They did come back and work out a good deal (and props to the Roddenberry estate for doing that!) but the first reaction was issuing a takedown.
In this case, the fact that it’s using property under actual copyright from a third party (the game studio) rather than just being a fan recreation isn’t in the project’s favour. And to be fair, the author(s) state as much on the website.
I didn’t know they got to do the Orville. Unfortunately, I don’t have any VR access these days, but I’m glad they’re doing well!
They were simply hired by the Roddenberry Estate to do it legit (VR for more devices soon): https://roddenberry.x.io
They also did this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096200/The_Orville__Interactive_Fan_Experience/
And for those who dig this sort of thing, their affiliate studio’s upcoming rad Starship Simulator game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332100/Starship_Simulator/
They did come back and work out a good deal (and props to the Roddenberry estate for doing that!) but the first reaction was issuing a takedown.
In this case, the fact that it’s using property under actual copyright from a third party (the game studio) rather than just being a fan recreation isn’t in the project’s favour. And to be fair, the author(s) state as much on the website.
I didn’t know they got to do the Orville. Unfortunately, I don’t have any VR access these days, but I’m glad they’re doing well!