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Originally Posted by JeffR
Unfortunately, there's not much to update: the good news I got last week apparently wasn't accurate, and we're back to waiting for final approval on the license (although we have been assured that once that comes, assuming we're OK with what's presented to us, the deal can be executed the same day.)
Obviously, we can't continue this way indefinitely, and there's a point at which we would have to abandon the license if it's preventing us from releasing the game within a reasonable amount of time. But we're not there yet; the licensing arm of the NHL has been very accommodating in trying to get this done, and we really don't want to burn that bridge unless it's a very dire situation. (And just to clear up the speculation on what the license involves: it's the NHL's logos, uniforms, and other official imagery. Not team or player names.)
As for the game itself, we're pretty much in what would normally be the final pre-release steps at this point - final testing and fixes, getting it approved for release on the various sales portals, and so on. So once we've got the OK, we should be able to move forward very quickly.
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In that case, would it cause an issue with the NHL to release the game as is (without their images, etc) then add them in a patch once everything is signed? This way you can get your sales, your customers are happy and they get their payment whenever they get around to signing?