Marvel License, AKA Deadpool game removal

Nonce Equitaur 2
Nonce Equitaur 2 Posts: 2,269 Chairperson of the Boards
edited January 2014 in MPQ General Discussion
The Deadpool game got a Marvel license, which Activision chose to not renew. As a result, all online/digital version of the game were deleted on January 1, 2014. If you'd like to play it, it can be gotten on disks presumably made before the license expired.

It's come out that D3Publishing got a Marvel license. When does it expire? Will the game suddenly cease to exist on January 1, 2015?

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    A lot more than deadpool got removed. Spiderman games and MVC games as well.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Nonce Equitaur 2 wrote:
    The Deadpool game got a Marvel license, which Activision chose to not renew. As a result, all online/digital version of the game were deleted on January 1, 2014. If you'd like to play it, it can be gotten on disks presumably made before the license expired.

    It's come out that D3Publishing got a Marvel license. When does it expire? Will the game suddenly cease to exist on January 1, 2015?

    What do you mean "it's come out." Everyone knew they had a Marvel license from the get go.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    And thus yet ANOTHER reason to not buy digital....
  • Kiamodo
    Kiamodo Posts: 423 Mover and Shaker
    edited January 2014
    soenottelling wrote:
    And thus yet ANOTHER reason to not buy digital....


    Yep. Gald I'm not the only person hesitant to move to full digital.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    So if you bought it on Steam you'd be screwed? That is crazy.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This would prolly be deleted if any1 ever read forums anymore. Lolz
  • Unknown
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    Nonce Equitaur 2 wrote:
    The Deadpool game got a Marvel license, which Activision chose to not renew. As a result, all online/digital version of the game were deleted on January 1, 2014. If you'd like to play it, it can be gotten on disks presumably made before the license expired.

    It's come out that D3Publishing got a Marvel license. When does it expire? Will the game suddenly cease to exist on January 1, 2015?

    I'm playing a digital version of deadpool for 360 right now...
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Just to clarify, taking down means you can no longer buy it online. if you already bought it online, you can continue to play it or even re-download it.
  • Unknown
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    DumDumDugn wrote:
    Just to clarify, taking down means you can no longer buy it online. if you already bought it online, you can continue to play it or even re-download it.

    So no new customers and a constantly diminishing player base. Better but not by much. Good clarification though.
  • Mischief
    Mischief Posts: 39 Just Dropped In
    Psykopathic wrote:
    DumDumDugn wrote:
    Just to clarify, taking down means you can no longer buy it online. if you already bought it online, you can continue to play it or even re-download it.

    So no new customers and a constantly diminishing player base. Better but not by much. Good clarification though.

    There's a thread someone on Steam which lists all of the games that have been removed from Steam. There's only one game listed (uncomfirmed) which was said to be removed someone's library but I agree with your assessment of no new customers or anything unless it comes back icon_e_smile.gif.
  • Kelbris
    Kelbris Posts: 1,051
    So glad I grabbed it for $20 on Amazon for Cyber Monday. Prime shipping, too.

    ...Haven't even opened it yet ._.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Kelbris wrote:
    So glad I grabbed it for $20 on Amazon for Cyber Monday. Prime shipping, too.

    ...Haven't even opened it yet ._.
    Don't open it. Sounds like you'll be able to eBay it for a bunch soon.

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