Godzilla could be cool but it would need some really cool "destruction mechs". Stern will just have a building on a spring.

This isn't the first license they've sniped. It's to a point where Charlie (or any other company) could trick Stern into buying something just by talking with them.

What happens more often than not is Spooky (or any other company) will talk to a license. Said license will then "want to look around" which means see if anybody else will give them a better deal. This inevitably leads to Stern. Who then realize some other company does have interest in said license, causing Stern to pounce and remove it as an option for the competition.

And yes Stern will sit on desirable licenses just to prevent others from using it. Of the titles they've sniped only Munsters has become real.

I don't feel that's my place to say.

If Stern pays more or commits faster, that's just business.

The only reason people want to know what the licenses are is so they can whine about what themes Stern ISN'T making.

I agree I don't "get" Munsters AT ALL.

But a lot of people are salivating for it and as I've mentioned before Pinside CAN will games into being just by typing them enough.