What deal do they have with Marvel?
Is it like the one EA used to have with Star Wars or is it a game to game thing?

Marvel is worth a ton as a license but Square Enix fucked it with that Avengers game.

They did GotG but I guess that was probably signed up to before Avengers turned into a disaster.

/me: posts something about buying companies for their underused IP

Forum: Nah, you got to buy more than IP.

*Squenix sells off some studios*

Forum: Wow, think of the IP.

Squeenix’ has dev teams that actually exist though, think that’s the point. Konami is all IP, no actual dev groups. But this gets you Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics etc.

The thing about dev teams is that they change. Do you think that the people who made the original Metal Gear Solid are still at Konami? Are the people who wrote and drew the Moon Knight comics making the TV show? Is Call of Duty valuable to Microsoft because of the dev teams, or the name? Did George Lucas make The Mandalorian?

Remember when Bungie broke away from Microsoft - they bought their freedom with Halo. They didn't give them a team.

I dunno. I see what you're all saying, but single-digit billions for a company with some IP that they've let languish, versus tens of billions for Activision Blizzard because Call of Duty happens to still sell well... for me the former seems like a better deal.

Its just business really.
A-B is a safe bet so it costs more, returns will be instant and should be continuous at least mid term without any real effort.
The percentage returns compared to investment in Konami or half of Square Enix will be lower but that is only if those investments can deliver returns which is more of a gamble.

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I actually dont think the Enix IP is all that valuable outside of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider has its fair share of shite releases.

The Squeenix TR games have sold 38 million between them. That seems worth the price alone.

Needs another rehash though doesnt it.
Also 'sold' versus profits is questionable with those titles. They were given away and heavily discounted a fair old amount.

No doubt, its Tomb Raider.
If its any good we will have to see.

That’s not to diminish the importance of IP - it’s massive. But capcom teams ready to work on capcom IP is infinitely more valuable than a zombie Konami with a bunch of neglected IP.

Hmm

I quite liked the look of LR, but didn't realise it had a release date until yesterday. It's going to have to get in the queue behind other stuff now.

This chap kens.



"Valfaris is not only one of the best action games of the year, but also one of the best side scroller shooters in over three decades of their existence".

It might have been good.

Yeah, that looks better to me. Would play.

That screenshot plays better than sunshine.