The chances of the cult classic Discworld game<\/a> series being remastered is in the hands of the United Kingdom\u2019s Monarchy, according to the game\u2019s former studio designer and co-founder of Perfect Entertainment.<\/p>\n Gregg Barnett was integral to Perfect Entertainment and GT Interactive\u2019s development of the three titles that took on the setting of Terry Pratchett\u2019s Discworld and the characters that roamed the cobble-stoned streets of Ahnk-Morpork.<\/p>\n Discworld, Discworld 2, and Discworld Noir were part of the pantheon of established point-and-click adventure<\/a> titles in the 1990s. The latter is known for its slow jazz soundtrack and legendary H.P Lovecraft-meets-Casablanca vibes. They sat alongside the likes of LucasArt\u2019s Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango, as well as Broken Sword and Monkey Island, as the definitive narrative-driven video game tales of their time.<\/p>\n The Pratchett-verse titles have never seen a remaster like those other formative games that managed to grace consoles and platforms like Steam<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n Barnett recently told Time Extension<\/u><\/a> that a Discworld release is \u201con the cards. It may happen. And then it could advance to new versions of them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201dMay\u201d is the Prefect Entertainment co-founder\u2019s operative word, as there is a bit of mist for the missing part of the ownership rights. Fifty percent of the ownership rights have fallen into the lap of the UK Monarchy, so Barnett\u2019s statement shows that a consultation with the Crown \u201cmay\u201d be necessary for any remaster to happen and \u201cmay\u201d take time.<\/p>\n Barnett continued on the topic of a remaster, saying, \u201cThere have been discussions, and something may be happening down the track \u2014 a rerelease or a remaster. But it\u2019s obviously a complicated process when you\u2019re dealing with the Crown.\u201d<\/p>\n Barnett owns 50% of the rights to the three titles. Still, due to the expiry of the game\u2019s licenses and the closure of Perfect Entertainment, the other half falls to agents of the British Crown when a company\u2019s property becomes the flotsam and jetsam of the business world.<\/p>\n This department is known as the \u2018Bona Vacantia\u2019, which means vacant goods in Latin, the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown.<\/p>\n According to the UK Government\u2019s website<\/u><\/a>\u00a0\u201cthe Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and without known kin (entitled blood relatives) and collect the assets of dissolved companies and other various ownerless goods in England and Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n PC Gamer recently reached ou<\/u><\/a>t to Terry Pratchett\u2019s Estate and the daughter of the Discworld creator and much-loved British writing icon, Rhianna Pratchett.<\/p>\nVacant Goods<\/h2>\n
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