Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom

Games lawyer at Sheridans (video games and tabletop). Board Trustee at the NVM. She/her. Find me on Bluesky

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Spiel Essen next week anyone? As an Essen noob, if you see me looking lost and confused then feel free to give me a pep talk/encouraging nod/point and laugh 👍👍👍

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Games? Indies? Brighton? Treasure?! If you like some / all of these things, you should come along to Brilliant Indie Treasures on 10 July! We actually like all these things so much that we’re sponsoring 🎉

[Brilliant Indie Treasures @BITs_Showcase]

✨Sponsor Announcement!✨

Our final sponsor is Sheridans.

Sheridans is a leading media and technology law firm whose lawyers combine in-depth legal and commercial knowledge with breadth of expertise and experience to give unparalleled advice to their clients.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Looking forward to roaming about UKGE today and tomorrow - give me a shout if you’d like to say hi or (if you’re booth-ing and vocal mana is in short supply) co-ordinate a brief but heartfelt wave 👋

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Awesome news for fellow grimdark fans, and for the excellent Ghostfire Gaming and Dungeon Dudes, with a bit of Grim Hollow and Drakkenheim coming to DnDBeyond...

[Ghostfire Gaming @GhostfireG]

Beyond words how humbled and excited we are for so many fans of #DnD are about to discover the worlds we create through to @DnDBeyond!

Explore 'Grim Hollow: Lairs of Etharis', up right now! And preorder the @dungeon_dudes 'Dungeons of Drakkenheim' via links in the replies!

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

❗️Further update from the Sheridans Games team regarding the ongoing Unity pricing matter❗️

While we wait for clarity on how this will be resolved, there are still steps that you can take if you are concerned about the impact of this on your business:

https://t.co/Oj7CBw7hLU

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Excited to be partnering with FORMAT for their awesome event next month! You should come too. It’s fun. Can confirm.

[FORMAT Group @Format_Group]

🎺FORMAT x Sheridans 🎺

We're proud to announce joining FORMAT 2023 as a partner and sponsor for FRM MCR is the leading media and technology law firm Sheridans.

Brace yourself for the ultimate gaming social! ⏳

🎟️Limited tickets available below.
https://t.co/y6fPa9cFQj

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

I'll be joining the Unity pricing live Twitter space later (https://t.co/Q1VQzcC9Oh) to be on hand to lend some legal thoughts.

Plenty to discuss and unpack - this will be an interesting one. So be sure to come along.

#unity #gamedevelopment #indiedev

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Clearly early days with Unity's changes but it's far from certain that Unity’s plans will be able to progress even if it doesn’t U-Turn – at least not without significant legal risk. @EU_Commission @TheJusticeDept @CMAgovUK https://t.co/S68lgdifkf

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

@KevinKulp @221Betsy Amazing, it’s great to meet you Betsy!

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Had a blast at #GenCon2023! Here’s a picture of me looking photoshopped in but I promise I actually went there. I have the busted baggage allowance to prove it.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

@lincodega @IanRoche3 So I actually covered this in a Trade Day talk I gave on Wed, looked at the legal issues with this and then we opened out to a broader discussion in the Q&A. Happy to chat if helpful!

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Excited to be heading to @Gen_Con this week - drop me a line if you'd like to meet up!
I'll also be doing a talk on Wednesday 11am EDT so do come along if you'll be at Trade Day and interested in hearing how I've managed to crowbar a new rpg class system into a session on IP law.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

I’m giving a talk at Gen Con on navigating IP rights, because most of the industry's big ticket issues this year come down to IP and so it’s probably best that it isn't a mystery. Open licensing, AI, Lorcana game mechanics..all that good stuff. Come along! https://t.co/o7irgVH4m9

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

@RFBEDFORD Absolutely 🍦🍦🍦 Let’s lock it in.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

I'll be at @developconf next week! Looking forward to seeing folk there, and as ever just drop me a message if you'd like to meet up over an ice cream or drink or both.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

"A case involving claims of a stolen game idea is never going to be straightforward". So I penned some thoughts for @joindicebreaker to help unpack the Disney Lorcana case and understand why it's an important one to watch: https://t.co/wQwukvxQPz

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

I shared some initial thoughts on Upper Deck’s Disney Lorcana lawsuit with @WargamerCom: https://t.co/BYVfbHjvSx. This will be an interesting case to follow, so keep an eye out for further musings from me as this develops.

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

@MattBullDev @Legend_Ori Well hello and thanks friend! I’m a games lawyer working with studios of all sizes on all aspects of game making, whether that’s the video game type of game or the tabletop type. I’ll be at Develop (more for the former type), and Gen Con in Aug (for the latter) 😊

[Anna Poulter-Jones 🔜 Gamescom @annabashall]

Really interesting to speak with @WargamerCom and share some thoughts on the future of AI art in TTRPG. Kudos to @SpookySyntax for the great article.

[Wargamer @WargamerCom]

We spoke to #TTRPG publishers and lawyers about the future of AI art in #gaming, AKA the "Pandora's box that will never be shut": https://t.co/U4Y3ikxtvq