EA: Movie licenses are dieing.

PostEA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **Carlos** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:15 am

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/29/ea-movie-licenses-going-the-wrong-way-for-game-publishers/

EA Games president Frank Gibeau has told Develop that the licensing deals involved in the development of movie-based games are going the "wrong way" for publishers. He described the movie-game business as "falling apart," with returns on investment often failing to justify the costs involved in securing popular properties for a video game.

According to Gibeau, EA considers itself better off working on its own IP like Dead Space, rather than spending it on something with the creative limitations like the James Bond series (a license now held by rival Activision). "The days of licensed-based, 75-rated games copies are dead like the dinosaur," the executive said.

What do we think? Has the movie licence now lost it in favour of gaming franchises (COD etc)?

Off the top of my head I can only ever recall seeing the Toy Story 3 game in the top 10 this year. Everything else has bombed.

Too much money spent on acquiring the licence, not enough money/time spent on actual game.

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NickSCFC

Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **SEP** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:19 am

NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye? :shock:

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **Rubix** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:21 am

Drunken_Master wrote:Too much money spent on acquiring the licence, not enough money/time spent on actual game.

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This

Something Fishy

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Same for me.

Didn't game at all between about 1990 and early last decade.

NickSCFC

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Played it every school lunch break around my mate's

I choose to interpret this as a South Park style "Oh gooseberry fool, we killed Kenny".

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **Wedgie** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:42 pm

Says the development company who cocked up the latest Harry Potter game. :lol:

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **SEP** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:43 pm

NickSCFC wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Played it every school lunch break around my mate's

So you have played a game based on a movie.

NickSCFC

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Played it every school lunch break around my mate's

So you have played a game based on a movie.

Never said I hadn't played one

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Played it every school lunch break around my mate's

So you have played a game based on a movie.

Hmmmmm.....

The plot thickens....

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **SEP** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:54 pm

NickSCFC wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Other than Star Wars games I've never had a game based on a movie.

You've never played Goldeneye?

Played it every school lunch break around my mate's

So you have played a game based on a movie.

Never said I hadn't played one

Ahhhh, I see the mistake I've made here.

You've never had Goldeneye? :shock:

PostRe: EA: Movie licenses are dieing. by **Skippy** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:02 pm

It can only be a good thing that gamers are more interested in gaming franchises rather than film franchises crossing over.

NickSCFC

Nope, I had a PlayStation and Saturn instead.

The only Nintendo consoles I've owned have been NES, Gamecube and DSlite..

Skippy wrote:It can only be a good thing that gamers are more interested in gaming franchises rather than film franchises crossing over.

Nothing to do with interest, its the rising costs and... Well, I was going to say plumettng quality, but generally I think movie licences are usually slightly better now than they've been in the past.

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