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Who owns the Wizardry RPGs? We do, say both Drecom and Atari as an unusual IP acquisition splits custody of the genre-forming series

… Except Drecom’s statement notes that Atari bought their chunk of games not from Drecom themselves, but from "the original rights holder." Some media outlets have reported that Atari SA hereinafter "Atari" has acquired rights related to the IP "Wizardry" ウィザードリィ , for which our company holds tradema… …

May 7, 2026 · News by James Archer Deputy Editor
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Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew's servers by major French consumer group backed by Stop Killing Games

… In a French language statement on their site , which I am just about able to decipher, UFC-Que Choisir argue that Ubisoft have infringed upon consumer rights by shutting The Crew down, while questioning the broad legitimacy of selling people a license to access games that may later be revoked by th… …

Mar 31, 2026 · News by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell News Editor
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California bill pushing to keep games playable after server shutdowns "doesn't reflect how games actually work", ESA assert

… Stop Killing Games argue the legislation would create "a fair end-of-life framework" by making publishers provide at least one of the three options cited earlier, while also being "carefully scoped" to avoid giving players any ownership rights to copyrighted works or the ability to commercially exp… …

May 11, 2026 · News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer