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shagg_187 · (01-23-2013, 07:27 PM)

Originally Posted by Nirolak:

The only people allowed at the auction were the creditors and bidders, which was held at a law office.

The court hearing is public.

I wanna know how heated the auction was. Someone better spill it! I bet as of now, some publishers waged war simply by outbidding other. So excitingly twisted lol.

bishoptl · (01-23-2013, 07:27 PM)

Originally Posted by BronsonLee:

Polygon says they're gonna liveblog it... But beyond that, isn't the judge only allowing bidders/people directly involved in?

Correct. Without someone on the inside, journalists will be in the dark until the judge finalizes and releases his findings.

Dueck · (01-23-2013, 07:27 PM)

Originally Posted by Nirolak:

The court is in Delaware I think.

Shard · (01-23-2013, 07:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Moertel:

I think Polygon's Chris Grant is there... or at least he's in DE and trying to get into the thing.

Yea, he is there and is freezing according to his Twitter.

KefkaTaran · (01-23-2013, 07:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Lasthope106:

Is there no one in the press who has access to this thing? So much for game's journalism. Where are the connections the major sites claim to have? Times like these is when we should be getting good minute-to-minute coverage.

Polygon has a person there. I'm sure we're not the only one. As others have said, it's a private auction, so only so much we can do at that point.

Nirolak · (01-23-2013, 07:29 PM)

Originally Posted by shagg_187:

I bet as of now, some publishers waged war simply by outbidding other.

Well that's generally how an auction works. :P

Caspel · (01-23-2013, 07:32 PM)

Damn! I was hoping to be able to visit my former colleagues at THQ in an upcoming trip back to LA. I guess I'll have to take them out for drinks now.

Shard · (01-23-2013, 07:32 PM)

There is also that Distressed Debt guy who seems to have courtroom access.

Jest Chillin · (01-23-2013, 07:32 PM)

Originally Posted by shagg_187:

I wanna know how heated the auction was. Someone better spill it! I bet as of now, some publishers waged war simply by outbidding other. So excitingly twisted lol.

Where's a Storage Wars gif with well known devs photoshopped on when you need it?

DieH@rd · (01-23-2013, 07:32 PM)

Rest in Piece THQ.

Hopefully all your IPs and teams will find new homes and continue to entertain us.

shagg_187 · (01-23-2013, 07:33 PM)

Originally Posted by Jest Chillin:

Where's a Storage Wars gif with well known devs photoshopped on when you need it?

YES! I need that shit now!! :lol

Jrpgfanatic · (01-23-2013, 07:34 PM)

Originally Posted by Jest Chillin:

Where's a Storage Wars gif with well known devs photoshopped on when you need it?

Seriously, somebody needs to get on this.

EA: "Yuuuuuuuuup!"

Nirolak · (01-23-2013, 07:34 PM)

Originally Posted by Shard:

There is also that Distressed Debt guy who seems to have courtroom access.

He's a value investor that specializes in bankruptcy, so he's probably also there on behalf of some firms.

birdman · (01-23-2013, 07:34 PM)

Originally Posted by Jest Chillin:

Where's a Storage Wars gif with well known devs photoshopped on when you need it?

Whoever makes it better have EA be Dave.

Saty · (01-23-2013, 07:34 PM)

"Going one; going twice; SOLD to the guy with the Polo shirt".

So is the live-blogging going to be from the start of the hearing?

shagg_187 · (01-23-2013, 07:34 PM)

Originally Posted by DieH@rd:

Rest in Piece THQ.

Hopefully all your IPs and teams will find new homes and continue to entertain us.

I know that "Piece" is a typo, but good grief it works amazingly here!

DieH@rd · (01-23-2013, 07:36 PM)

Originally Posted by shagg_187:

I know that "Piece" is a typo, but good grief it works amazingly here!

:D Damn.

Mavromatis · (01-23-2013, 07:36 PM)

At least they gave away many of their IP's to gamers before selling the rest of them.

Thank you THQ.

Dueck · (01-23-2013, 07:37 PM)

Originally Posted by shagg_187:

I know that "Piece" is a typo, but good grief it works amazingly here!

I didn't even notice that, but it's totally amazing!

HermitArcader · 07:41 PM

Putting the Humble THQ Bundle keys in now just in case.

Originally Posted by Totobeni:

huh..so that why we didn't get a another one,Sony should really think about selling some of their unused IPs then (500K per one is good business)

There are four games in the Xi series, two on PS1 (Devil Dice being the first), the PS2 version was published by Capcom in the West under the title Bombastic and a PSP version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dice

No idea what the rights situation is or even if the developer Shift is still around. Pity as it was a fun puzzle series and would be ideal on PS3/Vita.

Anyway, I haven't followed the bidding closely but does THQ still had the rights to Stuntman? If so, it would be good to see Ubisoft successfully bid for them so that Reflections can return to the series at a later date.

JehutyRunner · (01-23-2013, 07:39 PM)

:(

Originally Posted by Jeremy Grenier:

And that's a wrap. It's been great 3-year ride with THQ, good luck to everyone moving forward.

Link.

Nirolak · (01-23-2013, 07:40 PM)

Originally Posted by JehutyRunner:

:(

Link.

Jeremy Greiner ‏@JG_CHEFS

So, this is what it feels like to have your hard work, job & livelihood auctioned off. Best wishes to all affected, no matter the outcome.

:(

SteveWinwood · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Originally Posted by Nirolak:

Jeremy Greiner ‏@JG_CHEFS

So, this is what it feels like to have your hard work, job & livelihood auctioned off. Best wishes to all affected, no matter the outcome.

:(

I was just about to post that.

:(

tragic · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

It's a wrap =(.

Neuromancer · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Glass Rebel · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Man, this is depressing.

GK86 · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Sad what happened to them. RIP THQ.

shagg_187 · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Originally Posted by Saty:

"Going one; going twice; SOLD to the guy with the Polo shirt".

Iwata starts clearing out the storage room full of uDraw tablets, pissed at how much money he's losing, until he finds a coffin. "Wait a minute... what is this?"

*cue commercial*

Back from commercial, we see Patrice inside the coffin. "I better check how much he is going for! I have a friend who is expert in this!"

Employee: "Welcome to EB Games. How may I help you?"
Iwata: "Yes. I found Patrice in a coffin. How much is he worth?"
Employee: "Ohh. He worked on Assassin's Creed series and was working on two AAA titles over at THQ."
Iwata: "Oh! So he must be worth a lot then!"
Employee: "Unfortunately... he's French. His lack of Japanese would be of no help to you. Plus, his two AAA titles are bought by Ubisoft. I believe you've been duped."
Iwata: "Ahh shit! Well, at least he'll be good in my collection!"

Nirolak · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Originally Posted by tragic:

It's a wrap =(.

I take it Vigil didn't make it?

DieH@rd · (01-23-2013, 07:42 PM)

Originally Posted by tragic:

It's a wrap =(.

:(

I really hope that Darksiders IP was bought with Vigil team.

FartOfWar · (01-23-2013, 07:43 PM)

Is there a summary of what's happened this morning in the past few pages?

Lasthope106 · (01-23-2013, 07:43 PM)

Originally Posted by FartOfWar:

Is there a summary of what's happened this morning in the past few pages?

We know nothing.

Lime · (01-23-2013, 07:43 PM)

I'm bracing for imminent depression...

zomgbbqftw · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

Originally Posted by tragic:

It's a wrap =(.

I'm sorry to hear it. I'll pour one out for Vigil tonight.

Anastacio · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

Who is Jeremy Greiner? Employee at THQ?

And what did Vigil make? Darksiders?

ZombieFred · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

Good night sweet prince

inky · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

Originally Posted by tragic:

It's a wrap =(.

Shit =/

SteveWinwood · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

I'm getting that sinking feeling now...

:(

Nirolak · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509643

I put up a THQ remembrance thread for those who would like to participate.

AlphaTwo00 · (01-23-2013, 07:44 PM)

Originally Posted by shagg_187:

Iwata starts clearing out the storage room full of uDraw tablets, pissed at how much money he's losing, until he finds a coffin. "Wait a minute... what is this?"

*cue commercial*

Back from commercial, we see Patrice inside the coffin. "I better check how much he is going for! I have a friend who is expert in this!"

Employee: "Welcome to EB Games. How may I help you?"
Iwata: "Yes. I found Patrice in a coffin. How much is he worth?"
Employee: "Ohh. He worked on Assassin's Creed series and was working on two AAA titles over at THQ."
Iwata: "Oh! So he must be worth a lot then!"
Employee: "Unfortunately... he's French. His lack of Japanese would be of no help to you. Plus, his two AAA titles are bought by Ubisoft. I believe you've been duped."
Iwata: "Ahh shit! Well, at least he'll be good in my collection!"

Too much content for a GIF, but I'll take it.

Shard · (01-23-2013, 07:45 PM)

Fear increasing.

PaulLFC · (01-23-2013, 07:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Nirolak:

I take it Vigil didn't make it?

Surely not? I thought minimum bids were 500k, someone would pay at least that for Vigil, surely?!

Quentyn · (01-23-2013, 07:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Nirolak:

I take it Vigil didn't make it?

Seems so :(

Quote:

Ben Cureton ‏@verytragic
Anyone looking for a designer? =)

https://twitter.com/verytragic

Glass Rebel · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

Originally Posted by tragic:

It's a wrap =(.

name-quote :( sorry to hear it man.

amorbis · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

Sega bought Relic if this tweet is to believed.

DieH@rd · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

Originally Posted by PaulLFC:

Surely not? I thought minimum bids were 500k, someone would pay at least that for Vigil, surely?!

Maybe judge had to approve the buyer. Somebody offered that much but it was not approved. Who knows.

snoopeasystreet · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

Poor Vigil :(

Curufinwe · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

Originally Posted by Shard:

Yea, he is there and is freezing according to his Twitter.

21 F here in Wilmington right now.

PrematureQuiche · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

From his pictures it looks like he was working all around THQ. He was working on Darksiders 2 and on the image said he was moving on to help Turtle Rock and Crytek on a FPS.

Seda · (01-23-2013, 07:46 PM)

old?