René Otto
@aceottorney.bsky.social
Video Game Attorney & Founder @ Deviant Legal (http://www.deviantlegal.com) | Women in Games’ Ambassador | Secretary at Breda Game City | Business & Legal Mentor at Dutch Games Association
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René Otto
@aceottorney.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
Reposted by René Otto
The Regreening is a cozy simulation game about restoring nature in a soilpunk fairytale 🌾
🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
Thank you #PitchYaGame <3
🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
Thank you #PitchYaGame <3
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Regreening is a cozy simulation game about restoring nature in a soilpunk fairytale 🌾
🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
Thank you #PitchYaGame <3
🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
Thank you #PitchYaGame <3
While legal questions are still the ones I get most often, the second most frequent has been: “When are you releasing merch?". We are excited to share a first look at Deviant Legal's esports jerseys in the works!
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
While legal questions are still the ones I get most often, the second most frequent has been: “When are you releasing merch?". We are excited to share a first look at Deviant Legal's esports jerseys in the works!
Reposted by René Otto
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
Reposted by René Otto
When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
Reposted by René Otto
Tomorrow I will be releasing a free resource relevant for any game developer looking for a publisher. However, I really want to reach people outside of my bubble. Anyone has some golden, last minute tips?❤️
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Tomorrow I will be releasing a free resource relevant for any game developer looking for a publisher. However, I really want to reach people outside of my bubble. Anyone has some golden, last minute tips?❤️
Tomorrow I will be releasing a free resource relevant for any game developer looking for a publisher. However, I really want to reach people outside of my bubble. Anyone has some golden, last minute tips?❤️
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Tomorrow I will be releasing a free resource relevant for any game developer looking for a publisher. However, I really want to reach people outside of my bubble. Anyone has some golden, last minute tips?❤️
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Video Game Advisory Board. This board of renowned professionals of the international games industry will ensure that we receive expert insights on how we can help and bring value to the industry!
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Video Game Advisory Board. This board of renowned professionals of the international games industry will ensure that we receive expert insights on how we can help and bring value to the industry!
Recently, everyone seems to talk about Nintendo's controversial patent on a Pokémon mechanics. A common misconception seems to be that Nintendo now has a monopoly on the creature taming genre or autobattling. This is wrong.
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Recently, everyone seems to talk about Nintendo's controversial patent on a Pokémon mechanics. A common misconception seems to be that Nintendo now has a monopoly on the creature taming genre or autobattling. This is wrong.
We are proud to announce Deviant Legal’s brand-new visual style and website, which reflects our rapid growth with a more professional and established look: www.deviantlegal.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
We are proud to announce Deviant Legal’s brand-new visual style and website, which reflects our rapid growth with a more professional and established look: www.deviantlegal.com
Proud to announce that Romana Baboeram has joined Deviant Legal. With her impressive professional cosplay career and commercial experience, she will further help us deviate from traditional law firms.
September 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Proud to announce that Romana Baboeram has joined Deviant Legal. With her impressive professional cosplay career and commercial experience, she will further help us deviate from traditional law firms.
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It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by MysticForge
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September 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
The month of September will be a very special one for Deviant Legal, as we will evolve: it is time for the next stage of our mission to democratize access to legal for the games industry!
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The month of September will be a very special one for Deviant Legal, as we will evolve: it is time for the next stage of our mission to democratize access to legal for the games industry!
Within a few days, I will be present at Devcom and Gamescom, to promote the mission of Deviant Legal: democratizing access to legal for games. No soulslike jargon, but personable help from lawyers from within the industry.
August 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Within a few days, I will be present at Devcom and Gamescom, to promote the mission of Deviant Legal: democratizing access to legal for games. No soulslike jargon, but personable help from lawyers from within the industry.
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I want to create a database of EU-based #nsfw games that includes payment infos so people can manually purchase games via wire. No idea if this makes any sense or will work but I want to do something.
Submit your game: tally.so/r/nrM05R
Database: cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sh...
#gamedev #indiedev
Submit your game: tally.so/r/nrM05R
Database: cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sh...
#gamedev #indiedev
July 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I want to create a database of EU-based #nsfw games that includes payment infos so people can manually purchase games via wire. No idea if this makes any sense or will work but I want to do something.
Submit your game: tally.so/r/nrM05R
Database: cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sh...
#gamedev #indiedev
Submit your game: tally.so/r/nrM05R
Database: cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sh...
#gamedev #indiedev
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I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
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If you care about games, take a moment to read through this and take action. NSFW games might not be for you - they're not for me - but we cannot allow a small group of censorious extremists to decide that people can not make games about sex, about sexuality, and about the role of sex in our world.
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you care about games, take a moment to read through this and take action. NSFW games might not be for you - they're not for me - but we cannot allow a small group of censorious extremists to decide that people can not make games about sex, about sexuality, and about the role of sex in our world.
Reposted by René Otto
Cozy #PitchYaGame unite!
The Regreening is a cozy nature-restoration game about healing🌾
🌱grow living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🔥 share stories by the bonfire
💧 engineer water & land to make nature thrive
🌿 watch the world bloom again
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
The Regreening is a cozy nature-restoration game about healing🌾
🌱grow living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🔥 share stories by the bonfire
💧 engineer water & land to make nature thrive
🌿 watch the world bloom again
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
June 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Cozy #PitchYaGame unite!
The Regreening is a cozy nature-restoration game about healing🌾
🌱grow living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🔥 share stories by the bonfire
💧 engineer water & land to make nature thrive
🌿 watch the world bloom again
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
The Regreening is a cozy nature-restoration game about healing🌾
🌱grow living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🔥 share stories by the bonfire
💧 engineer water & land to make nature thrive
🌿 watch the world bloom again
Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
GIVEAWAY: do you, or someone you know, want to attend INDIGO but find the cost a barrier? I will be giving away (at least) two tickets to people from marginalized backgrounds who struggle to access the event.
May 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
GIVEAWAY: do you, or someone you know, want to attend INDIGO but find the cost a barrier? I will be giving away (at least) two tickets to people from marginalized backgrounds who struggle to access the event.
Reposted by René Otto
The amazing You Miichi is working on something playful and deviant behind the scenes. In case you are curious for what purpose she is creating this, then you will need to be at INDIGO on May 27 & 28 in Rotterdam! 👀
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The amazing You Miichi is working on something playful and deviant behind the scenes. In case you are curious for what purpose she is creating this, then you will need to be at INDIGO on May 27 & 28 in Rotterdam! 👀
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
The amazing You Miichi is working on something playful and deviant behind the scenes. In case you are curious for what purpose she is creating this, then you will need to be at INDIGO on May 27 & 28 in Rotterdam! 👀
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The amazing You Miichi is working on something playful and deviant behind the scenes. In case you are curious for what purpose she is creating this, then you will need to be at INDIGO on May 27 & 28 in Rotterdam! 👀
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
There will be a fun surprise starring our favorite Ace Otter-ney! 🦦
Last Monday, I joined a panel about dissecting a traditional publishing agreement at Reboot Develop Blue!
Today will be the last day at Reboot, so feel free to message me if you still want to catch up!🙌🏻
Today will be the last day at Reboot, so feel free to message me if you still want to catch up!🙌🏻
April 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Last Monday, I joined a panel about dissecting a traditional publishing agreement at Reboot Develop Blue!
Today will be the last day at Reboot, so feel free to message me if you still want to catch up!🙌🏻
Today will be the last day at Reboot, so feel free to message me if you still want to catch up!🙌🏻
During Reboot, I will join two exciting panels as a panelist!
First, I will dissect a publishing agreement, together with Juliette Auverny-Bennetot & Patrick Sweeney.
The second will discuss trends together with Peter Lewin, Luka Colic & Patrick Sweeney. This panel also includes a classic 'AMA'.
First, I will dissect a publishing agreement, together with Juliette Auverny-Bennetot & Patrick Sweeney.
The second will discuss trends together with Peter Lewin, Luka Colic & Patrick Sweeney. This panel also includes a classic 'AMA'.
April 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
During Reboot, I will join two exciting panels as a panelist!
First, I will dissect a publishing agreement, together with Juliette Auverny-Bennetot & Patrick Sweeney.
The second will discuss trends together with Peter Lewin, Luka Colic & Patrick Sweeney. This panel also includes a classic 'AMA'.
First, I will dissect a publishing agreement, together with Juliette Auverny-Bennetot & Patrick Sweeney.
The second will discuss trends together with Peter Lewin, Luka Colic & Patrick Sweeney. This panel also includes a classic 'AMA'.