AEG Loses Stargate SG-1!!!

[JPL]

Well, the show still seems to be going strong on Sci Fi. Both shows actually, and they are still interesting and fun even after all this time.

True. But the economics of a licensed RPG seem to get pretty wonky sometimes.

Star Trek has had multiple incarnations.

Star Wars d20 is on hold until they see how the minis sell.

Neither DC nor Marvel has a game in print right now.

LotR is a big old heartbreaker.

And surely Stargate is not as big as any of those properties.

And yet, you can still buy a copy of GURPS Some Sci-Fi Novel I've Never Heard Of. Weird.

 

[DanMcS]

That's not quite what happened. If you want, do a search on RPGNet for QAGS Firefly to find the thread where the author gives the whole story.

I read it in real time, as it happened, thanks. Whatever George's protestations, it was self-serving and detestable.

 

[trancejeremy]

Most Gurps licensed products (for novels, anyway) are one-shot deals. Which I think is more profitable.

And of course, a lot depends on the size of the company. For any other company, Star Wars would be their most profitable line. But for Hasbro, it's not worth their time.

Part of the trouble with licensed products is the owners of the property can be a bit nutty or capricious. And you always run the risk of having the license yanked for no real obvious reason (that's happened too many times...)

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Neither DC nor Marvel has a game in print right now.

Is the Marvel Universe diceless game out of print now?

 

[SWBaxter]

Too bad, it's hard to imagine anybody doing a more comprehensive job than AEG did. Clearly the license was a labour of love for the authors, and they packed a huge amount of good stuff into each book.

I'm pretty underwhelmed by Eden's work, based on exposure to AFMBE and the Carella Witchcraft/Armageddon games - they're decent games in and of themselves, but hugely overpriced for the amount of stuff in each book. I haven't read their Buffy or Angel stuff, so I don't have any experience with their licensed products, maybe they do a better job when somebody's looking over their shoulder.

 

[teitan]

The MURPG is dead, gone and buried, dug up and shot into the sun to never be ressurected again...

Jason

 

[Crothian]

Too bad, it's hard to imagine anybody doing a more comprehensive job than AEG did. Clearly the license was a labour of love for the authors, and they packed a huge amount of good stuff into each book.

I'm pretty underwhelmed by Eden's work, based on exposure to AFMBE and the Carella Witchcraft/Armageddon games - they're decent games in and of themselves, but hugely overpriced for the amount of stuff in each book. I haven't read their Buffy or Angel stuff, so I don't have any experience with their licensed products, maybe they do a better job when somebody's looking over their shoulder.

The Buffy and Angel stuff is good, but I'm a huge fan of the shows so it wasn't hard to impress me. But those shows are a bit more simple then SG-1. AEG did a magneficient job of bringing the show to the gaming table, and giving the DM and Players the ability to use everything in the show. The AEG books are packed with infomration about the show, and the Buffy books just aren't. But they are two differnet shows so it is hard to say how Eden would do it depending of course if they actually get to.

 

[Krieg]

I read it in real time, as it happened, thanks.

You're quite welcome.

I'm still going to place a bit more weight on Steve Johnson's word though.

 

[DanMcS]

You're quite welcome.

I'm still going to place a bit more weight on Steve Johnson's word though.

http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=2842389&postcount=75

I was curious as to what point I was incorrect about. You're right, Fox legal wasn't involved, only George from Eden Games was involved in pushing around hexgames to make them take down their product. Which is actually more despicable than the version as I originally remembered it.

I was misled by the file hexgames replaced the firefly pdf with, http://www.hexgames.com/previews/QagsFirefly.pdf

In short, Eden Games is a terrible company, and no one should buy their products.

 

[Crothian]

Does Eden own any of the Firefly rights? I'm curious why they would contact them and ask them to remove it.