[game_preservation] Licensed games/DLC and expiration dates

[Devin Monnens]

Joystiq just reported this:

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/rock-bands-first-metallica-dlc-pack-pulled-from-store-license/

I don't think licenses are as big a problem in other media as they are with
games. But there are a LOT of licensed games. There's been a lot of fan
support over the Duck Tales remake, for instance, but it's highly unlikely
Capcom will renew their license for the NES games so they can re-release
them on Wii Ware. (Then again, they're bringing back the Dungeons & Dragons
arcade games, so they must have had to pay licensing fees again somewhere
along the line...) While you can still go out and find copies of licensed
games (Duck Tales 2 might set you back $50 though), if you want the first
Metallica DLC pack for Rock Band, you have to find someone who already has
it. (Which is why digital is so scary.)

I think everyone here's been aware of this, but Metallica DLC is another
case study and an example of what is clearly the tip of the iceberg,
especially since it illustrates that not only are games affected, but so
can DLC.

-- 
Devin Monnens
www.deserthat.com

The sleep of Reason produces monsters.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/attachments/20130410/0c19b9bf/attachment.html>