Mr. Enigma
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Nothing will happen to them. Microsoft runs the servers.
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THQ's bankruptcy sale details: Auction on January 22nd, Will Allow Piecemeal Purchase
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Nothing will happen to them. Microsoft runs the servers.
shrapnelmagnet
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The WWE license isn't even on the table, as far as I understand. Clearlake, to my knowledge, isn't including that in their $60.5m offer (if they could even include it in the first place). I thought I read somewhere it was being negotiated already... For all we know, it could already be settled but not announced.
BoboBrazil
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What about for PS3 titles?
Even if it's not on the table at this auction someone should come out soon and let us know who's getting the license. I don't think they would wait until e3 with this info since it's so far away, but I guess who knows?
Mr. Enigma
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Sony runs them. EA is the only entity that runs their own 360/PS3 servers.
I think we'll definitely get an announcement about the WWE license before E3.
The auction starts at 3:00 PM EST and we are presuming that this Twitter feed will be posting real time details as it has done in the past.
https://twitter.com/DDInvesting
Big day! Crossing my fingers for EA to win some bids.
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This is actually my favorite option, I'd just be really surprised if it ended up happening.
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This is actually my favorite option, I'd just be really surprised if it ended up happening.
Nah, it's all good -- they can have Home front.Don't crush our souls
MrCunningham
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So which big developers will be at this auction?
EA, Activision, Warner Interactive, Ubi Soft, Bethesda, Microsoft, Sony.... Sega(haha)?
Man, Just listing some of those names sends chills down my spine... THQ, I never liked you in the beginning. But you were a company that grew on me over time.
EA, Activision, Warner Interactive, Ubi Soft, Bethesda, Microsoft, Sony.... Sega(haha)?
Man, Just listing some of those names sends chills down my spine... THQ, I never liked you in the beginning. But you were a company that grew on me over time.
MrCunningham
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Oh I did, yeah I wouldn't mind T2 taking over some of these franchises. Squeenix has a pretty good hands off approach with their Western developers too, it seems. Warner Interactive is also not a bad company either.
AHA-Lambda
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Still hoping for either T2, Square-Enix, WB or Bethesda. I could live with Ubisoft.
I have a feeling that there won't be much 'drama' around this auction. No late bids. No surprise bidders. I think that we know all the players involved now it just comes down to the cash being splashed and who gets what.
I have a feeling that you might the only one doing so.
I have a feeling that you might the only one doing so.
Haunted
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But but but Frostbite X GeoMod!
shrapnelmagnet
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I'm not saying that there won't be any news or updates, but as far as I've heard there is no 'live feed'-type thing; Only relevant people and their reps in the various 'bidding rooms'. I think there's an outline in the Bidding Procedures doc (from that same twitter) about who may attend.
We'll see how it plays out
Most employees and the public will probably know at almost the same time.I'm not saying that there won't be any news or updates, but as far as I've heard there is no 'live feed'-type thing; Only relevant people and their reps in the various 'bidding rooms'. I think there's an outline in the Bidding Procedures doc (from that same twitter) about who may attend.
We'll see how it plays out
Perhaps, perhaps not, all I know is DDI here did live tweeting from the courthouse previously.
DXB-KNIGHT
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The suspense is killing me.
While this is accurate for matchmaking on the 360 side of things, the user-created content servers for WWE are owned and maintained by THQ. When they get hammered and go down, it's THQ who has to fix them.
Their future would be in question.
Rygar 8 Bit
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volition better stay together
All studios to be focused only on making Mario Kart 8 tracks.
this day will be a sad day
please EA stay the fuck out and away from THQ studios and games.
EAVolition, and then they will only make EA Skylander clone.
please EA stay the fuck out and away from THQ studios and games.
EAVolition, and then they will only make EA Skylander clone.
reptilescorpio
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I don't even want to know what happens, so many people could lose their jobs
I would love to see this happen but the course of events has dampened my enthusiasm sadly.
I would love to see this happen but the course of events has dampened my enthusiasm sadly.
spindoctor
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Man it must be really difficult walking into work today in a THQ studio.
Rygar 8 Bit
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And to think if you still have your job even when that studio and ip's are bought. Look at Popcap for example. No good feelings around this auction at all.
Rekki-Maru
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just finished saints row the third a few days ago. watching the creds made me kinda sad, all them people going thru some crazy shit right now.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Yes. Not only that but THQ owes WWE millions. EA will definitely take over.
Rygar 8 Bit
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its only 6am here on the westcoast think someone just said it starts at 3pm
But I'm dumb when it comes to time zones. So 9 hours?
South Park has already been fully funded. It's just who is going to publish the game, I'm pretty sure. It really doesn't matter who picks it up. It's still coming out.
Less then 6 hours away.
This is worrying me a little. THQ this generation has made some rather good games and when they put more focus on the core audience/gamer I was rooting for them.
THQ were not the biggest publisher so I think it made them a little more willing to be risky.
I hope Volition and the Saints Row IP gets bought by the same company and that company lets Volition be crazy and not try to make Saints Row more clean cut.
I also want the Relic and the Company of Heroes IP to stick together and go to a company that has other RTS IPs (and no major in house RTS developer) and give all those IPs to Relic to work on. It would also be nice if they let Relic (every now and again) work on other genres too.
The other thing I want is for Vigil and the Darksiders IP to stick together and go to a company that will back it and market it heavily.
I'm not sure what will happen or who would want to buy IPs like Homefront and Red Faction but it will be interesting to see where they end up.
THQ were not the biggest publisher so I think it made them a little more willing to be risky.
I hope Volition and the Saints Row IP gets bought by the same company and that company lets Volition be crazy and not try to make Saints Row more clean cut.
I also want the Relic and the Company of Heroes IP to stick together and go to a company that has other RTS IPs (and no major in house RTS developer) and give all those IPs to Relic to work on. It would also be nice if they let Relic (every now and again) work on other genres too.
The other thing I want is for Vigil and the Darksiders IP to stick together and go to a company that will back it and market it heavily.
I'm not sure what will happen or who would want to buy IPs like Homefront and Red Faction but it will be interesting to see where they end up.
That's what I'm worried about though. EA could come in and screw up the rest of the development/polish and force the game out, then everyone will be like "oh Obsidian shipped out a broken product again!". Not to mention the PC version would go from Steamworks to Origin probably. Who knows what kind of damage they or Ubisoft could do.
Jibbajabbawockky
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South Park is easily in the best shape I'd wager since its being funded by Viacom. So it likely will just need a publisher to pick up a game that's likely almost done. Just a matter of who gets the rights to publish it.
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