If everything goes well, it will be released on March 5.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth (PRE-RELEASE DISCUSSION)
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Comrade Goby
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No, they just need some time to implement some super hardcore RPG system.
There's a delay probably because they need to slap on ubi shitty fucking DRM on it.
Kem0sabe
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Would be a shame if this was canceled or delayed indefinitely. My hope is if this works out they will make an Archer RPG :D
I heard that Southparkstudious doesn't want to work with Ubisoft and is going to sue Ubi so to cancel the game. Because they had a contract with THQ stating the IP can't be sold or something like that. So probably the game is going to get cancelled altogether.
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Nobody's going to cancel a finished game. It'll get out there one way or another.
"Things continue to get complicated for floundering game publisher THQ, as South Park Studios has filed a court objection to forbid the sale of South Park: The Stick of Truth unless THQ meets several conditions during its upcoming bankruptcy hearings.
South Park Studio, which owns the license to the animated series, first filed the objection on January 18th, stating that it had first entered into an agreement in June of 2011 with THQ regarding the use of South Park in the upcoming Stick of Truth RPG. This agreement, referred to as the "Deal Memo", apparently forbids THQ from handing off the game or its South Park license to another company unless South Park Studio consents to such an arrangement. In addition, the Deal Memo also allows South Park Studio to repurchase "all elements of the South Park game and related products" provided it pays THQ an amount equal to whatever funding and costs it accrued while developing the title.
The objection itself asks the court to prohibit The Stick of Truth's release unless South Park Studio is allowed to consent to any transfer of the South Park license it originally granted THQ on top of both $2.275 million dollars and "adequate assurance of future performance" for the game.
THQ submitted a reply on January 21st to South Park Studio's allegations, arguing that the license in question is eligible for sale under the Copyright Act of 1976, but is currently reviewing whether or not South Park studios has any valid claim to monetary compensation."
South Park Studio, which owns the license to the animated series, first filed the objection on January 18th, stating that it had first entered into an agreement in June of 2011 with THQ regarding the use of South Park in the upcoming Stick of Truth RPG. This agreement, referred to as the "Deal Memo", apparently forbids THQ from handing off the game or its South Park license to another company unless South Park Studio consents to such an arrangement. In addition, the Deal Memo also allows South Park Studio to repurchase "all elements of the South Park game and related products" provided it pays THQ an amount equal to whatever funding and costs it accrued while developing the title.
The objection itself asks the court to prohibit The Stick of Truth's release unless South Park Studio is allowed to consent to any transfer of the South Park license it originally granted THQ on top of both $2.275 million dollars and "adequate assurance of future performance" for the game.
THQ submitted a reply on January 21st to South Park Studio's allegations, arguing that the license in question is eligible for sale under the Copyright Act of 1976, but is currently reviewing whether or not South Park studios has any valid claim to monetary compensation."
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Yeah, I saw that. They'll find a way to settle their differences. Cancelling the game would just be leaving money on the table.
This is fucking stupid. Did you dream that or what? The game is finished, both Matt/Tray and Ubi want to release it. They just need to figure shit out about the whole THQ bankruptcy - Ubi buying SP stuff.
According to your quote above SP studios didn't sue Ubi, they just filed an objection, so until they clear up the mess with THQ, the game cannot be sold.
I can't believe how unfortunate Obsidian is. They had a good contract with THQ and SP studios, the game is ready, the press is hyped about it....and then THQ goes bankrupt and this mess follows. I asked MCA about the release date, but he told me that only Ubi and THQ can give info about it.
Whatever, they still won't let an almost finished game to go down the shitter. Especially a South Park one.
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This has nothing to do with Obsidian. It is pure business sense, which you lack obviously.Obsidian apologists are so delusional.
Christ, if Faergus got his hands on a license to print money, paper currency would be abolished the following day.
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Says the braindead Henkel fanboy
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Obsidian doesn't fix bugs until game is released.
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The bugs you're not seeing are those already fixed.
Cancel this horrible game
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