vault_overseer Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Seriously, who else can Obsidian turn to? Sega shafted them, Activision is the new evil, Atari is dying, Take Two is a decent possibility, so is EA and Bethesda(and we'll learn more about this pairing next year) Let's hypothesize that Sega drops AP and then Obsidian has to go and find a new publisher to pick them up and allow them to finally release the poor thing, what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hell, stop with these horror scenarios. Sega is already bad enough as it is. Remember, they killed Aliens! For that they can can go **** themself. EA and Bethy are good options though. 2K, I don't know. They're usually not RPG friendly. Square Enix maybe? Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vault_overseer Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 2K co-published Oblivion. Squenix? Oh, hell no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 AP belongs to SEGA, it's up to them to do as they please. Bethesda would probably be a pretty good partner, if Obs doesn't mess up NV. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) AP belongs to SEGA, it's up to them to do as they please. Had that been confirmed? Because last I heard no-one was sure that was the case. Bethesda would probably be a pretty good partner... Edited October 5, 2009 by Deadly_Nightshade "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Though I most sincerely appreciate the care that so many have for OBS, I also need to remind people to please not try to slag/flame/troll those with whom OBS has a professional relationship. Please try to keep comments constructive and not abusive - that way I can just be green, scaly and lazy! The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 AP belongs to SEGA, it's up to them to do as they please. Had that been confirmed? Because last I hear no-one was sure that was the case. That's what I recall, can't give you a link though. Sega paid for it in any case. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterfade Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 AP is SEGA's property. Feargus explicitly said so: In a world where games often materialize in other media, I'm interested when developers try to own IPs themselves. So, is that the case with Alpha Protocol? FU: Oh no, it's Sega's property. We've created it, but it's their property. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4044...iew_.php?page=6 The whole interview is worth reading. Feargus discussed a lot about pros and cons of being independent and developer-publisher relationship. And how he thought Obsidian as a contractor working for publishers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoma Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Not much publishers to be named unfortunately. Not a Bethesda fan myself. I suppose Valve is the only one I could think out of my head as an alternative to SEGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I suppose Valve is the only one I could think out of my head as an alternative to SEGA. Arg... "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterfade Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Not much publishers to be named unfortunately. Not a Bethesda fan myself. I suppose Valve is the only one I could think out of my head as an alternative to SEGA. If Valve is to be involved, they probably will buy Obsidian and release AP as an internal product, like what they did with Portal and Left 4 Dead. Otherwise given how non-Steam versions of their own products are published by EA, I just don't see Valve publishing AP unless AP is going Steam-only. IMHO, EA and Beth won't touch AP. Two Bioware titles are coming out almost on top of each other, there's little sense in EA publishing another directly competing product. As for Beth, WET has got pretty mediocre reviews and I don't think they want to be seen as a publisher surviving on big boys' thrown-aways. Anyway, I just don't buy the notion Sega dropping AP at this stage of development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Valve only publishes their own games. No AP from Valve. Squenix? Oh, hell no! Why? Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelfiredragon Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'd like to point out that Zenimax owns both Bethseda AND Idsoftware. so Zenimax or EA or even Lucasarts would work as far as I can see Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterfade Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Doesn't matter ZeniMax owns who. ZeniMax isn't a publisher, they don't publish games. Bethesda does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaesun Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Doesn't matter ZeniMax owns who. ZeniMax isn't a publisher, they don't publish games. Bethesda does. Bethesda Softworks are a publisher (which is basically Zenimax). Bethesda Game Studios is the dev house. Some of my Youtube Classic Roland MT-32 Video Game Music videos | My Music | My Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syraxis Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Doesn't matter ZeniMax owns who. ZeniMax isn't a publisher, they don't publish games. Bethesda does. Technically they do, as they're Bethsoft's parent company. Squenix? Oh, hell no! Do explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vault_overseer Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 It's a jrpg company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syraxis Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) It's a jrpg company. Doesn't mean they'd be a bad publisher. For all we know they could be better than EA, and most certainly Activision. Edited October 7, 2009 by Syraxis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sannom Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Plus they would probably work through Eidos, and that's not a JRPG company. Square Enix will probably use Eidos if they want to work in the Western market, at least for some years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterfade Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Bethesda Softworks are a publisher (which is basically Zenimax). Bethesda Game Studios is the dev house. Bethesda Softworks the publisher isn't 'basically Zenimax', they're two different organizations with different management. After the id acquisition, John Carmack reports to Zenimax CEO Robert Altman, he doesn't report to Bethesda President Vlatko Andonov. On the other hand, when Splash Damage was considering partner with Bethesda on Brink, Paul Wedgwood went to talk with Andonov, not Altman. I think a lot of people have got into the mindset that the publisher must sit on top of the corporate structure but ultimately publishing is only one aspect of the video game business. ZeniMax had made a conscious decision to adopt this rather unique model with its publishing arm on the same corporate level as many of its development studios, all despite Bethesda's brand recognition. Of course, the line is still somewhat blurry given ZeniMax's history and the fact ZeniMax and Bethesda operate from the same office building. But the distinction is there, it's already big after the establishment of ZeniMax Online and the id Software acquisition, and will only grow bigger as ZeniMax expands. Technically they do, as they're Bethsoft's parent company. Sure, and technically VG Holdings developed Mass Effect and Hasbro designed D&D 4E. But that's not the most informative way of speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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