When FASA Studios closed its doors a few months back, we thought it was the end of Shadowrun and FASA games as we knew them. But today we find it's not. FASA founder Jordan Weisman has been busy lately, he just created a new game studio called Smith & Tinker and (get this) bought up all of FASA's original IPs from Microsoft. Yup. Weisman and Smith & Tinker now own the Shadowrun IP as well as MechWarrior and Crimson Skies. What will they be doing with these oldy, but golden IPs? They're not ready to show us their hand just yet, but they do promise to "surprise and delight old fans, while welcoming new fans to these fantastic worlds". Anyone up for an Xbox 360 Crimson Skies sequel in 2010?[Via IGN]
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12-08-2007 @ 12:57PM
Reptil3 said...
licenses !=buys
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12-08-2007 @ 12:59PM
Ejab said...
Exactly, you guys got me scared, I thought that there might be a CS game on ps3.
12-08-2007 @ 1:37PM
NukeAssault said...
"Crimson Skies sequel in 2010?"
Fuck yeah i am.
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12-08-2007 @ 4:02PM
DemonGSides said...
Fuck yeah, me too.
12-08-2007 @ 1:44PM
Trashman said...
YES!!! there is still hope for a new mechassault game. i so hope there will be
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12-08-2007 @ 1:45PM
Jedijoe9 said...
I tried to enjoy the last Shadowrun game, I really did. But I am excited to hear about this because maybe now we can have a proper next gen Shadowrun game.
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12-08-2007 @ 6:04PM
Anticrawl said...
How was the last one not proper? I loved the game, and you can't say it wasn't true to it's roots considering the FASA guys invented the old Pen & Paper RPG.
12-08-2007 @ 2:07PM
Will said...
Yes please!
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12-08-2007 @ 2:22PM
Joe said...
I would like a new Shadowrun game. Just as long as it goes back to being a RPG. As for Crimson Skies I am all for that. Both of those games I would really like to play again. I could care less about the other game but it might be fun if it is a MMO game though.
Also this does not mean then these games could come out on the PS3 then.
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12-08-2007 @ 2:33PM
Van Faulk said...
New crimson skies = win.
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12-08-2007 @ 2:57PM
ccc said...
"surprise and delight old fans, while welcoming new fans to these fantastic worlds".
This sounds more like a statement saying something along the lines of doing something with the actual original games and not makeing sequals. Sure they could very well happen down the road but first, I'd expect to see something done with these original games first.
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12-08-2007 @ 3:14PM
jtedesco33 said...
@7
Why woudn't it mean that they could come out on the PS3? They are in independent company I would think they could put their IP's on any platform they wanted to.
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12-08-2007 @ 3:58PM
asmonius said...
Because microsoft still owns the IPs.
12-08-2007 @ 3:41PM
eugene said...
Nice news. I loved crimson skies and if this means there's a chance for a mechwarrior game that isn't some dumbed down arcade shooter, I'm all the more excited.
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12-08-2007 @ 4:44PM
Mikeawesome said...
I wouldn't mind another Shadowrun FPS.
...if it was done right. :|
Crimson Skies makes me happy, though.
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12-08-2007 @ 4:55PM
jtedesco33 said...
@12
"Smith & Tinker and (get this) bought up all of FASA's original IPs from Microsoft. Yup. Weisman and Smith & Tinker now own the Shadowrun IP as well as MechWarrior and Crimson Skies."
Am I missing something? Doesn't that mean that MS no longer owns them, leaving them open to any platform?
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12-08-2007 @ 5:12PM
asmonius said...
"Smith & Tinker is pleased to announce that it has licensed from Microsoft the electronic entertainment rights for Mr. Weisman's previous creations of MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies and the other properties of the FASA catalog. We’re not quite ready to announce our plans for each property, but please be assured that our goal is to surprise and delight old fans, while welcoming new fans to these fantastic worlds."
They bought the rights to use the IPs for new games, not the ownership.
12-08-2007 @ 5:15PM
Tony Bowman said...
as someone on another forum said, "who do i have to blow" for a crimson skies or shadowrun MMO?
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12-08-2007 @ 5:53PM
bigd7387 said...
Well the news is good all around. The games will stay with MS probably PC & 360 and Crimson Skies 2 will be a common'.
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12-08-2007 @ 6:34PM
Anticrawl said...
Uhh wouldn't it be Crimson Skies 3? The one on the Xbox was a sequal.