment” – but why, and why now? The answer to both questions...