Posted April 18, 2012
Thanks for the info!
I don't like the fact Bethesda is sueing fans for nothing, so knowing I gave them money for a game they didn't even make wouldn't feel right.
Ermhm: Sorry for reviving a topic, but I was wondering - I bought Fallout 2 on gog.com, does Bethesda get any money from it since they own the rights now? 
SimonG: Actually, the game you bought from GOG was still licensed from interplay, so they get the money. And if GOG isn't getting a Deal with Bethesda, GOG will lose Fallout by the end of 2012 (?).
But we don't even know what deals GOG made. Maybe they just paid one big pile of money and can keep all the profits from selling.
In any rate, the developer just about never gets money from sales. Development contracts are like contractors. They get paid their wages and nothing more. Unless the dev is publishing on its own, which is happening more and more.
I don't like the fact Bethesda is sueing fans for nothing, so knowing I gave them money for a game they didn't even make wouldn't feel right.
But we don't even know what deals GOG made. Maybe they just paid one big pile of money and can keep all the profits from selling.
In any rate, the developer just about never gets money from sales. Development contracts are like contractors. They get paid their wages and nothing more. Unless the dev is publishing on its own, which is happening more and more.
Post edited April 18, 2012 by Ermhm