October 3, 201114 yr Tweet from MCA: Obsidian doesn't have rights to AP, SEGA does, and a sequel is unlikely with any other publisher. I personally didn't have a doubt that Alpha Protocol wouldn't get a sequel but this just puts the nail in the coffin.
October 3, 201114 yr Well, nails can always be pulled out of the coffin, and horses can always be revived with a Resurrection spell in order to be kicked to death again. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0
October 3, 201114 yr Sega's always had the trademark registration. The only real question was whether it was a System Shock type divided ownership situation or Sega owned the lot. The tweet doesn't definitively clarify that, but Sega owning the lot has always been most likely as it's pretty much industry standard for the publisher to.
October 3, 201114 yr On the other hand, it'd make perfect sense for an Alpha Protocol 'sequel' to reform under a completely different name. One can dream I suppose.
October 4, 201114 yr What's important about Alpha Protocol is the design not the trademark. Sega doesn't have the rights to branching narratives. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
October 4, 201114 yr That's right. I own the rights to branching narratives. Let me get back to sleeping. I'm tired... Avatar made by Jorian Drake
October 5, 201114 yr "The tweet doesn't definitively clarify that, but Sega owning the lot has always been most likely as it's pretty much industry standard for the publisher to. " Wouldn't really call it a standard though. It depends on the company and contracts involved. BIO (EA) had and still has the rights to JE and ME despite MS being the publisher for those games. BIO didn't even have ther ownership of NWN yet manage to finaggle the rights away from IPY for Atari to step in. Other developer companies as well seem to own rights to their games. This situation is 100% in the hands of the Obsidian negotiators. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
October 5, 201114 yr If worst comes to worst, Obsidian could due a spiritual successor w/ an all new game-world, factions, characters, and whatnot. I don't know if using the title "Beta Protocol" would be a good idea, though - since Sega owns Alpha Protocol rights and using thwe word Beta might make it sound like a direct sequel. Then again, who'd want to buy something w/ the title "Beta" in a it? Edited October 5, 201114 yr by MysterD
October 16, 201114 yr Author Properly Tested Protocol. A game that single-handedly rebuilt Obsidian's reputation.
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