Gaming
Gaming businesses need counsel who understands how games are built, published, monetised, distributed, and operated across platforms and markets.
A game may involve original IP, third-party assets, user-generated content, in-game purchases, virtual currencies, loot boxes, sponsorships, tournament rules, platform distribution, player data, minors, creators, streamers, teams and international users. Each of these elements can change the legal position: who owns the rights, what terms are needed, how monetisation should be structured, where liability sits, and which regulatory obligations apply.
Legal Counsel for Gaming & Esport Companies
Aurum advises game studios, publishers, esports organisations, tournament operators, gaming platforms and digital entertainment businesses on the legal structures, contracts and risk controls behind their products.
We help clients launch games, protect IP, structure teams and ventures, negotiate commercial deals, manage data and platform requirements, and expand into new markets. Our work combines legal precision with a practical understanding of how gaming products are built, distributed, monetised and scaled, and is aimed at protecting creative control, commercial upside, and platform access.
Building, Launching and Scaling Gaming Products
Gaming legal work should follow the product. The relevant risks depend on the type of game, the target markets, the age and location of users, the monetisation model, the role of platforms and publishers, the use of third-party content, and whether the product includes blockchain, virtual assets, gambling-like mechanics or competitive esports elements.
We work with clients across the product lifecycle: company structuring, founder and contractor arrangements, IP ownership, publishing and distribution agreements, EULAs, Terms of Service, Privacy Notices, community rules, monetisation models, sponsorships, media rights, player contracts, and investor-facing legal readiness.
Clients come to us when they need counsel that can understand the product mechanics, identify the real legal risk, and turn that into documents, structures and decisions that support launch and growth
Complex IP and Regulation
Gaming companies operate in one of the most IP-heavy and platform-dependent sectors of the digital economy.
Ownership needs to be clear across code, artwork, music, characters, game design, narrative, branding, proprietary tools, and third-party assets before publishing, licensing, distribution, or investment discussions begin. Weak IP assignment or unclear contributor arrangements can create serious friction at exactly the moment the business needs to move quickly.
Monetisation also requires careful structuring. In-game purchases, virtual currencies, subscriptions, battle passes, loot boxes, gacha mechanics, user-generated content, and real-money gameplay may trigger different legal treatment depending on the market. Some models raise consumer protection or advertising issues; others may create gambling, payments, age-verification, or responsible gaming obligations.
Aurum helps gaming businesses build legal frameworks that support the actual product and commercial model: corporate structuring, IP ownership, publishing and licensing agreements, platform terms, user documentation, monetisation compliance, data protection, regulatory licensing, and international expansion.
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Cases and highlights
Advised on the legal framework for a token-based fan engagement campaign connected to a major international CS2 championship, covering gambling regulation, financial promotion rules, multi-jurisdictional advertising compliance.
Conducted a multi-jurisdictional regulatory analysis of loot box mechanics for a game developer, including classification under gambling and consumer protection frameworks and structural recommendations to mitigate regulatory risk.
Advised a game development studio on IP strategy and protection, including copyright protection for game code, graphics, and narrative content.
Acted as legal counsel to a game developer on the launch of a mobile application across multiple markets, including user documentation, EULA, privacy notices, and compliance with data protection and digital distribution platform requirements.
Supported a game development company on the production and release of multiple titles.
Advised on the formation and corporate structuring of a gaming organisation, including talent agreements, sponsorship arrangements, and commercial documentation.
Counselled a game developer on monetisation model compliance, including in-app purchases, subscriptions, consumer protection obligations, and marketing practices.
Designed and implemented equity incentive arrangements for a gaming startup, including stock option agreements and incentive programme terms.
Acted as legal counsel to a virtual reality content company on copyright protection, licensing arrangements, and compliance with VR platform distribution requirements.
Assisted a gaming business with international expansion, including corporate restructuring, intercompany arrangements, and cross-border transaction documentation.
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