Interview: Activision orders takedown of King’s Quest Fan Game { 0 }
Gamepolitics interviewed me for my analysis of Activision’s recent cease and desist demand against Phoenix Online Studios, who were making a fan-version of the discontinued King’s Quest IX game. Here’s a clip:
It’s always unfortunate when you have a lot of hard work on a fan project go to waste. Unfortunately the real problem here for Phoenix Online was the bad luck of Sierra changing hands from Cendant to Vivendi Universal to Activision Blizzard. Changes of ownership often bring with them changing priorities, and who knows what sort of future Activision sees for the IP. Like many independent studios, Phoenix Online simply wouldn’t be able to afford the cost of ignoring the cease-and-desist letter and risking a potential copyright infringement lawsuit.
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