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FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 03:52:57 PM »
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FASA, WizKids and 42 Entertainment founder Jordan Weisman has announced, via the website of his newest venture-backed startup Smith & Tinker, that he has licensed the 'electronic entertainment' rights to his MechWarrior, Shadowrun and Crimson Skies properties back from Microsoft.

The recently founded Smith & Tinker, named after two minor characters from the Land Of Oz books, describe themselves as "...a venture-backed company that builds intellectual property across a wide spectrum of interactive products, weaving games, toys and publishing into immersive transmedia experiences."

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 04:12:44 PM »
Interesting.

So, will there be a MW5, MW5: Mercs Edition, and Shadowrun 2?

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 09:52:18 PM »
If that little company tagline is anything to go by, this sounds like this goes well beyond just video games.

This is good. It brings Mechwarrior closer to it's Battletech roots and heck, even back to the guys who made it in the first place. I'm just glad to see all the elements back together,

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #3 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 09:54:00 PM »
Indeed.  Better there than elsewhere, really.

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 10:20:35 PM »
Wizkids has done some awesome stuff with certain franchises, such as Heroclix and the Star Wars Pocketmodel game which I am playing a lot of right now.  I would love to see some new MechWarrior tabletop game come out.

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #5 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 10:41:15 PM »
Pirates of the Spanish Main. Word.

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 11:03:58 PM »
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It brings Mechwarrior closer to it's Battletech root

That's what is awesome. Plus Crimson Skies was really cool.

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Re: FASA founder gets MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies back from MS
« Reply #7 on: Thursday, December 06, 2007, 11:37:32 PM »
Sweet! That's good news!