Walop@sopuli.xyztoRetroGaming@lemmy.world•That Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator saysEnglish
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8 months agoValve has been quite supportive of fan projects like Black Mesa and Delta Particles and only demanding to remove Half-Life from the name to protect their trademark. But I guess they don’t want to risk involving Nintendo.
Because that is all they got. Even if they make some profit on the sale of the hardware, it is peanuts compared to the game and tie-in sales. Losing control of even a single IP would be a serious hit to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i13hrynnGNY