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Tolkien's entire Middle Earth IP rights sold.
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Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
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Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
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Maybe there's enough info in the appendices or other works to flesh out a story here and there?
Otherwise I got nuttin'.
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Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
The IP MEE owns is separate from the copyrights, and whatever IP, the Estate owns. All that was sold was what MEE owned. Tolkien rights have been confusing ever since Saul Zaentz bought the multimedia rights. When he called the company "Tolkien Enterprises" things became even more confusing to people who thought it was owned by the "Tolkien Estate".
The estate most certainly isn't selling any rights and they have only recently even licensed some of the rights they do own. It's amazing that Amazon spent $500 million to license material from the estate and it doesn't include the complete Silmarillion or other material published by Christopher. Apparently Amazon is getting material on an as needed basis to tell their second age story.
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
Agreed. Tolkien Estate hasn't sold their copyright. At least, I can't find evidence of it.
Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
Those awesome LotR hack and slash games from the PS2 era? Could be remade. That great turn based LotR RPG? Could be remade. Those Battle for Middle Earth RTS's? Could come back. New and fresh takes on the universe? Could happen.
Because THQ likes quantity, and they're okay with their games making some money, as opposed to needing a few games that make all the money.
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
A relatively small deviation from established lore can decimate the audience's immersion because it is so jarringly evident the content doesn't fit the theme, history, and mood of the IP. I can understand the reservations.
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