At this point, are there any corporations left that haven't owned jagex at some point?
MurrayL
joined 2 years ago
Usually because the studios and publishers go out of their way to avoid promoting individual developers - it's seen as bad for business (encourages poaching, among other things).
On the other hand, preserving old games by making sure they're playable on modern hardware is something I wish more companies cared about.
they're a massive corporation with basically no interest in the product except how much money it can make
I think that describes Hasbro just as well as Tencent.
It's not a euphemism; redundancy is legally different from being fired, with different protections, compensation, etc.
Article doesn't mention this affecting anywhere other than the US. Why is this in world news?
It's like RoboCop having a meltdown when he tries to arrest an OCP officer
They had a falling out with the original publisher, Nacon. It was big & messy, so I won't try to cover all the details here, but basically the game has been in legal hell for a while.
Can only hope Microsoft has stepped in and freed Toys For Bob - they did great work on Reignited and it was so sad when Activision responded by locking them in the Call of Duty content mines.
PepsiCo owns far more than just Pepsi (Ocean Spray, Tropicana, Aquafina, Lipton, Quaker, Lay's, Cheetos, and many other brands)
I'd say it still holds some truth - Activision started out as a private company and didn't go public until 14 years later.
Once a company goes public, it suddenly has to answer to shareholders instead of just its owners, and that's how any creative vision gets diluted and, eventually, lost completely.
Starting a new job tomorrow so I can't watch live this year (starts at 11.30pm here in the UK). Will catch up in the morning - hope everyone has a good time!