Why would a company with no customers that actively distances itself from another company offer a voucher to another company’s customers?
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Quoted from cpr9999:Goodwill which does couple things:
1. Puts out a good vibe to the pinball community - so there is no dark cloud over them because of Highway - smart move
2. Allows them to put at bay any thoughts of a law suit (if it was possible for game content) - another smart move
These guys are thinking....let's see if they can execute now. Like what I see / hear so far - time will tell.
Another startup pinball company in a bit of different circumstances - however, is playing is smart is Dutch Pinball with Big Lebowski. Trying to make the EA's whole over time is smart if they want longevity in the industry. Oh yeah - another great theme integrated pinball game. What these companies both have in common is a good-great pinball machine to start with - with great theme integration. However.....Deeproot....not so sure about RAZA.
How is this goodwill? They’re not the same company. They don’t owe anyone anything, right?
Quoted from hocuslocus:It might not be the same person at the helm, but the financial partners (who took over late in the game and made Andrew step down) weren't able to get things to work after a period of time. So they decided to dissolve the company and bought the assets to make new one. At least that's what I remember happening, please let me know if I'm wrong. They were in charge when I asked for my refund, which never came. Luckily I only had a deposit in, I would of been pretty pissed if I lost 8500 or whatever it was.
If it's brand new people with no affiliation to the old company, I wouldn't expect them to refund anything either. Andrew obviously made a lot of bad decisions, but it's not like he was the only one with power (there is blame to go round).
I guess that’s ultimately my point. These people played inside baseball by seemingly selling themselves intellectual property from a bankrupt company to a newly incorporated company while screwing people out of cash.
“We aren’t heighway but we’ll give ya $4,000 for the trouble of giving another company money”
What business in any other industry would do such a thing? I suppose it’s nice they’re “making an offering” because “they don’t have to” however pinball people clearly don’t give a rats ass as long as the game gets made and they can get it.
I wonder how the sausage was made when heighway went down? To be a fly on that wall.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:This happens ALL. THE. TIME. When companies go bankrupt (in the US, not sure in Aus), they can go to court and the court decides who gets the remaining cash or assets they have. Not saying it’s right but this idea is -on purpose- that the business is sold to another entity (frequently someone who was involved with the first company will be involved with the second), and that new entity tried to make up a successful business out of it. Otherwise nobody ever gets anything at all. As much as I think this whole Alien fiasco is now a joke, and I feel terrible for those who got screwed - the light at the end of the tunnel
Is that new games have a chance at getting produced.
You want to really get pissed off at how business operates? Look up Leveraged Buyout. It’s legal, but only available to the super rich.
They likely sold the IP to themselves at a likely discounted rate before declaring closing “Heighway” with nothing.
This wasn’t determined by a court. It was determined by people who had a direct benefit of receiving IP. They are now claiming they are a distinct entity while offering a voucher to customers that aren’t “theirs”. They made this distinction for any legal ramifications I’m sure.
Pretty slimy but as long as the games are made people won’t care. The world spins on
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