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Catalyst labs do.Mikey wrote:WizKids did OK with Shadowrun, IMHO.Jabber Swarky wrote:Eh, but the thing about Third parties - especially ones that are allready hugley popular - is that they have a nasty habit of ripping the soul out of a franchise, or doing a 4Kids and removing all the lovley gorey bits and swearing. Hrm.
Argh... Dammit, that really sucks D= WH and GW are, like, part of my life now, i cant imagine what it would be like without them.Rochey wrote:Yeah, if GW doesn't get its act together then it's going to go down hard in the next few years.
*shrug* As long as they keep writing great books, I'm happy.
Really, I don't think the games net them much extra cash. They have to license them out, so thats a limit to the money. And how many actually get sold? A million, two million? WoW is one of the most successful games in history and they've only got around 13 million subscribers.Jabber Swarky wrote:
Argh... Dammit, that really sucks D= WH and GW are, like, part of my life now, i cant imagine what it would be like without them.
Though i wonder if that chart shows profits from non-tabletop stuff like Warhammer Online or Dawn of War... Hrm.
........Mind you, ive been getting more into Roleplaying recently, and WarMachine has been tempting me to defect to them with all their lovley werewolf leigons...
Here's a bit of a hint on how they are with their IP:sunnyside wrote:I guess I don't know how hard they are on fan stuff. But if they're rough it's just stupid.
Follow the link and be enlightened. By my count, Rochey, Seafort and myself should now be in jail for our various avatars.T-SHIRTS, CLOTHES, TATTOOS AND THE LIKE
As always, we cannot allow third parties to obtain money from our intellectual property.
This effectively means that you would either have to buy Games Workshop T-shirts or clothes or make them yourself. You would not be able to sell any t-shirts or clothes that you make.
This also means that we cannot allow tattoos as an acceptable use of our IP as a third party necessarily has to perform the "service."
BEHOLD:Rochey wrote:Does that ban extend to fanfics set in the universe?
BACKGROUND
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Seriously read through the link I posted, they are fruity as a nutcake.Please don't swear in your fics! Kids can't see the word fuck but it's ok to read about gruesome violence. K? Thx! wrote: WEB COMICS
We would probably not take issue with anyone creating a web comic based upon our intellectual property - but as with forums, keep in mind that the hobby is for people of all ages. Please be careful of the language used and the topics discussed. We would strongly recommend that you avoid any topics concerning illegal behavior, obscenity, or libel.
Or that they like everyone else are suffering from the weakening economy that is boiling in the US.Cpl Kendall wrote:Their massive drop off in profits suggest that they are headed for the grave.Jabber Swarky wrote:
Wait, what? Who said anything about GW going boobs up? o.o
The drop off started in 2005 though.Deepcrush wrote:
Or that they like everyone else are suffering from the weakening economy that is boiling in the US.