Black and White and Black and White 2
Recently I bought the game The Universim on steam, hoping for a little nostalgia, hoping for similarities to Black and White and Black and White 2. I was disappointed. I promptly requested a refund....
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@tkoptur Somehow, i doubt that is so easy. My guess is that is a rights problem. EA had the publishing rights, but i think that Lionhead retained the rights for their games. Lionhead was bought by MS and closed after the release of Fable 3. So the rights might be split between the two or owned completely by MS.
If EA would still had the rights, the games would have had at least a digital re-release, as they were and still are, quite popular.
To be honest, i would love a list with the games that can't be brought back in stores because the loss of the licensing and of publishing rights. We are aware of some franchises (Dune, Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings, James Bond, certain sports series like MBL and NCAA), but uncertain of others (Armies of Exigo, Black and White, The Movies).
At least, we would know that we have no chance to see remasters, remakes, new games or compatibility patches for those games.
Collaboration is amazing EA. That's what you should do if there is a copyright issue.
I wish Lionhead Studios was able to continue with B&W before they got shutdown.
Come on EA, at least let us know whether there can be any possibility of a remake.
