J.E. Sawyer interview

[DemonKing]

Can someone clear up for me who actually owns the IWD license now?

 

I know Feargus bought a lot of the IWD art assets in one of Herve's garage sales, but I would have thought Atari owned the license still and it would be up to them as to whether or not a new IWD game could be produced.

 

If Obsidian actually owns the IWD license then how does that fit in with the Atari D&D license?

[J.E. Sawyer]

Can someone clear up for me who actually owns the IWD license now?

We do not. Obsidian just bought the old assets from IPLY.

[Atreides]

Can Obsidian develop sequels to those old assets subject to other factors (say D&D license)?

[Cantousent]

I'll make the unpopular statement of saying I'd love to see another IWD. I have good memories of them. However, I'm happier to see something new and edgy from Obsidian. I don't think we'll get that either. hahaha

 

What I do expect, however, is a solid gaming experience. What I can reasonably hope to find is something great even if it uses an old license and never quite makes it to edgy.

 

Obsidian is a company trying to make money making games. If the games make me happy, then I'll buy them and help make Obsidian make the money they want to make.

[metadigital]

I think the ability to make personality choices through my character that influence the outcome of things in the world is the only requirement for a game to be an RPG.

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I think of a setting as a tool. Some tools are great for certain purposes and terrible for others. The Forgotten Realms is a great tool for D&D games because the two were made for each other. I don't think the Forgotten Realms is necessarily a great setting for the insightful exploration of moral themes because many of the movers and shakers in the world have cartoon morality and the presence of high magic makes a lot of real-world concerns disappear or seem absurd under close examination.

 

I like the Fallout setting. I like the world of Elric and Stormbringer. I like historical fantasy settings, like the one found in Darklands. I like the modern Call of Cthulhu setting found in Delta Green.

Nothing else really needs to be said about the definition of an RPG, and the relevance of the setting.

[kirottu]

Can someone clear up for me who actually owns the IWD license now?

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We do not. Obsidian just bought the old assets from IPLY.

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Didn

[Judge Hades]

I don't think he could. Bethesda probably bought it all.

[kirottu]

I don't think he could.  Bethesda probably bought it all.

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I thought Beth bought rights to make game called Fallout 3. I

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Maybe he could sell it on ebay.

[karka]

Bethesda bought Fallout single-player sequels rights. Not just Fallout 3.

[Gabrielle]

I don't think he could.  Bethesda probably bought it all.

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That would suck.

[zer"0"]

I

[alanschu]

I'm pretty sure Bethesda could make multiplayer Fallout games, just not MMO fallout games.

[Musopticon?]

The difference is tremendous.