https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160279522A1/en

Here is the actual Patent:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160279522A1/en

They also patented the Siege system too, where you can build a foundation and then have other players attack. Super interesting stuff. They were trying to get it since 2015 and this patent will last until 2035.

TO be fair - another game company can do something very similar and call it “The Revenge System” or some bullshit. WB will 100% sue, as it is their nature. But as long as it skirts some of these traits, should be ok. But I am not a lawyer.

“The company is lucrative - we turn over an average of 2.7m per year and gross around 33% (900k) profit each year”

Dude wtf? I will take it over

I do Strands Salon - so its MUCH easier to break into the biz

If you read - it basically says that Zaslav was surprised by how well Harry Potter and MK1 did in terms of sales. His probably biggest annoyance is that WB Games is underproducing enough titles because they have such a vast library of content. So he is thinking - Why aren’t we making more Matrix/GoT/DC video games when they have such high ROI

He is also wanting to expand the lifecycle of video games. Instead of Harry Potter being a 1 and done title - he is looking to explore the lifecycle of the game so players will spend more time on the platform, encouraging them to spend more. But this can only really be done if the game is good - as we’ve seen live service games just fail way to often.

Overall - as with most of Zaslav announcements - I am torn. On one hand I am excited because this means more video games from franchises I want to live in. I mean, I would love a Game of Thrones game. But on the other hand - I fear that this will be some F2P bullshit game with lousy graphics and tons of in game monetization options.

One of the benefits of Zaslav is he does follow through and he does put capable people in charge to execute them.

We are entering his Reign and we will see if the direction of MAX will be a good one.