Pocketpair gets nearly 30 fan pleas to buy Mass Effect in a day
Pocketpair's John Buckley said fans keep asking the studio to buy IP after closures, but asking prices are often far above potential value.
Pocketpair's head of communications and publishing, John Buckley, said he received close to 30 direct messages and emails in a single day from fans urging the studio to buy the Mass Effect IP, according to gamesradar.com. The messages followed EA's announcement that it is shutting down BioWare, the studio behind the Mass Effect series, where a new installment had been in development.
Buckley said the pattern is familiar: soon after a game is canceled or a studio closes, fans send comments and emails pressing Pocketpair to acquire the IP.
He added that buying and selling intellectual property is complicated, and that asking prices are often very high compared with the potential value of the property.
A joking preference
Buckley joked that Jade Empire, another BioWare RPG, would interest him more than Mass Effect.
EA's decision to shut BioWare down was announced this week, and a new Mass Effect game was in development at the studio at the time.
Quick answers
Why are fans asking Pocketpair to buy Mass Effect?
EA announced it is shutting down BioWare, and fans sent John Buckley close to 30 messages in a day asking Pocketpair to acquire the Mass Effect IP.
What did Pocketpair say about buying game IP?
John Buckley said buying and selling IP is complicated and that asking prices are often very high compared to the potential value.