Pete Lewin

I've been working with indie studios as a games lawyer for nearly a decade. For anyone taking recent events as a chance to start up their own studio, I hope these legal tips help. Good luck out there!

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@SFBTom Oh that pop-up is beautiful <3

Announcing: Crow Country physical editions, both Standard and the newly announced Deluxe version! Both come with goodies packed in, but that Deluxe version is something special 💖🐦‍⬛

Pleased to announced 'Wig-Indies' - a new initiative which continues our long-running commitment to supporting incredible new games businesses of tomorrow. Free legal consultations, indie packages, flexible fee models and more – all offered by people that love and play games.

Different recoup models can *drastically* impact how much a dev receives from its publisher. People seemed to appreciate this slide from my recent Nordic Games talk which shows 3 different models in-action, so thought I'd share here.

@Sliwinski Now you’re speaking my language!

Bruv, it's a game where this geezer protects his gaff. youtube.com/watch?v=TcIbfw…

Siegecaster's second-largest audience (based on demo/beta data) will be the 🇬🇧 (although surprisingly high interest in 🇯🇵/🇰🇷, so that'll have to be a loc issue for post-release). Anyway, put together localised UK marketing and feel like I nailed it...

✨Siegecaster launches May 6! ✨This has been a personal project of mine with a small team, and I still enjoy playing it. I hope it finds an audience looking for classic action gaming. 😁🤞 🏰☄️ RTs appreciated. Wishlists welcomed!

Hi Twitter, could really use your help 🙏🙏 We just launched our latest game, Starless Abyss -- the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️ Here's the launch trailer:

ACCESS ARCHIVE: EXO ARCHIVE/01 INITIALIZATION Disney’s TRON: Catalyst launches June 17, 2025.

What an awesome bunch of indie loveliness!!

>RUN >TRON_CATALYST_RELEASE_DATE.MP4 >VERIFY_DATE >JUNE_17_2025

Reposting given recent Splash Damage / Ubisoft news. Also, reminder I'm always happy to have free initial consults with those seriously looking to set up their own new thing!

Disputes regarding indie game IP ownership are unfortunately common. Indie dev often starts between friends, where noone wants to talk business. But it's not that complicated - set up a company, put the IP in that, and get agreements with contributors. It'll be worth it.

This is why getting registered trade marks is so important. Platforms are usually far more reactive to trade mark complaints (when you have a registered TM) since those are easier for platforms to assess. Copyright claims are generally much harder.

I’m not across the details, but it sounds like what Google has done here is what it’s supposed to do under DMCA - i.e Take down content on receipt of notice If the other party contests, the content goes back up UNLESS the party submitting the complaint litigates within 14 days

@SFBTom @Maddyology This is so incredibly awesome and wholesome! <3

We had a late family Christmas get-together this weekend, and for our secret santa, my sister @Maddyology designed and made for me... 🚨CROW COUNTRY LEGO🚨

@SFBDim Well deserved!!

Crow Country is on the Bafta games long list!! 😭

I’m over on the new place!

@stiniuk @stalker_thegame Safe trip, and wishing you and the team an excellent launch day!!

On my way to Prague for the launch of @stalker_thegame

@gchorba These are very cool! Are they custom prints, or did you buy from somewhere?

New additions to the skateboard collection this month.

@DokuGamesLTD I’ll put that to the test! ;)

@LegalGamerUK You can be terrible and still win!

Pre-alpha clip montage from 'honbee', making the game look easy....casual FPS players beware.