Want To Know Who Owns The 'No One Lives Forever' License? So Does Activision

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The Monolith-developed spy spoof has changed hands so many times that even the company that theoretically owns it doesn't have a clue who can release or make more "No One Lives Forever" games.

In a video post over on One of Swords, Activision community manager tried to grapple with just this question from a fan of the franchise. Once upon a time, media conglomerate Vivendi-Universal and Activision merged, pooling together numerous franchises which the latter company has gradually shed over the years. One example Amrich cites is the raunchy "Leisure Suit Larry" series which was bought by a third party while other Sierra titles like "Space Quest" and "King's Quest" are safe and sound at Activision.

Now here's where it gets slippery: Vivendi owned Fox Interactive who in turn published "No One Lives Forever" back in 2000 for the PC. Monolith, the game's developer was subsequently acquired by Warner Brothers and somewhere in that tangle, »

- Charles Webb

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