Matrix License NOT X-box exclusive
 

Just saw it in this weeks issue of www.gamecubeweekly.com:

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Inforgrams bought out the Matrix license right? Well
because of that a version will ship to every system at
the same time. Feel bad for Microsoft who paid out an
undisclosed amount for a six month exclusive that was
lost when Interplay sold the license. The game is set for
release with the next movie, in May of 2003.

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Anything else on this?

Matrix :drool:

1. This is not news. Shiny's buyout was announced April 25th. The multiconsole Matrix announcment was May 20th.

2. Microsoft isn't losing a dime. Yes, they paid Shiny 5 million around March 27th 2001. But they will get it back since Shiny wasn't able to produce the game. It's all in the agreement:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da...46/dex1039.txt


Anyway, I'm more excited about the Matrix MMORPG that was announced at E3.

It was never going to be a pure exclusive, just for a certain amount of time plus a few extras. I think MS saw they game sucked and didn't really care, like Wreckless going to the PS2.

Who knows though? We'll see. One thing's for certain, Gamecubeweekly sucks for Xbox news. ;)

SHINY screwed up? I've always thought they were kind of overrated, but I'm surprised they couldn't pull this off. THe Matrix mod for Max Payne is already a pretty cool little thing. The gameplay is pretty much locked down inthat one. It would really only take some level building and it could be a cool game.