Udvarnoky Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 Apparently I'm the official "check the company store every day guy." Outlaws has returned to availability again, if anyone cares. Still waiting for Ballblazer.
QueZTone Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 unlucky for those who want it the boxed way though and unlucky for those who are non-usa/canada
Jake Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 That means that the Outlaws soundtrack is once again available, as the full thing is included as audio tracks spread across Outlaws CDs 1 and 2. Great news, as the soundtrack and cutscenes far overshadow the dated gameplay.
Dr Edison 007 Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 Does this mean they'll put other classics back up for sale? Probably not.
jp-30 Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 I'm sure it must have been the first directive of this guy; LUCASARTS NAMES JOHN GEOGHEGAN VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING ...or not. I'll write this one up later, if someone else doesn't beat me to it. Hopefully Jake will - he writes way better headlines than me.
Udvarnoky Posted July 24, 2004 Author Posted July 24, 2004 Errr...in other news, The Adventure Collection just popped up again a little while ago. Everybody just SHUT UP. I tried to tell you guys that their taking down of the collection was no reason to jump to conclusions. ¬
Udvarnoky Posted July 25, 2004 Author Posted July 25, 2004 Ah-hah! Grim Fandango is now out-of-print at Amazon! That means I win.
James Isaac Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 I was told that their games go back on the shop for a quick time every 4 years, to stop the game becoming abandonware (that happens after 5 years of the company not selling the product). Is that right?
Udvarnoky Posted July 26, 2004 Author Posted July 26, 2004 No... As far as I know, as long as LucasArts doesn't make the games freeware (something which will never happen), the copyright lasts beyond my lifetime. This is regardless of whether or not they decide to make the games available.
scabb Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 Copyright for TV & Film (which I assume would be the same for games) expires 70 years from the end of the year of the first publication. So Grim Fandango (published 1998) will become public domain in 2069. That is, unless LucasArts choose to release it for free out of the goodness of their collective hearts.
Udvarnoky Posted July 26, 2004 Author Posted July 26, 2004 Didn't the public domain Supreme Court case some time ago extend corporation copyrights to 95 years?
scabb Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 I'm not sure! I think 70 years is more than enough milking time for anything really. I hope they didn't extend it anyway, I'm absolutely dying to see a sequel to Citizen Kane, and publish my own Harry Potter novels. I do remember Disney were a bit iffed at the copyright laws, in that people might be able to come along and steal their mascots. Which is rich, considering that Disney were built on public domain stories and characters.
Udvarnoky Posted July 30, 2004 Author Posted July 30, 2004 In further official LucasArts Company Store news, there is currently a $9.99 blowout sale going on. Wow. Too bad there's nothing of real interest, unless you'd like to purchase a mug with the logo of a ****ed up company on it. And remember, you heard it from me - the official company store observation expert - first. EDIT: Someone who's not me should really try purchasing this. One could also derive enjoyment by screwing around with the product numbers to find pages of old out-of-print items (like the Mac version of Loom) that were apparently overlooked when deleting stuff. It's also fun to take it a step further by editing the pages so that you can place OOP items in your shopping cart. I once did this with the Classic Adventures pack when it was discontinued, but my order was unsurprisingly cancelled. Still, I've always though it'd be funny if all of a sudden there'd be orders placed for really old titles. Then they'd all be sorry.
Dr Edison 007 Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 I hope they bring back that Classic Adventures thing, I need Zak bad.
Jake Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 I'm sure if Grim is out of stock at Amazon it won't be for long. The jewel case version of Grim apparently does surprisingly good, consistant business on Amazon.
freddie Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Originally posted by Jake I'm sure if Grim is out of stock at Amazon it won't be for long. The jewel case version of Grim apparently does surprisingly good, consistant business on Amazon. Guess the Grim soundtrack doesn't do well then. Oh and I'm still waiting for my soundtrack Jake. Has it been 6 months yet?
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Actually I think the copyright is 70 years in the UK and 90 in the US (or something like that). I remember because I saw a US Sherlock Holmes site that couldn't post some of the stories because they were too recent, whereas a UK site had them all available for download.
Benny Posted August 5, 2004 Posted August 5, 2004 Yeah copyright is quite different in the UK and US, what Scabb posted is correct for the UK, but I think its much longer for the US.
Udvarnoky Posted August 5, 2004 Author Posted August 5, 2004 Okay, you're right. It was stupid of me to assume he was talking about the U.S. It's so ridiculous here, I'll bet there will eventually be no such thing as public domain.
Udvarnoky Posted December 3, 2004 Author Posted December 3, 2004 Further company store woes, as LucasArts finally stopped selling the Mega Monkey Bundle (which was a "limited" item available for a year now), as well as the CMI alternate item that contained Monkey Island Madness. I wonder how long it will be until we can officially purchase Monkey 1 and 2 again from the company. If LucasArts made the bundle available to get rid of old stock, it would appear as though they've succeeded. I hope they restock eventually, even if it's once again the budget editions.
Udvarnoky Posted January 11, 2005 Author Posted January 11, 2005 Always eager to prove that this thread has a point, it's interesting (IT IS!) to know that SWON, Emperor's Tomb, and Armed and Dangerous are now considered "classics" at the company store. Yikes. Armed & Dangerous? Still waiting for LucasArts to make good on its promise (as I like to consider it) on Monkey1 and 2 making their return at some point. EDIT: Holy crap, I've also just noticed that Full Throttle is no more.
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 Here's the current status of all their "classic" adventures... - Maniac Mansion (1987) - NOT FOR SALE - Zak McKraken (1988) - NOT FOR SALE - Indiana Jones Last Crusade (1989) - NOT FOR SALE - Monkey Island 1 (1990) - NOT FOR SALE - Loom (1990) - NOT FOR SALE - Monkey Island 2 (1991) - NOT FOR SALE - Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis (1992) - Adventure Pack Only ($29.95) - Day Of the Tentacle (1993) - Adventure Pack Only ($29.95) - Sam N Max (1993) - Adventure Pack Only ($29.95) - Full Throttle (1995)- NOT FOR SALE - Curse of Monkey Island (1997) - For sale! ($14.95) - Grim Fandango (1998) - For sale! ($14.95) - Escape from Monkey Island (2000) - For sale! ($14.95) + Mac Version available - Sam N Max 2 (2004) -
masterdebator Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Weren't there two versions of Sam & max and Day of the Tentacle? The one with the eight floppies, and the one on CD. If I have my information correct, the floppies only had talking during the cutscenes, but the CD's had talking the entire game. So if this assumtion is true, which version would be available in the adventure pack?
Udvarnoky Posted January 14, 2005 Author Posted January 14, 2005 The Adventure Collection has the CD-talkie versions of all three games. FOA had a floppy edition too, I think what was different about that game was that the talkie version wasn't considered until after the floppy version (or so I've heard). Yeah, the Adventure Collection is a sweet little package, but it comes with nothing in the way of paper extras and sucks if you already have one or two of the games. Definitely worth the purchase, though, just have SCUMMVM ready.
Remi Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Originally posted by Udvarnoky FOA had a floppy edition too, I think what was different about that game was that the talkie version wasn't considered until after the floppy version (or so I've heard). That is pretty much correct. I mean, I'm sure it was considered before, but it was released a while after.
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