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And in some cases, the IP getting a shit movie or show can tell the game developers "well, time to drop the entire brand for 15 years".
The Wing Commander and Dungeon Siege treatment.
It wouldn't have surprised me if WOTC dropped D&D as a brand if Honor Among Thieves had flopped.
I wish they would have. They've treated d&d terribly.