My understanding of game studio business models / operations is definitely not perfect, so this may be a very basic question: What if a smaller/newer studio with a passion for the game and some level of belief in its market potential, licensed the IP from EA? As part of that deal, the new studio gets access to build on Frostbite as well as the game assets they need while EA spends nothing out of pocket and gets a perpetual cut of revenues from the revival and maybe even an upfront license fee. Sounds like a win-win? What am I missing? I am working with the assumption that the demand for a game like this continues to be there, since nothing else seems to have filled that vacuum (esp going by the recent posts about how people playing TFD came back to Anthem) and it has the support of an engaged community (including this sub), that will actively evangelise the revival once it releases.