Disney in talks to buy Fox. What could this mean for Alien and Predator?

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Huggs

I don't like it. The palm trees look fake.

Perfect-Organism

When they were revamping the name, did they not notice we're in the 21st century?

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯

They'll want to keep the brand everyone is familiar with. They just don't like the right wing Fox bit, which is why they dropped that.

Voodoo Magic

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 15, 2020, 03:47:42 PM
They'll want to keep the brand everyone is familiar with. They just don't like the right wing Fox bit, which is why they dropped that.

Sillyness hypothesized by right-wing hating left-wingers.

What's bigger than the minor Fox News, and minor Fox Sports, is the Fox Broadcasting Company, a national television network that has delivered us mega shows like X-Files and Simpsons and 24 and American Idol etc., etc. Fox also airs the biggest US television draw out there, NFL Games, and therefore are a big competitor of the ABC Network owned by Disney. So clearly they wouldn't keep calling themselves / advertising as a competitor name.

The Shuriken

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 13, 2020, 11:52:50 AM
Disney Invites Game Developers to Tell Original Stories With Popular Franchises

QuoteSean Shoptaw, senior vp games and interactive experiences at Disney, on Wednesday gave an update on the studio's new approach to gaming, emphasizing original storytelling and "reimagining" classic characters and settings.
Disney is opening its vault to leading video game creatives.

Sean Shoptaw, senior vp games and interactive experiences at Disney, on Wednesday gave an update on the studio's new approach to video game licensing at the 2020 DICE Summit at the Aria Convention Center in Las Vegas.

"I'm here for one specific reason: to empower you to do really unique things with our [catalog]," the exec told the crowd of game developers. "We want to tap into the power of creatives across the industry."

Citing recent examples such as EA and Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 2019's sixth-best-selling title, and 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man from Insomniac Games, which was the fastest-selling first-party title in Sony's history with 3.3 million units sold in its first three days (it has since gone on to sell over 13 million copies), Shoptaw stressed the importance of original storytelling and "reimagining" what Disney characters and settings could be.

The Disney exec extended an invitation to game developers in the room and throughout the industry to "come and play" with its extensive catalog of franchises, which now include many 20th Century (formerly 20th Century Fox) properties such as Avatar and Bob's Burgers, among many others.

Please let this lead to a single player Predator game.

Xiggz456

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 15, 2020, 04:21:04 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 15, 2020, 03:47:42 PM
They'll want to keep the brand everyone is familiar with. They just don't like the right wing Fox bit, which is why they dropped that.

Sillyness hypothesized by right-wing hating left-wingers.

What's bigger than the minor Fox News, and minor Fox Sports, is the Fox Broadcasting Company, a national television network that has delivered us mega shows like X-Files and Simpsons and 24 and American Idol etc., etc. Fox also airs the biggest US television draw out there, NFL Games, and therefore are a big competitor of the ABC Network owned by Disney. So clearly they wouldn't keep calling themselves / advertising as a competitor name.

I'd wager that both factored into the decision to varying degrees. Brand perception is extremely important to Disney.

Voodoo Magic

Quote from: Xiggz456 on Feb 16, 2020, 01:32:24 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 15, 2020, 04:21:04 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 15, 2020, 03:47:42 PM
They'll want to keep the brand everyone is familiar with. They just don't like the right wing Fox bit, which is why they dropped that.

Sillyness hypothesized by right-wing hating left-wingers.

What's bigger than the minor Fox News, and minor Fox Sports, is the Fox Broadcasting Company, a national television network that has delivered us mega shows like X-Files and Simpsons and 24 and American Idol etc., etc. Fox also airs the biggest US television draw out there, NFL Games, and therefore are a big competitor of the ABC Network owned by Disney. So clearly they wouldn't keep calling themselves / advertising as a competitor name.

I'd wager that both factored into the decision to varying degrees. Brand perception is extremely important to Disney.

Nah, to me that's small thinking. If Target buys a bunch of Walmart stores, it's not going to change the name of the stores because they disagree with Walmart's corporate policies, politics and hiring practices. They are going to change the name because it's no longer part of the Walmart Corp. If Fox News didn't exist, they still wouldn't want the appearance of being associated with Fox Sports, competition to Disney owned ESPN, or the huge Fox Broadcasting Company, competition to Disney owned ABC. But left-wing The New York Times always tries to polarize and make things political, so they surmised the name change was a political decision without any proof, because sadly often that's what they do these days.

Huggs


SuperiorIronman

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Please let this lead to a single player Predator game.

There seems to be a bunch of Predator references and cameos out there so I don't doubt a studio beyond Ilfonic wants to work on the property. If Hunting Grounds could happen during the merger against all odds then a bigger studio being invited to work on the character is a definite possibility.

The Shuriken

Quote from: SuperiorIronman on Feb 16, 2020, 05:04:32 AM
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Please let this lead to a single player Predator game.

There seems to be a bunch of Predator references and cameos out there so I don't doubt a studio beyond Ilfonic wants to work on the property. If Hunting Grounds could happen during the merger against all odds then a bigger studio being invited to work on the character is a definite possibility.

When Ghost Recon Wildlands had the special Predator mission, I thought it was a sign Ubisoft was going to make a Predator game similar to Assassin's Creed. But alas it was nothing.


Kimarhi

That shit was hard as hell to solo, but I did it anyway.

Took me about five attempts tho.


I actually beat him once, but couldn't get clear of the self destruct.  Then several tries after that I was wasted before finally getting him and actually clearing the self destruct.  It ended up being a fairly more satisfying video game victory than I thought it would. 

Voodoo Magic

Quote from: The Shuriken on Feb 16, 2020, 06:00:41 AM
Quote from: SuperiorIronman on Feb 16, 2020, 05:04:32 AM
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Please let this lead to a single player Predator game.

There seems to be a bunch of Predator references and cameos out there so I don't doubt a studio beyond Ilfonic wants to work on the property. If Hunting Grounds could happen during the merger against all odds then a bigger studio being invited to work on the character is a definite possibility.

When Ghost Recon Wildlands had the special Predator mission, I thought it was a sign Ubisoft was going to make a Predator game similar to Assassin's Creed. But alas it was nothing.

Wouldn't that be something. Yeah, I realize the production costs would be higher, but I do hope Concrete Jungle isn't our last foray into single player. How would I love something open world based!  :o

Xiggz456

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 03:48:17 AM
Quote from: Xiggz456 on Feb 16, 2020, 01:32:24 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 15, 2020, 04:21:04 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 15, 2020, 03:47:42 PM
They'll want to keep the brand everyone is familiar with. They just don't like the right wing Fox bit, which is why they dropped that.

Sillyness hypothesized by right-wing hating left-wingers.

What's bigger than the minor Fox News, and minor Fox Sports, is the Fox Broadcasting Company, a national television network that has delivered us mega shows like X-Files and Simpsons and 24 and American Idol etc., etc. Fox also airs the biggest US television draw out there, NFL Games, and therefore are a big competitor of the ABC Network owned by Disney. So clearly they wouldn't keep calling themselves / advertising as a competitor name.

I'd wager that both factored into the decision to varying degrees. Brand perception is extremely important to Disney.

Nah, to me that's small thinking. If Target buys a bunch of Walmart stores, it's not going to change the name of the stores because they disagree with Walmart's corporate policies, politics and hiring practices. They are going to change the name because it's no longer part of the Walmart Corp. If Fox News didn't exist, they still wouldn't want the appearance of being associated with Fox Sports, competition to Disney owned ESPN, or the huge Fox Broadcasting Company, competition to Disney owned ABC. But left-wing The New York Times always tries to polarize and make things political, so they surmised the name change was a political decision without any proof, because sadly often that's what they do these days.

It's not "small thinking" it's "all encompassing thinking". That's why I said to "varying degrees". But think what you want  :)

Voodoo Magic

Quote from: Xiggz456 on Feb 16, 2020, 01:58:38 PM
It's not "small thinking" it's "all encompassing thinking". That's why I said to "varying degrees". But think what you want  :)

Sorry, I meant "small thinking" only in regards to corporation thinking and brand recognition and a billion dollar buy, and unequivocally believing the name would change regardless.  :) Otherwise, you take that political angle, then one would have to believe if Fox News was rather a liberal leaning news network, Disney would this time keep the name "Fox" even though Fox is still a major competitor name to Disney in different markets. I personally see that theoretical premise as highly illogical, regardless of one's political leanings.

The Shuriken

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 01:35:11 PM
Quote from: The Shuriken on Feb 16, 2020, 06:00:41 AM
Quote from: SuperiorIronman on Feb 16, 2020, 05:04:32 AM
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Please let this lead to a single player Predator game.

There seems to be a bunch of Predator references and cameos out there so I don't doubt a studio beyond Ilfonic wants to work on the property. If Hunting Grounds could happen during the merger against all odds then a bigger studio being invited to work on the character is a definite possibility.

When Ghost Recon Wildlands had the special Predator mission, I thought it was a sign Ubisoft was going to make a Predator game similar to Assassin's Creed. But alas it was nothing.

Wouldn't that be something. Yeah, I realize the production costs would be higher, but I do hope Concrete Jungle isn't our last foray into single player. How would I love something open world based!  :o

I actually made a topic in the games forum in 2018 detailing what I think could make a fun Predator game. I also did a ubisoft survey a while ago and it asked what license would I like to see them make a game of and I said Predator.

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