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Post by Shadic? on Oct 1, 2004 2:22:08 GMT
Sega to license out massive IP to Western developers
We can reveal this morning that Sega is currently in the process of licensing out a massive range of its key intellectual properties, in some of the biggest news regarding the firm since the Sammy buy-out from earlier this year.
Sources at various development studios in the US and Europe have been privy to an invitation to tender for the rights to create updates to some of the biggest Sega franchises, though the full story is slightly more interesting.
One source told us, “Sega of America has pitched the concept of westernising these franchises. So the ITTs have been given solely to studios in the States and Europe. The idea is to broaden the appeal of some under-exploited IP or to achieve greater sales of certain franchises outside of Japan.”
The list of IP that has been designated for western third-party development reads as follows:
House of the Dead NiGHTS Golden Axe Virtua Cop Streets of Rage Shinobi Crazy Taxi Altered Beast
Of the above, Sega designated House of the Dead as being the most important franchise. Golden Axe had the lowest priority. We can confirm that Travellers’ Tales is in talks with Sega right now concerning one of the firm’s franchises that is not listed above.
There are two more games on the list from Sega, making a total of ten. At time of press, these were not available to SPOnG.
Expect updates and a slew of outsourcing announcements from Sega as the months roll on.From news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=7708NO SEGA NO! NOT NIGHTS! This cant be good... Anyways.. thoughts.
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Post by Turbocharge on Oct 1, 2004 6:21:36 GMT
Traveller's Tales developed sonic R if i'm not mistaken. Ad I think sonic 3d as well... certainly one of them. Surely sega wouldn't consider selling Sonic? As for NiGHTS beig sold... maybe now they'll finally develop more nights games.
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Post by Sin on Oct 1, 2004 7:40:02 GMT
I am unsure why they are selling Altered Beast, Sega are making a new version of this on the PS2 which will come out early next year.
Man I hope they make a new Streets of Rage game. *Drools*
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Post by JJ on Oct 1, 2004 9:57:32 GMT
They should license out Sonic to other developers/publishers - we might get better games. Imagine what Miyamoto could do with the series.
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Post by Matt on Oct 1, 2004 10:08:18 GMT
just straighten thsi out for me, are they just selling the rights to make a couple of games or are they selling the whol franchies of what ever game so it no longer belongs to sega?
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Post by Tom on Oct 1, 2004 13:27:46 GMT
Sega is licensing them out. If I understand correctly, the rights still belong to Sega; they are just letting other studios do things with them. (Isn't this something that was done very successfully back in 1994 with Nintendo and Donkey Kong?)
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Post by Samface on Oct 1, 2004 13:59:42 GMT
Man I hope they make a new Streets of Rage game. *Drools* Seconded. And the NiGHTS one had better be an evil false rumour. Or I'll cry. And shoot people. Maybe at the same time. Yes.
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Post by ChaosX3 on Oct 1, 2004 17:35:30 GMT
They do license Sonic out. A lot.
Travellers Tales- Sonic R, Sonic 3D Hudson- Sonic Shuffle Infogrammes- Sonic Advance, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Dimps- Sonic Advance 2 THQ- Sonic Advance 3
etc...
The outlook is hopeful. A little bit of Gamecube NiGHTS would bring some serious luvvin'.
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Post by Robert Frazer on Oct 1, 2004 17:50:00 GMT
I would reccomend that everyone exercise a substanital degree of circumspect caution when regaling this news post... it is obtained from the infamous spong.com, which possesses a catastrophic reputation for being amongst the most unreliable sources of gaming news on the internet. You may as well be reading the Fortean Times, which recently had a report exposing "Hitler's U.F.O.s" as a cover feature.
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Post by Shadic? on Oct 2, 2004 2:10:05 GMT
Wow. Wow. I think we're forgetting that lincensing out Nights might screw the series up. Screw up a perfect series.. is like treason.. against games.
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Post by JJ on Oct 2, 2004 15:30:13 GMT
They do license Sonic out. A lot. Travellers Tales- Sonic R, Sonic 3D Hudson- Sonic Shuffle Infogrammes- Sonic Advance, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Dimps- Sonic Advance 2 THQ- Sonic Advance 3 I meant they should license it to somebody good. ;D Ooh, I'm such a b****
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Post by Shadic? on Oct 2, 2004 17:19:27 GMT
They do license Sonic out. A lot. Travellers Tales- Sonic R, Sonic 3D Hudson- Sonic Shuffle Infogrammes- Sonic Advance, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Dimps- Sonic Advance 2 THQ- Sonic Advance 3 etc... I see a trend.. most those games arent that bad *exception sonic shuffle*.. but the one recent sonic game Sonic Team did make completely.. Sonic Zeroes!? Maybe Sonic team doesnt know what to do... A Nights sequal probably would be on the Revolution.. unless it would come out in the next year in a half.
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Post by ChaosX3 on Oct 3, 2004 13:34:29 GMT
I meant they should license it to somebody good. ;D Ooh, I'm such a b**** I don't really see a future for Sonic with Midway or Rareware ^^;
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Post by Stephen on Oct 3, 2004 15:45:41 GMT
What in the world is NiGHts? Heres a tip for nights in SADX. In casinoopolis go on one of the gambling machines, the card one,but if you ping yourself to the very top you enter another card bonmanza room and when you get out of there you go through a tube and into a little world with wee men with wings and Nights is there practising magic or god knows what
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Post by Thalia on Oct 8, 2004 12:02:08 GMT
Traveller's Tales? NiGHTS? ... *thinks of Sonic 3D*
NOOOOOOOOOO! --Thalia
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Post by Omega Wants Cake on Oct 8, 2004 13:59:10 GMT
Traveller's Tales? NiGHTS? ... *thinks of Sonic 3D* Noohooh! --Thalia *Thinks of Sonic R* Yesssss! ;D Personally I'd like to see what some other developers could do with Nights. Sega's getting a bit to repetitive with its gameplots anyway IMO.
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Post by Balls on Oct 9, 2004 14:20:59 GMT
I still have nightmares about that isometric Sonic chasing me extremely slowly! This can't be! Shadic, hug me please!
On the other hand, the games in the list were very unlikely to be released anyway, so it's either bad NiGHTS or no NiGHTS.
And who says that it means you'll have different people working on it? What if they also bought the Sonic Team? And any Streets Of Rage sequel would be nice.
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Post by Shadic? on Oct 10, 2004 5:52:38 GMT
Sega's getting a bit to repetitive with its gameplots anyway IMO. Seems every game series aways has one game with this plot: The main Character (lets say jimmy) is framed by a imposter. The entire town thinks Jimmy is to blame, but he isnt. And so it's up to jimmy to find the imposter, prove his innocence and save the day!*Shoots Nights*.. NO I WONT LET THEM DO THIS TO YOU!!
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Post by Balls on Oct 16, 2004 14:14:19 GMT
Did you just shoot me or the real NiGHTS?
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Post by Shadic? on Oct 17, 2004 18:09:17 GMT
Did you just shoot me or the real NiGHTS? Maybe a bit of both.
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Post by Balls on Oct 19, 2004 16:13:00 GMT
Man, if they turn me into a sucky game I'm going to be rather infuriated.
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Post by Blizz on Oct 20, 2004 18:44:02 GMT
They should license out Sonic to other developers/publishers - we might get better games. Imagine what Miyamoto could do with the series. Miyamoto-san working on Sonic? Mario'd be out of a job...
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Post by peter on Oct 22, 2004 12:40:15 GMT
:-/NiNGHTS into dreams was not that good it was a bit to easy but sonic 3D rock I love that game
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Post by peter on Oct 22, 2004 12:41:47 GMT
i ment to say NiGHTS into dreams
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Post by Balls on Oct 22, 2004 13:45:30 GMT
They should license out Sonic to other developers/publishers - we might get better games. Imagine what Miyamoto could do with the series. I'm quite surprised how many Sonic fans actually like or tollerate Marios fat existance, you're SONIC fans! You're supposed to want to KILL him! Mario games are so boring they could put a hyperactive robot with no sleeping function to sleep! The games are all the same, with the same music on every level, the same cleches used over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, which drives me insane! Imagine if they did that to Sonic, it would be sickening!
As for you Peter, what the HELL are you talking about, NiGHTS was a quality game! Sonic 3D sucked!
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