Rymarz Zdort Maruta advises Reikon Games on sale to Universal Pictures of adaptation rights to “Ruiner” game

We are pleased to announce that we advised Reikon Games (the “Studio”) on the sale of the adaptation rights to the “Ruiner” game to Universal Pictures (“Universal”). Our services involved advising on many aspects of granting rights to use various types of intellectual property. We provided comprehensive legal support in the transaction, which included advising on the negotiation and execution of the sale agreement entered into by the parties.

As a result of the deal, “Ruiner” will add to Universal’s portfolio of movie titles as its newest computer game adaptation, which will stand alongside two other productions in the segment, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s”, both of which brought commercial success to Universal in 2023.

Reikon Games is a Warsaw-based independent game development studio established in 2014. Published in 2017, “Ruiner” was the Studio’s first project. From the very beginning, it received a great deal of positive feedback, and not only just from gamers, but also from reviewers and the global game development community. “Ruiner” attracted more than 4 million players worldwide, and it received 90% positive reviews on the STEAM platform, thus ensuring the Studio’s immediate elevation to the top tier of game developers upon its market debut. The success of the “Ruiner” game is also evidenced by its ports available on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles.

Universal Pictures (original name: Universal City Studios LLC) is a US film producer and distributor known for many blockbusters such as “The Fast and the Furious”, “Jurassic Park”, “Shrek”, “Gladiator” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary”. 

The legal advice was provided by the Video Games & Entertainment team headed by Michał Pękała (partner). Other members of the team included Paweł Szorc (senior associate), Michał Matysiak (senior associate) and Aleksandra Modzelewska (senior associate).