Activision Doesn't Give a Damn for the fans (Kings Quest)

[Necuno]

The team of King's Quest enthusiasts who had, since 2002, been working on an unofficial continuation of the seminal adventure game, have complied with a demand by Activision to cease all development of their game.

nothing new. quite few projects had been canned like this. think wolf3d with unreal engine, aliens with quake engine (i think)... etc etc. if it's not your assists / ip; you had no A-OK from the original owners it's their right to cann your ass regardless of the motive and situation.

as far as i can remember lucas arts was always more lenient in this regard and ID software with some of their things.

[Neo]

Well according to the latest article posted by Tinman, Activision doesn't care about their employees either.

[Blackhand]

nothing new. quite few projects had been canned like this. think wolf3d with unreal engine, aliens with quake engine (i think)... etc etc. if it's not your assists / ip; you had no A-OK from the original owners it's their right to cann your ass regardless of the motive and situation.

as far as i can remember lucas arts was always more lenient in this regard and ID software with some of their things.

They DID have an A-OK from the original owners though, they even had a license to develop the game, the IP is now owned by Activision though. Bobby Kotick, true to form, will trample on anything he can, not directly increasing his bank balance or involving the mutilation of puppies. Basically, he could do it, it was going to be a dick move that would increase his evil rating a bit further, so he did it.

[Necuno]

They DID have an A-OK from the original owners though, they even had a license to develop the game, the IP is now owned by Activision though. Bobby Kotick, true to form, will trample on anything he can, not directly increasing his bank balance or involving the mutilation of puppies. Basically, he could do it, it was going to be a dick move that would increase his evil rating a bit further, so he did it.

wellcome to red tape city.