Free eBook: Key Provisions in Video Game Publishing Agreements

Essential concepts, definitions, and explanations you need before you sign on the dotted line.

Are you a game developer sitting on an offer from a publisher?

Are you a publisher facing a negotiation with a particularly important developer? This guide provides 8,000+ words detailing the most important provisions in game publishing agreements. It will be FREE to download from this site. I am hopeful it will provide some insight into one of the most important pieces of paper for any video game.

Key terms in video game publishing agreements, including:

• Intellectual property terms
• Timing and payment issues
• Ancillary rights and derivatives
• Termination (how it ends)
• Marketing, localization and QA
• Credits and ratings
• Other things to watch out for
  • Common red flags for developers and publishers
  • Possible deal structures
  • Pain points faced by developers and publishers, and how to combat them
  • How common terms interact with one another throughout the document
  • Which terms are often negotiable