Rob Pitt writes: When I was younger, pretty much every successful film and TV show had its own video game based on the franchise. We saw this a lot last generation, with all of the Disney tie-ins and the beginning of Telltale Games’ many licencing deals – making a game based upon a popular franchise will usually result in initial guaranteed success.
This generation the spin-offs and tie-ins have calmed down a little, but we still get the odd one or two releasing alongside that which they are in collaboration with, the latest of which being Stranger Things 3: The Game
Based on season three of the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things 3: The Game has a good mystery but only for Netflix members.
Stranger Things 3: The Game is being delisted from sale on Steam and GOG — it's your last chance to buy this digital companion to Stranger Things Season 3.
I assume the license expiry is due to Netflix wanting to venture into the gaming market, so maybe they didn’t want to renew so they retain the properties rather than license them out.
I kinda thought the same thing.
Seems they want to have full creative control over their gaming content going forward.
Starting today, Stranger Things 3: The Game and AER: Memories of Old are free at Epic Games Store. The free game offers run until July 2 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim them, they’re yours to keep.
