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Here’s how IO Interactive got to keep the Hitman rights when they split from Square Enix

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 24, 2017
in :  Gaming
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IO Interactive and publisher Square Enix parted ways, leaving the studio to fend for itself in the wilds of a hostile gaming industry. IO Interactive survived, finding funding that would secure a second season of Hitman. Perhaps Square Enix was unfairly painted as the villain in this story, as Hitman was a success both critically and financially. What gives? Why would the publisher give up on the Hitman business?

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Sony says Crash Bandicoot still belongs to Activision. Again.

By Geoffrey Tim
May 10, 2016
in :  Gaming
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Hopes for a new Crash Bandicoot have once again reignited, but Sony's keeping pretty quiet.

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After SPECTRE, the real war for James Bond begins

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 4, 2015
in :  Entertainment
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It’s hard to believe, but Daniel Craig has been enjoying shaken martinis as James Bond for a while now. Craig took over from Brosnan way back in 2006 with Casino Royale, continuing through to the lukewarm Quantum of Solace and the highly-acclaimed Skyfall. But after the next Bond film, SPECTRE, Craig might be facing an opponent deadlier than the super-secret …

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Paramount once again owns the rights to FRIDAY THE 13TH

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 6, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Much like their lead killers/sociopaths/monsters, horror films refuse to die. Strike it right with one franchise, and you’ve got a license to churn out sequels for years to come. One movie maniac that hasn’t been seen or heard from in a couple of years though, is ol’ hockey-face himself, Jason Voorhees. The Friday the 13th franchise has been in limbo …

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Marvel Studios regains control of Blade and Ghost Rider

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 3, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Comic book movies are hot these days, and with films like Iron Man 3 and The Dark Knight Rises pulling in a ton o’ cash, you can bet your graphic novel collection that the studios want to hold onto the screen rights for those films as long as possible. Spider-Man is one such example, as Sony isn’t ready to let …

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Gaming

Gearbox now owns the Homeworld franchise

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 23, 2013
in :  Gaming
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Revered RTS franchise now has a new home on Pandora, as the makers of Borderlands have bought the rights to that franchise.

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Gaming

Who’s going to publish Devil’s Third?

By Geoffrey Tim
July 5, 2012
in :  Gaming
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THQ's gone and given Valhala the rights to Devil's Third. Who's going to publish it though?

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