Doesn't mention, I guess it would be on an IP by IP basis, whatever the company buying is interested in.
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CNBC: AT&T seeking sale for Warner Bros. gaming unit, could fetch about $4 billion
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Gameplay production values? That wouldn't be a step down for MK at all. Cinematic story production values? It would be...a crushing blow.
Ohhhhhh...I was confusing them with the SWEDISH Avalanche Studios who made Mad Max (a Warner Brothers IP)!
My mistake!
Avalanche Studios (Just Cause, Rage 2) isn't but Avalanche Software (Disney Infinity) is.
Edit: Oops, beaten to the punch.
IDK if MS would be interested, these properties are best utilized as multiplatform releases. Unless it would be a Minecraft situation, releasing on everything and on Gamepass...that would be hugely attractive, but would it be worth that much of a price tag? I don't know.
So who's rumored to be working on Harry Potter? I thought it was Avalanche Studios? I'm guessing it is actually Avalanche Software?
Hopefully everything goes smooth (well, as much as possible) for y'all in the middle of this storm.
Wait.. Does that mean Mortal Kombat could taken away from Netherealm for example ?
Didn't Warner Brothers co-publish the Witcher 3 with CD Projekt for distribution purposes in the U.S.? Anyone know if CD Projekt is self-publishing Cyberpunk in the U.S.? Or were/are they co-publishing again in the states with WB?
The IP issue is interesting here. Most of these IPs are IPs that are not really gaming IPs and thus, at best, the acquiring company would get a perpetual license to use e.g DC characters in games only. Maybe that would be good enough, but it obviously dilutes the value of having the IP for use in merch or other media. It is also complex - how do you decide what it's covered? What about IPs Warner owns that are rarely or perhaps have never been used in games?
I can't see an acquihire of that many studios being worth it without any IP, but maybe I'm wrong.
I can't see an acquihire of that many studios being worth it without any IP, but maybe I'm wrong.
Please no.
MK would make sense to release multiplatform with crossplay. It's too big of a brand to waste as a Xbox exclusive. Same with the Lego games and Scribblenauts. Not so sure if WB would allow Microsoft to make games with their IPs exclusive.
Maybe but I don't see anyone buying it without Netherrealm. Worthless without them.
Could people really see Microsoft being interested in this? So many of WB Games' games are based on WB franchises, who I'm sure would want to keep the games multi-platform and would probably have that built into any licencing contract.
So what's in it for MS at that point? Exclusive Mortal Kombat? Doesn't really seem worth it.
So what's in it for MS at that point? Exclusive Mortal Kombat? Doesn't really seem worth it.
There's been rumours the next game by Netherrealm is (was?) going to be a Marvel fighting game of sorts.
People concerned about EA or Activision......did you see the state Middle Earth Shadow of War launched in,that was the very height of lootbox fuckery,lol.
Seriously, how do you go from feeling big enough to have your own conference at E3, to getting destroy and sold in pieces the same month you would've been at your best ?
The only thing that matters is the job security of all the people who work there, so whatever comes out of this I just hope it works out for them. Hoping that the company you fanboy for acquires the studios without a care in the world for all the employees that might be affected seems a little embarassing to me...
The fear is more for the jobs that would be lost at the hands of EA/Acti.
The only positive platform holder would be Microsoft I guess.
Then the games would come out to PC, Xcloud platforms and Nintendo platforms would always be a possibility.
Shit scenario, all around. Hope the games see the light of day.
Then the games would come out to PC, Xcloud platforms and Nintendo platforms would always be a possibility.
Shit scenario, all around. Hope the games see the light of day.
yes monolith did fuck up with the loot boxes but I played the game after it was changed up and it's suprisingly solid, all their studios have really good potential. it'll just be a sad day if this happens. oh how I wish we got Rocksteady's game
It's the other way around though. We know they're selling the company, but as far as we know they aren't selling the IPs. They're at best just negotiating a licensing deal alongside selling the studios. Just checking some copyright notices, and even Mortal Kombat seems to be listed as a Warner Bros Entertainment copyright (the overall WB company), rather than a WB Interactive one.
The price they're asking for seems ridiculous without the IPs though, and even with the IPs they really don't have many that carry that much value. There's Mortal Kombat, of course, but nothing else is comparable.
WB doesn't own Techland. They were just the publisher. Like how they have been the publisher for Rocket League, Hitman and The Witcher 3.
The biggest not originally WB IP that they own are Mortal Kombat, Scribblenauts, and F.E.A.R.
Buddy of mine just now :
Why can't it just be someone like CD Projekt that goes for it?
I highly doubt they can spend that kind of money, right?
Why can't it just be someone like CD Projekt that goes for it?
I highly doubt they can spend that kind of money, right?
If I was in charge of MS, I would pay by the bucket load for console exclusive Batman games, even if that meant paying penalty fees for breaking a previous contract.
Now introducing MK Ultimate Alliance mode.
Also you can buy classic MK outfits for just $10 a pop.
I doubt it will be MS, they don't buy much for gaming division unless it's a cheap dev, they are mainly quantity over quality for gamepass. Sony probably doesn't have cash right now and this is a bad buy for nintendo in terms of product synergy.
One of the big publisher will buy this, can THQ afford this? Acti and Ubi might be it, could be Amazon too.
One of the big publisher will buy this, can THQ afford this? Acti and Ubi might be it, could be Amazon too.
For anybody suggesting that it's just the studios, consider that Marvel and Star Wars each sold for $4B. There's no way anybody pays close to that for just the studios. You'd probably get the rights to all the old batman, HP, etc games but would have to license them to rerelease them. WB games doesn't own DC characters, they won't be included.
jobs could be lost because of this. not exactly welcoming or exciting news.