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01-05-2017, 11:03 AM | #1 |
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Activision lost the rights to publish TMNT games
As the story goes, it seems that several Activision licensed games have been pulled from digital stores, including both TMNT games they published: Out of the Shadows and Mutants in Manhattan. Neither of the games I liked, enjoyed, or finished. Different websites and sources are assuming it's because it's the new year and they let the licenses go. So Who would you like to make new TMNT games? I remember the rumor of Rocksteady working on one and that would be cool. Source-ish http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/4/1417...n-tmnt-removed (And if this is already a thread somewhere else, DAMN IT! I looked and missed it. Sorry.)
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01-05-2017, 11:09 AM | #3 |
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That's too bad.
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01-05-2017, 11:22 AM | #4 |
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Activision also lost the rights to the SpiderMan games, Which make sense since Insomniac Games has a new Spider-Man gaming coming out this year.
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01-05-2017, 11:23 AM | #5 |
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That would never happen.
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01-05-2017, 11:31 AM | #6 |
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I would like to see Insomniac Games do it, They have a great track record, and they are releasing the new SpiderMan game this year.
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Speaking of rights, no one has botched this story worse than Game Rant, who is apparently under the impression that the TMNT is owned by Marvel:
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01-05-2017, 11:36 AM | #8 |
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Whoever it is I hope they give platinum another chance in making a TMNT game
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01-05-2017, 11:41 AM | #9 |
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Got my fingers crossed for Capcom to make a new TMNT 2D fighter!
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01-05-2017, 12:20 PM | #10 |
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And I doubt anybody "lost" their license. Probably they got the license for X # of years, months, and 1/1/2017 was the end date, with the option for Activision to pay X number of dollars to renew it for another year. They didn't, because nobody bought "Out of the Shadows" or "Mutants in Manhattan." Nobody just gets a license for something forever.
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2D licensed fighters are dead overall anyway... you might get some anime fighters from the likes of Bandai-Namco, but that's about it. Even the Smash-esque platform fighter is dwindling when it comes to licensed fighters... I can only think of one that was released in the last few years. Pretty much the only recourse I could see is if Bandai-Namco got the license somehow (and even then it wouldn't be handled by their top-tier teams like Tekken and SoulCalibur) or if somehow an indie developer got a crack at this. And even in these two cases, I doubt it'd be passable. So yeah, if Activision has indeed dropped or tanked the license, I am disappointed that this'd be the first "era" where we didn't get some sort of fighting game. Because of who I am, I'd prefer a s**t fighting game to no fighting game.
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01-05-2017, 12:57 PM | #12 |
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Yea... We'll probably never get a game with as much respect the Arkham series got.
I think another WayForward TMNT game could be cool. Something that wasn't limited to a super young audience. Maybe something in the vein of Double Dragon Neon. What kind of game would be best for TMNT? They did that Smash Bros clone awhile ago from Ubisoft. There's been fighting games, beat 'em ups, side scrollers. I think beat 'em ups has always been the best games. Maybe an open world?
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01-05-2017, 01:09 PM | #13 |
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If not an open sandbox game, I'd like to see a return to the style of the very first NES game. You know, an overworld, different styles of adventuring/action as things go on (maybe the default being something like the most recent Ninja Gaiden games). Anything, anything but another lame button-mashing Final Fight clone like the last 50 TMNT games have been.
But then, TMNT games don't really sell. So we'll probably get Final Fight clone #51 next time around. Cheap, quick, easy to throw out there.
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01-05-2017, 01:25 PM | #14 |
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Wayforward has made some amazing games, none of them being their TMNT titles. I'm assuming we got one of their C-teams or something, 'cause I expect wayyyyy better from them. I'd definitely be open to one developed by different people within the company.
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01-05-2017, 01:27 PM | #15 |
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How about a TMNT game done by Telltale? Maybe set in the IDW universe.
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01-05-2017, 02:07 PM | #16 |
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No. TellTale games aren't real games.
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01-13-2017, 12:44 PM | #17 |
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Actually glad to see Activision go. Maybe the next publisher the tmnt finds a home with will put a little more resources and effort behind their projects
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I miss the Activision of old. Pitfall is still my jam.
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03-27-2017, 01:21 PM | #19 |
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I hope whoever gets it gives platinum games another shot there seemed to be a lot of issues with that game like them promising 60 fps and it being 30 weird choices when all they had to do was making transformers devestation with turtle switching and combo specials like out of the shadows did but keep the idw designs
A rerelease of the arcade games like final fight double impact would be great if they can strike a deal with Konami and even get some concept art etc as unlockables A fighter would be nice as well as a batman tmnt team up game based on the crossover comic All in all the one I want most is another platinum game and hope the new owner of the license realizes why no one like mutants in manhattan |
03-27-2017, 01:45 PM | #20 |
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Regular people don't want that or care about that.
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