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[Holammer]

Bandai Namco will start licensing out its IPs and launch a dedicated licensing division on April 1st.
There's a lot of IPs listed, from their early arcades like Pacman to Elden Ring. I, for one think it's a great initiative, companies like Konami or Capcom with a huge cache of idle IP should consider doing the same.

ライセンスビジネス | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト

バンダイナムコエンターテインメントのライセンスビジネスに関する紹介ページです。

www.bandainamcoent.co.jp

Via Time Extension who got it via broskibae

Bandai Namco Is Launching A New Initiative To License Out IP Like Ridge Racer & Soul Calibur

27 Bandai Namco IPs are currently listed on a newly launched webpage

www.timeextension.com

 

[Hyet]

Nice.
License Tales of to a couple decent studios so we can get yearly entries again.

 

[Skifi28]

on April 1st.

I always knew Bandai was a joke.

 

[Hudo]

Finally, Activision can make a Pac-Man FPS.

 

[Killer8]

Good. They've not released a new Ridge Racer in over a decade and the last good one was RR7 in 2006. Let someone else give us what we want.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Xenosaga

 

[Synastry]

Maybe Sony should license Soul Calibur giving how big fighting games are on PS.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Good. They've not released a new Ridge Racer in over a decade and the last good one was RR7 in 2006. Let someone else give us what we want.

As long as it’s not westernised.

Remember Ridge Racer Unbounded?

Most people just want Type 4 with modern graphics, online play and no other changes

 

[Holammer]

Forgot to mention it. Games Workshop did the same, started farmed out its Warhammer/40k IP more liberally.
Extra Credits did a GREAT video on the subject and this is from long before the writers went off the rails. Tldr: Good games are noticed and the shit sinks. The video is eight years old, but in hindsight it was good strategy which strengthened the IP.

 

[Three]

There's a lot of IPs listed, from their early arcades like Pacman to Elden Ring.

I thought From got the Elden Ring IP from Bamco recently?

Edit:

Elden Ring Trademark Is Now Fully Owned by FromSoftware - IGN

Early last year, FromSoftware fully acquired the trademark for Elden Ring from the game's publisher Bandai Namco.

www.ign.com

 

[StereoVsn]

So whole bunch of dumb mobile games incoming?

 

[Roman Empire]

Could go very wrong depending on who they end up licensing thing to. I hope for the best though.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Does it mean that we can finally and actually get a decent (if not amazing) Gundam game that will do justice to the IP?

 

[Gojiira]

I thought From got the Elden Ring IP from Bamco recently?

Edit:

Elden Ring Trademark Is Now Fully Owned by FromSoftware - IGN

Early last year, FromSoftware fully acquired the trademark for Elden Ring from the game's publisher Bandai Namco.

www.ign.com

Thank fuck

 

[viveks86]

I'm ready for a third person open world live service Pac-Man with loot boxes to chomp through!

 

[Danjin44]

Give Xenosaga to Nintendo.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I'm ready for a third person open world live service Pac-Man with loot boxes to chomp through!

Not the same thing, but they're already getting weird with Pac-Man.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Yeah, because that worked so well for Capcom at the PS3 era, when they had western devs make their games.

 

[intbal]

Damn. No Breakdown.
I still consider that ending a cliffhanger.
Needs a sequel.

 

[MrJangles]

License Little Nightmares back to Tarsier Studios. Part 3 looks shit!

 

[Hudo]

Xenosaga

Now that's an idea. License Xenosaga out to Monolith Soft.

 

[rkofan87]

is this real the 4/1 is sus

 

[Mister Wolf]

Now that's an idea. License Xenosaga out to Monolith Soft.

I wonder if Takahashi would even want to revisit the Xenosaga games. It was a tumultuous time for Monolith Soft.

 

[Pagusas]

Can we finally get a true Xenogears sequel from Square then!?

 

[rofif]

Nobody ever would mind Souls trilogy 4k120 release with proper anti aliasing.
nobody.
And fix the dam Dark Souls 1 remaster. it's awful and lacks background sounds.

 

[viveks86]

Not the same thing, but they're already getting weird with Pac-Man.

How did I miss this?!

 

[XXL]

Finally, Activision can make a Pac-Man FPS.

I would play this.

 

[Pop]

April 1st

huh ok

 

[Generic]

Dragon Ball Musou hype!