The classic space combat sim is back with its original publisher
In this week’s episode ofThe Question, I talked about how much I’d like to see a newFreespacegame; now we’ve gotten an update as to who owns theFreespaceIP. Coincidence? Almost certainly.Polygon has discoveredthat the intellectual property for the classic space combat has been sold to its original publisher, Interplay, for a paltry $7,500.
Freespacewas originally developed by Volition, now probably best known for developing theSaints Rowfranchise. After the collapse of its parent company THQ, Volition was sold to Koch Media but now court documents show that Interplay is the owner ofFreespace.
While any news on theFreespaceIP would make me happy, Interplay unfortunately hasn’t been very productive of late, evenalmost teetering on the brink of collapse. Sure Interplay published some absolutely classic games —Fallout,MDK,Earthworm Jim, to name a few — but I’d love to see the IP go to a publisher who is actually going to make a newFreespacegame.
Interplay purchases Freespace IP from THQ and Volition for $7,500[Polygon]
