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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 5034722" data-attributes="member: 710">I seem to remember that Scott Rouse was talking about the extension of the Hasbro Atari deal a few years ago? Was that really 2007? Possible. The time frame for the deal of 10 years seemed to be a little long to me then, but then what do I know about this stuff? But can the opinion change for Hasbro or WotC really have been so recently? D&D 4s release was known by 2007, why would they extent the contract if they knew they wanted to withdraw licenses in other areas? I don't entirely believe the "smoke screen". It might be a combination of several factors. Maybe Hasbro or Wotc was unsure whether they wanted to hand out the license to Atari, but it still seemed the best guess then. But maybe recent events (like the possible licensing infractions mentioned) convinced them it was not a good idea after all?A license breach alone might not be enough reason to end a license - while legally it can be, there might still be a question of whether the deal is considered worth it anyway. Apparantly it's not in the eyes of WotC.</blockquote>