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Whereas the truth is, folks that like physical maps, dice and figurines will still like 'em even if a computer game analog comes along.ĪrugulaKhan: While I agree that IP ownership would simplify the legal hassles, the real problem with Battletech games is that they cater to a very specific audience and don't bring in the sort of blockbuster profits that would entice a dev to stick with one game long enough to give us something worthwhile. It's like they're afraid that if they finally made a decent title with a complete unit roster and everything a fan would want, then their tabletop income would suffer. To me, Battletech is like W40K: they throw out crumbs every now and again to satisfy their core audience, but you seldom get a good game in the process. While I agree that IP ownership would simplify the legal hassles, the real problem with Battletech games is that they cater to a very specific audience and don't bring in the sort of blockbuster profits that would entice a dev to stick with one game long enough to give us something worthwhile. Then maybe the IP wouldn't feel as cursed because there will be less legal nonsense to deal with just to release a game. SpikedWallMan: If Microsoft is smart, they should also buy up the rights to those games ASAP and bring everything under one roof. Even at that though, having one company owning all of the rights would simplify the process should some other company decide that they wanted to try to buy the rights for themselves and revive the franchise. Either that, or Microsoft could just sit on the IP forever.

If Microsoft is smart, they should also buy up the rights to those games ASAP and bring everything under one roof.

Now that Microsoft has announced that they intend to buy Activision, the closure of that deal should hopefully simplify the rights situation for all of the MechWarrior/MechCommander games except for MechWarrior 3/Pirate's Moon, MechCommander Gold, and MechWarrior 5.

I spent a lot of time looking into this a while ago and came up with my best guess at what the MechWarrior rights look like now. A lot of MechWarrior's lack of follow-ups has to do with the incredibly messy licensing situation for the MechWarrior IP. Every time a decent game comes out, it either gets poor follow-up (I'm looking at you, Pirate's Moon) or no follow-up at all. ArugulaKhan: I swear this IP is cursed or something.

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