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This week sawthe closure of Monolith Productions.
That’s the wrong Monolith and, yes, it is weird that there were two.
As the developer shuts down we look back on its history of fantastic games.
WB filed a patent for the Nemesis system,and in 2021, it successfully obtained it.
Despite the closure of Monolith Productions, WB still holds that patent.
If it keeps paying the related fees, it will own it for another decade.
I rejoiced when Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse entered the public domain.
And I firmly believe that any government official who floats banning a book should be banned from public office.
If id had patentedDoom’s approach to shooting in the ’90s, the FPS genre wouldn’t exist.
If PlayerUnknown had patented the battle royale,FortniteandApex Legendswouldn’t exist.
Big, profitable chunks of the industry could have been taken out of commission by the threat of litigation.
Oh, it sprouted a new leg here.
Oh, it lost the tail at that point?
That’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for him.
Since 2014, only those two games have used the Nemesis System.
Who knows what other developers could have done with it?
Until 2036, none of us will.
After years of silence, the Wonder Woman game is dead.
How did it ever come to this?
