Comment on Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: 'This essentially saved my life'

• UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ah, so they still exist, but because they aren’t still making stuff for you they no longer have any right to the things they created. Got it.

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  • warm@kbin.earth ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They have made stuff for me, just getting them back together to make another XCOM is very very unlikely. Do you understand how IP ownership works?

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    • UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes. Do you?

      You DO understand that just because the original developers don’t still work in the same room that things do not become public domain, right?

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      • warm@kbin.earth ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I think you are confused. I am simply saying, the developers, the individuals, who designed and created the previous games are not at the studio who owns the IP. Unless they are all rehired at Firaxis Games, the individuals cannot develop another XCOM. Do you understand now?

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