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Everlost_MI
11-11-2005, 04:20 PM
Gamecloud (http://www.gamecloud.com/) has posted news (http://www.gamecloud.com/article.php?article_id=2269) regarding Activision's extension of its publishing rights of Spider-Man and X-Men games from 2009 to 2017. The official press release can be read here. (http://investor.activision.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=179537)

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) jointly announced today that the companies have expanded their long-term, broad-based strategic alliance by signing a multi-year extension to their current video game licensing agreements for the Spider-Man(TM) and X-Men(TM) franchises through 2017. This agreement replaces all previous agreements between the companies.
spacerat100
11-11-2005, 04:43 PM
err... i havn't been impressed with any of these games. shame here's hoping someone pulls out a good X-men game somtime soon. I was very unimpressed with Legends 2.
Deathbane27
11-11-2005, 04:56 PM
Exquisite.
jacob.armitage
11-11-2005, 04:58 PM
activison are only the publisher dont forget, not the developer.
zorper
11-11-2005, 05:18 PM
I've been playing Legends 2 on Live for a few weeks now and having a blast! I've also liked most of the Spiderman games, so I think that this is a good thing.
Adam Blue
11-11-2005, 05:45 PM
In related news Activision extends publishing rights of Shrek titles until 2438.

EA also extends its Madden 'gameplay' rights from the year 2000 to the year 1995. The next generation will not include 3D graphics to coincide with the dated gameplay.
mister_slim
11-11-2005, 08:26 PM
So I'm guaranteed to get to play all the way to X-Men Legends 14?



Wonderful.
Kagger
11-11-2005, 09:54 PM
EA also extends its Madden 'gameplay' rights from the year 2000 to the year 1995. The next generation will not include 3D graphics to coincide with the dated gameplay.

It's stuff like that that makes this site just plain awesome, and makes me happy to be a nerd.

Thanks Adam, you just made my night.
Kefkataran
11-11-2005, 10:24 PM
Not horrible news. These games have mostly been good, if not superb. Solid. Better than we might get with comic licenses (see: any Batman and Superman games of the last two generations).
jono87
11-12-2005, 02:29 PM
2017? Does anyone think the world will still exist then?
Adewade
11-12-2005, 02:30 PM
... yes?

...
Kefkataran
11-12-2005, 09:51 PM
Call me an idealist, but yeah
mister_slim
11-13-2005, 04:48 PM
2017? Does anyone think the world will still exist then?
The world? Yeah.

Humanity? I'll give you 50/50.