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Silver Lining shuts down (formerly known as KQ9)
According to adventure game site http://gameboomers.com Project Silver Lining (formerly known as KQ9) is shutting down. More info here http://www.gameboomers.com/forum/ub...he Silver Lining Shutting Dow.html#Post601263
The reason seems to be Activions has taken over the IP rights from Vivendi (who gave the people behind TSL a non-commercial back in 2005). And that Activision did not want to extend this license.
Here's a part of the post in the only thread in the only forum that's now open on their site at this adress
http://www.tsl-game.com/forum/index.php?topic=8394.0
Silver Lining wrote:
There's also a petition. Link to the petition can be found in first post in the same thread.
I don't know why Activison would do this? Maybe to protect their IP? Maybe because they have an idea for a new KQ game? I don't think that's the cause, but we can still dream, can't we?
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There's already an article out on Kotaku:
http://kotaku.com/5482221/activision-terminates-fan+made-kings-quest-extension
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changed the title
According to adventure game site http://gameboomers.com Project Silver Lining (formerly known as KQ9) is shutting down. More info here http://www.gameboomers.com/forum/ub...he Silver Lining Shutting Dow.html#Post601263
The reason seems to be Activions has taken over the IP rights from Vivendi (who gave the people behind TSL a non-commercial back in 2005). And that Activision did not want to extend this license.
Here's a part of the post in the only thread in the only forum that's now open on their site at this adress
http://www.tsl-game.com/forum/index.php?topic=8394.0
Silver Lining wrote:
In 2005, Phoenix Online Studios received a Cease & Desist letter from Vivendi Universal, the owners of the King's Quest IP, in regards to our work on The Silver Lining. We complied with the request, and over the months that followed, we were able to work out a non-commercial fan license with Vivendi that allowed us to continue our work on the game.
We have spent a lot of time recently reworking the material of The Silver Lining into episodic releases, with the first out of a planned five episodes completed, and submitted for review, and had hoped we would be able to bring our game to you, the fans, in the Spring of 2010.
Recently, however, ownership of the Sierra IP changed hands and became the property of Activision. After talks and negotiations in the last few months between ourselves and Activision, they have reached the decision that they are not interested in granting a non-commercial license to The Silver Lining, and have asked that we cease production and take down all related materials on our website.
There's also a petition. Link to the petition can be found in first post in the same thread.
I don't know why Activison would do this? Maybe to protect their IP? Maybe because they have an idea for a new KQ game? I don't think that's the cause, but we can still dream, can't we?
Edit:
There's already an article out on Kotaku:
http://kotaku.com/5482221/activision-terminates-fan+made-kings-quest-extension
edit 2:
changed the title
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