Disney is just greedy. That what milks all thing is the IPS. The StarWars are licensed by Lucas. So, of course. Disney aren't interested. They are always after LucasFilm for years. That is basically why Disney bought the Lucas. Unforunately, Disney don't care about games. Take a look in past- Disney bought Pixar. They are…
well, when you're a developer that hasn't really produced anything great and based in one of the most expensive cities in the united states... You can bet that Disney wants to shut you down. Smart business move. All Disney needs is the ips.
Careful now. Disney were responsible for Spectrobes, Turok and Pure in recent years. Most of their games are however tie-ins with their other franchises however. Disney's handling of Pixar was always very shady. They commissioned Toy Story 2 under their direction, but it was turning out shit and was going to be canned…
I am pretty sure Disney would have had to lay everybody off at Lucasarts anyway to fix it. Letting a giant studio bleed money by taking years and years just to release 1 title is not healthy. I wish Disney would keep a small crew to work like an indie studio with tons of resources.
yes, and how exactly is that a bad thing for any of them ? it would only suck for the actual developers, not the executives. if Disney closes completely then that would not be bad at all for the top executives. they will have enough money to feed 5 generations of their family. if it were up to the top execs, they would…
That's all Disney is, a collection of IP's. They never create anything, they just buy everyone else out and exploit the public domain. They are the very definition of rent-seekers.
It's not that Disney doesn't care, it's just that Disney pretty much hinted at anything that starts collapsing will be to avoided on any kind of financial loss level, hence canning it, and with Epic Mickey being the forefront of the failures, I'm pretty sure at this point it's better for them to IP-lease their games…
:( But the business is run buy a board of trustees answerable to their shareholders so if Disney makes bad mistakes they will go down too. Mstankow: I thought KOTOR was brilliant just like I love it when new companys get to tackle the Warhammer IP. Large franchises that are put into the hands of a community that loves them…