System Shock was already, "available digitally", as you put it, and with plenty of polish applied to it. So, why are any of these people bad guys? Unless someone pulled some shady deal or cheated someone else out of what was due to them I don't get the hostility.Īfter all, you don't see people getting mad when someone resells their car and none of the money goes to the original manufacturers, so why are they getting worked up over this? I understand those are two different types of properties according to their usage and law but the analogy still applies here. Everyone along the way who contributed to the game got paid at the appropriate time.
The new investor hopes to create new interest in the product and at the same time profit themselves. Just because the people that put up the money do not have the ability to write a fun game does not mean that they are to be denigrated for choosing to make a profit in that industry.Īnd if the people who originally put up the money decide that they would rather sell their rights to someone else, again, what is the problem.
This is something to be celebrated, not criticized. They are risking their money in the hope that they will profit and so things that would not otherwise get created do get created. And the people who put up the money so those checks can get written are doing something valuable. The people who actually do the grunt work of writing and coding the games we love to play just can't afford to work on a project in the hopes that it will sell and they can then get paid. Most retail software is made because someone put up the money to hire the talent to develop and code the software. The sort of good news is that this probably means SS1 GOG/Steam release is imminent. Otherwise thank you for your cooperation.ĭirector of Business Development Night Dive Studios If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.
If you were to offer just a patch that installed those mods, I am sure that we could figure out a way to point back to you once System Shock is released. I do understand that the version that is available for download from includes a number of mods. We need to ask that you remove any links to the full games of either System Shock I or System Shock II, if you haven't already done so. Night Dive Studios has acquired all rights to the System Shock franchise. Stephen said that you would be able to help me. I believe that you have worked with Stephen Kick, CEO of Night Dive, in the past.
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