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Lord of the Rings needs to be ‘one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world,’ Embracer COO says (www.retbit.com)

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Lord of the Rings needs to be 'one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world,' Embracer interim COO Matthew Karch said in a recent speech to investors that also dealt with restructuring the company itself.

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[–] Kupo_Knight@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'd disagree, it doesn't need to be a gaming franchise at all. It didn't need to be films either, as much as I enjoyed them, not everything has to be franchised out and milked for all it's worth.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could admire works of art and appreciate them for what they are instead of having vultures circle above looking to extract the very marrow of what makes it special.

[–] Norin_was_taken@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I would dislike corporate LotR a lot less if the IP were in the public domain.

As it is right now, corporate ownership of Tolkien’s work just puts a bad taste in my mouth because the people selling it really want you to believe that their product is a “real” addition to the work of someone dead for decades. Meanwhile everything else is fan fiction and illegitimate.

When a story belongs to everyone though, then anyone can tell it however they please and choose to ignore or disregard the additions of other people.

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