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A few weeks ago Dylan Walker of Yahoo eSports spoke a bit about the distinction between independent contractors and employees in eSports. As the world of eSports has slowly become more legitimate and professional, teams and companies have started to contract with their workers. Some teams have unwittingly been classifying their workers as independent contractors, and not employees, without considering or simply ignoring the significant legal consequences and penalties they might face.
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[Event news] Biggest ever guildford.games Festival returns in February 2027
Bringing together independent developers, world-renowned studios and talented students and graduates, this year’s guildford.games Festival will once again champion Guildford's extraordinary games development community through events, collaboration, knowledge-sharing and opportunities for the next generation of game creators.