GOG says licensing disputes block classic Dune rereleases

The first four Dune games will not be rereleased soon. Marcin Paczyński of GOG told Club386 that the licensing is too complicated to resolve. EA owns the code and assets, but the games were licensed from Universal Pictures' 1984 movie rather than the Frank Herbert book estate. Additional rights complications involve the original producer, Dino De Laurentiis, and current IP exclusivity held by Funcom. GOG cannot verify the specific clauses in these old agreements to determine if a sale is possible.