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 R.I.P. FASA Studio |
 Sep 13 2007, 01:02 AM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67  |
Official Info Link I was disappointed in the SR game they made, but now I'm doubly disappointed that FASA Studio is gone. Mostly because it probably didn't have to be. Ah well. |
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Sep 13 2007, 01:25 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
Good riddance. It wasn't the FASA that we knew and loved anyhow. Terrible game that squandered potential.
I wonder what spin the PR department will put on this. Somehow I have a feeling that we will be told how good this is for shadowrun and will add to the success of sr4. |
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Sep 13 2007, 01:36 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 10-September 07 From: Makati, Philippines Member No.: 13,191 |
Having never played the Shadowrun (2007) game, I shall repeat a line I read about it: "It's practically Counterstrike in 2070"
The question here is if the rights, as in all the legal mumbo-jumbo, to all things Shadowrun (and of course, the other things that came out of FASA) were cleanly transferred over to another corporate body. This is why some of the great games of past aren't getting remade :| |
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Sep 13 2007, 01:39 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Not a chance. Microsoft still maintains possession of those. |
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Sep 13 2007, 01:54 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
Yeah, despite the studio closing, Microsoft hasn't sold the rights. However, it is possible those rights will just grow cobwebs in a dark Microsoft closet somewhere.
The PR department for the print RPG? O_o FanPro's public comments about the video game were pretty harsh, actually. |
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Sep 13 2007, 01:56 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
<shrug> It was Shadowrun-In-Name-Only. I wish only the best to the last Freedonians, if only they could have done better.
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Sep 13 2007, 02:10 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 10-September 07 From: Makati, Philippines Member No.: 13,191 |
Fert... oh well... at least the location is known and that the rights are clear cut owned by Microsoft instead of something foggy. There always is the SNES, Sega Genesis, and Sega Mega CD Shadowrun games :rotfl: (btw, if anyone has a copy of or knows where I can appropriate the Mega CD version...) |
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Sep 13 2007, 02:37 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Oh well, at least FASA Studio had nothing to do with FASA.
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Sep 13 2007, 02:52 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Awesome.
Not awesome. ~J |
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Sep 13 2007, 02:58 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
Wow, I somehow missed this. Back in March, a former FASA Studio employee ranted on the FASA Studio forums about the company and revealed that Microsoft was looking to close them down.
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Sep 13 2007, 03:27 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
IP ownership law can be a bit more complex than that, though I'm pretty sure that Microsoft's lawyers have thought everything through. From what I understand, FASA originally granted FASA Interactive an irrevocable exclusive license to make video games utilizing FASA IP. When Microsoft bought FASA Interactive, the license came with the studio. Since the license was owned by FASA Studio and only indirectly owned by Microsoft as a result of its ownership of FASA Studio, there must be some questions as to the disposition of the license now that FASA studio is closing. Depending on the terms of the original license, it is not impossible that the rights could revert to FASA. |
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Sep 13 2007, 05:17 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 22-June 05 From: Behind you!!! Member No.: 7,458 |
That would work, if FASA Studio was a separate entity from Microsoft.
As it was explained to me FASA Interactive =/= FASA Studio. FASA Interactive was bought and completely absorbed by Microsoft. Microsoft in turn created FASA Studio as a game studio, not a subsidiary, not a separate company, just an entity within Microsoft. The dismantling of FASA Studio just means that Microsoft gets to do whatever it wants with the FASA IPs. Sit on them, sell them, create another studio to make games about them, whatever. |
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Sep 13 2007, 12:07 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Ah fuck. Just posted this in the General Gaming area.
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