Board 8 > Lawsuit over ownership of Friday the 13th kills all future updates on video game

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There's dispute over who owns the franchise, which kills both any hope of new movies and has effectively killed the promise updates for the ongoing Friday the 13th: The Game. Probably no one else on B8 likes this game, but I do, and it sucks because it did get still get major updates. There are in fact costumes, a whole new character, and a spaceship map that are complete and will probably never get released now.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3503558/legal-claim-brings-indefinite-end-new-friday-13th-game-content/

As many in our community may be aware, a legal claim has been made which could affect all future Friday the 13th intellectual property. Although in the past the game has not been subject to any such claim, new content and material going forward will be affected. An initial decision in this case was expected in October 2017, but no decision has yet been issued. The court review of the legal rights is in process, but final resolution may take some time. Until the claim rights can be dismissed or resolved, no new content can be released.

When we originally learned that the game fell within the crosshairs of this legal dispute, we tried to balance the creation of new content requested by our fans against the maintenance and bug fixing that our community expects and deserves. We attempted to do both within the limits of the legal case.

Weve now been forced to accept that the lawsuit makes future content for the game, including alternate play modes, new playable Jasons and Counselors, and new maps, unfeasible now or in the future. Although the listed content types will be affected, we remain committed to launching dedicated servers on our console platforms and providing the continued maintenance and bug fixing important to supporting our fan base.

So what does this mean exactly? There will be no additional content added to Friday the 13th: The Game. This includes Uber Jason, The Grendel Map, Jason Kill Packs, Clothing, Emotes and new Counselors.

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Bump
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I actually liked this game too, fwiw. This sucks.
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This is good for screenwriters. I hope Victor Miller wins his case either way. Either give the screenwriters the employee benefits or give them the ownership rights.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/friday-13th-producer-points-writers-union-membership-bid-hold-franchise-rights-1012930

Hope the judge looks at the contracts closely and issues a fair ruling.
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