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No More Masters of the Universe (He-Man) RPG???

Started by Batjon, May 15, 2023, 12:51:05 PM

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Batjon

May 15, 2023, 12:51:05 PM
I heard that the upcoming Legends of Grayskull RPG using the Cortex Prime system by Cam Banks has now been cancelled, since he sold the system to another company.

Has anyone heard if it is indeed canceled completely, or were the scarce rumors about the license also transferring to the new company correct? If it is indeed canceled, has anyone heard any rumors of another company picking up the license?

Summon666

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May 15, 2023, 01:12:40 PM
my understanding is that it is just on indefinite hold. The company has been sold, and this has lead to some kind of complicated copyright issue. Sorta like how Judge Dredd is a mess. My assumption is that they want to continue it, but this rights thing needs to be sorted out and that might take time and money.. so I wouldn't count on news soon. Also, you gotta take into account that the He-Man Netflix revival was a complete failure due to woke BS. I know that the He-Man boardgame kicker made it through but the other 2 he-man board games also folded after the netflix cartoon flopped.

jhkim

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May 15, 2023, 03:03:03 PM
Quote from: Summon666 on May 15, 2023, 01:12:40 PM
my understanding is that it is just on indefinite hold. The company has been sold, and this has lead to some kind of complicated copyright issue. Sorta like how Judge Dredd is a mess. My assumption is that they want to continue it, but this rights thing needs to be sorted out and that might take time and money.. so I wouldn't count on news soon. Also, you gotta take into account that the He-Man Netflix revival was a complete failure due to woke BS. I know that the He-Man boardgame kicker made it through but the other 2 he-man board games also folded after the netflix cartoon flopped.

Yeah, that's what I read from this article.

https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/news/legends-of-grayskull-rpg-indefinitely-postponed-cortex-dire-wolf-digital

It's not clear what the new owners Dire Wolf Digital plan to do with Cortex. They're selling the existing Cortex RPGs as the only RPGs in their store:

https://shop.direwolfdigital.com/collections/rpg

But they haven't had any announcements about new products. I'm not sure why they acquired them if they're not planning on more RPG products down the road, but maybe their plans are just secret.

Mishihari

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May 15, 2023, 05:51:40 PM
Quote from: Summon666 on May 15, 2023, 01:12:40 PM
... Also, you gotta take into account that the He-Man Netflix revival was a complete failure due to woke BS. ...

I hadn't heard about that.  What happened?

Summon666

#4
May 15, 2023, 05:53:19 PM
They killed He-Man in the 1st episode and then the story was about Shelia and her gay lover.

Grognard GM

#5
May 15, 2023, 06:17:38 PM
Quote from: Mishihari on May 15, 2023, 05:51:40 PM
Quote from: Summon666 on May 15, 2023, 01:12:40 PM
... Also, you gotta take into account that the He-Man Netflix revival was a complete failure due to woke BS. ...

I hadn't heard about that.  What happened?

Like all legacy strong male characters, He-Man was pushed out of the way to make room for a stronk whamen.

Here's classic Teela:


Here's Nu-Teela:
I'm a middle aged guy with a lot of free time, looking for similar, to form a group for regular gaming. You should be chill, non-woke, and have time on your hands.

See below:

https://www.therpgsite.com/news-and-adverts/looking-to-form-a-group-of-people-with-lots-of-spare-time-for-regular-games/

mightybrain

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May 15, 2023, 07:32:26 PM
Quote from: Summon666 on May 15, 2023, 05:53:19 PM
They killed He-Man in the 1st episode and then the story was about Shelia and her gay lover.

It's funny because it's true.

Almost_Useless

#7
May 17, 2023, 10:28:27 PM
I don't have the exact quote, but there was something about not being able to do Legends of Greyskull and Tales of Xadia both after the DnDBeyond buyout.  I didn't get the impression they'd lost the license, but maybe not enough manpower or money.

They did drop all the LoG info and discussions from their Discord server, so I'm not holding out a lot of hope.

Batjon

#8
June 18, 2023, 09:49:02 AM
Cam Banks confirmed with me personally it is officially canceled.

JeremyR

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June 21, 2023, 01:42:54 AM
Haven't watched the show, but I sometimes stock toys at work and the new He-Man is microcephalic. Deeply weird. I can't imagine it appealing to anyone, especially not the main buyer of action figures these days, 30-40 year old single men.

Ratman_tf

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June 21, 2023, 02:02:36 AM
Quote from: JeremyR on June 21, 2023, 01:42:54 AM
Haven't watched the show, but I sometimes stock toys at work and the new He-Man is microcephalic. Deeply weird. I can't imagine it appealing to anyone, especially not the main buyer of action figures these days, 30-40 year old single men.

Hey! I happen to be in my fifties. :D
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Kerstmanneke82

#11
June 21, 2023, 04:12:27 AM
Well, in today's environment it would've scored really well, though, since he was one of the first to actually say his pronouns.

Armchair Gamer

#12
June 21, 2023, 08:11:53 AM
Quote from: JeremyR on June 21, 2023, 01:42:54 AM
Haven't watched the show, but I sometimes stock toys at work and the new He-Man is microcephalic. Deeply weird. I can't imagine it appealing to anyone, especially not the main buyer of action figures these days, 30-40 year old single men.

   The "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" line based off the CGI Netflix series? That one's definitely skewed to the younger market, and since the line's been cancelled, it doesn't seem to have worked out. (The older market is being catered to more with Origins and Masterverse. :) )
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