DEVELOP 08: Handset firm says new tech will drive mobile games to €4.2bn value by 2011
In the opening mobile keynote at this week's Develop conference, Nokia's Aki Jarvilehto has predicted that the mobile market will be worth €4.2 by 2011 – with part of that growth driven by new games developed with 'disruptive technology' such as GPS and high-quality production values in mind.
Filing a false DMCA claim costs nothing, requires no proof, and can destroy an indie game's launch in minutes. Fighting back can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take weeks (if you can afford it at all).
Copyright is copyright. DMCA is a good thing that protects creators IP., revenue and usage. and you can absolutely appeal a wrongful DMCA takedown. It’s happened to me. Was easily resolved.
it's a good thing, but it's also long been reported, across a variety of industries and websites, that currently the system is ripe for and full of abuses. From fair use strikes, to matters like the one reported in this article. It's clear the law needs some tooth to punish bad actors and that parameters need to be set in how reports are filed; ie human review of said content and not some AI bot false flagging stuff. As is the system is far to easily abused by those who have motive to suppress and flag content they have no business or right to.
Until there's genuine consequences for this type of abuse, it'll keep happening across all media. DMCA is in principle a good thing, but it needs an overhaul.
Revenue rose by only 0.2% year-on-year, while downloads increased by 4.6%
US consumer spending on video games reached $5.9 billion in December 2025, an increase of 3% year-over-year (YoY). This rise was partially fuelled by an increase in subscription services spend, which rose 24% from December 2024.
Well Call of Duty was the best selling game of December……interesting. Considering everyone was going Gaga over Medal of Honor.
