GenCon news?

[DMG]

So is there any Lone Wolf news from GenCon?

Apart from the Cthulhu-themed AP from Paizo, I'm finding nothing but tumbleweeds.

Or did the Lone Wolf staff just get up and say "Soon"?

[liz]

We met with the Paizo team on Sunday at Gen Con. I'd love to tell you all the details, but it's in our best interest not to announce details of any possible business deal until things have been signed. However, I can tell you that the door has not been shut on Pathfinder content in Realm Works.

[MNBlockHead]

But not WoTC? :-(

[Parody]

Originally Posted by MNBlockHead

But not WoTC? :-(

Hasbro went with Fantasy Grounds. Will Hasbro think they need more computer gaming tools than what Fantasy Grounds provides?

[Lexfire]

Negotiating digital content rights with publishers can be a tough nut to crack. Publisher’s, in general have a tough time with digital rights management and sales reporting versus print. Print is safe, tangible, print can be lost, print can be damaged, and can be discounted from an obscene list price.

[DMG]

Originally Posted by liz

We met with the Paizo team on Sunday at Gen Con. I'd love to tell you all the details, but it's in our best interest not to announce details of any possible business deal until things have been signed. However, I can tell you that the door has not been shut on Pathfinder content in Realm Works.

Thanks Liz!

I just thought it was odd that there's been virtually no news from GenCon from any company, where there's normally masses of announcements.

[Parody]

I guess I'm used to already knowing ahead of time what's new at Gen Con. It's a time for releases, not announcements, if only because the focus of the show is the dealer's hall. ::shrug::

[the_redbeard]

Originally Posted by Parody

Hasbro went with Fantasy Grounds. Will Hasbro think they need more computer gaming tools than what Fantasy Grounds provides?

According to Mike Mearls in a GenCon interview:

* The license for Fantasy Grounds is not exclusive, so potentially other platforms can license the content from them. (meaning WotC)

Read more: http://www.enworld.org/forum/content...#ixzz3htjjscBj

[rob]

Originally Posted by MNBlockHead

But not WoTC? :-(

Cross-posted from the Hero Lab forums...

Some assumptions above require clarification.

In general, the only companies who actually sign something at GenCon or other such events are the small ones. For sizable companies, meetings and discussions take place at GenCon, but any contracts must still go through lawyers, so nothing gets signed at GenCon. And, in the case of Wizards, they don't even send people of sufficient clout to GenCon to actually attempt to work through licensing details.

So nothing of major note typically gets signed at GenCon (unless it's more of a ceremonial signing after all the lawyers are done in advance of GenCon). And even that's not possible for anything with Wizards.

[rob]

Originally Posted by Parody

I guess I'm used to already knowing ahead of time what's new at Gen Con. It's a time for releases, not announcements, if only because the focus of the show is the dealer's hall. ::shrug::

This is pretty much the case nowadays. There will be a few announcements, here and there, but not many. And the necessity for all the lawyers in any contract preclude actually signing anything that isn't already fully hammered out prior to the show.