Sslaxx Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 http://kotaku.com/5482221/activision-terminates-fan+made-kings-quest-extension Any possible knock-on effects on fan games in general, you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 The only thing that surprised me about this was that Activision held the rights to King's Quest. Other than that, expecting companies like Activision or Square Enix not to react is kinda ignorant. I don't think this will change Sega's attitude towards us. I mean, people here burn Sega to cinders with every new game, and they still haven't sent a cease and desist order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sslaxx Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 No, which is really surprising. It's rather like how the BBC covertly encourages "Doctor Who" fan fiction (and has even run fanfic competitions in the past). I know some companies (like Square-Enix) are very hostile towards fan games. Bear in mind the Silver Lining people did have an agreement with Vivendi (who owned Sierra and now own Activision) though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 It's amazing how only the film industry and the game industry (and maybe the music industry) are capable of getting by with this kind of suppression of what really amounts to free speech so long as there is no profit involved. In any event, I'm going to feel pretty guilty buying Starcraft 2 now knowing that Blizzard is a part of a company that would go out of its way to disappoint people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGameFreak Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Wow, that's just nuts. This actually made me think about my own project, and how pissed I'd be if Sega dropped me a cease a desist demand to stop working on Sega Brawlers Megamix, after almost a year of work, just to be taken away from you like that. I don't know anything about the game these guys were making, or the original title, but I feel for those guys. X) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Its the risk you take though, they own the rights to the property and they can do this if they want to. We're just lucky SEGA enables us to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pretty sure SEGA's been aware we exist for a long time, we're not in any danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Given how long The Silver Lining was worked on, I'm surprised they needed a cease and desist order in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godmaster Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 damn mercenaries... they should support the freedom of speech, the fans wasn't selling their fanworks, so there's not competition there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sslaxx Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Given how long The Silver Lining was worked on, I'm surprised they needed a cease and desist order in the first place. It has been rumoured that part of what happened with the C&D was a means for the developers to scrap the project without looking like the bad guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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