misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoSwen Vincke says fan mods 'shouldn't be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property' just hours before Wizards of the Coast retracts its BG3 Stardew mod takedownwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkSwen Vincke says fan mods 'shouldn't be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property' just hours before Wizards of the Coast retracts its BG3 Stardew mod takedownwww.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoHasbro, not WotC. Wizards of the Coast is just an old name that no longer carries any meaning, like Netscape or Obsidian Entertainment. Hasbro makes all of the decisions now.
minus-squareduchess@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoOf course. But I’ll defend Obsidian. It certainly wasn’t Microsoft’s decision to make Pentiment or still actively support Pillars Of Eternity over 10 years after its release. Talent that made Obsidian great still works there.
Hasbro, not WotC. Wizards of the Coast is just an old name that no longer carries any meaning, like Netscape or Obsidian Entertainment.
Hasbro makes all of the decisions now.
Of course. But I’ll defend Obsidian. It certainly wasn’t Microsoft’s decision to make Pentiment or still actively support Pillars Of Eternity over 10 years after its release. Talent that made Obsidian great still works there.