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Shavra2 Jul 12, 2024 @ 9:34am

Punisher 2005 thq game

Loved the punisher 2005 thq game. Was on pc PlayStation and Xbox and am just wondering why it’s not on steam. Would be amazing if it was added

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jul 12, 2024 @ 9:36am

Originally posted by Shavra2:
Punisher 2005 thq game

Loved the punisher 2005 thq game. Was on pc PlayStation and Xbox and am just wondering why it’s not on steam. Would be amazing if it was added

Licensing rights.

Talk to Disney.

Last edited by cSg|mc-Hotsauce; Jul 12, 2024 @ 9:36am

Brian9824 Jul 12, 2024 @ 9:41am

The developer never ported it to PC like many other games

Anonymous Helper Jul 12, 2024 @ 11:47pm

Originally posted by brian9824:
The developer never ported it to PC like many other games

It was released for Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Punisher_(2005_video_game)

Originally posted by Shavra2:
Loved the punisher 2005 thq game. Was on pc PlayStation and Xbox and am just wondering why it’s not on steam. Would be amazing if it was added

Punisher is a licenced franchise owned by Marvel Comics/Disney. Game was pulled because licence expired. It would probably cost millions to re-licence the franchise, money an old game re-release would never hope to recoup so we're unlikely to see the game re-released ever same with many other games based on licenced franchises.

Last edited by Anonymous Helper; Jul 12, 2024 @ 11:49pm

blunus Jul 13, 2024 @ 1:30am

Both developer and publisher were defunct. Best way is ask Marvel either who want the Punisher licensing rights or just add their old game into Steam.

Last edited by blunus; Jul 13, 2024 @ 1:31am

Anonymous Helper Jul 13, 2024 @ 1:47am

Originally posted by blunus:
Both developer and publisher were defunct. Best way is ask Marvel either who want the Punisher licensing rights or just add their old game into Steam.

Marvel doesn't own the game assets even if they own the Punisher IP. No idea who the rights to code/assets went with the liquidation of THQ but most likely to Nordic Games (now THQ Nordic) who purchased the THQ brand (and some other unidentified THQ assets) and Volition game studio. Even if the Nordic got the rights in paper, it does not mean they actually have the code or assets. Then again it doesn't really matter as even if they have everything, they still need the Punisher licence to republish the game which, as I said earlier, would cost an arm and a leg.

Last edited by Anonymous Helper; Jul 13, 2024 @ 1:48am