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THQ to Receive $6.55 Million in Sale of IP to Nordic Games, Gearbox, and 505
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I hope no one buys them. No one.
Ninja Scooter
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I guess with a new gen of consoles up coming, they could wait a year or so, hire some dev team on the cheap and release Darksiders 1 and 2 ports for PS4/Durango/WiiU DD.
Yeah, whatever else they do with this IP, at least that's good news.
It seems like a smart purchase, they can probably make that money back on a steam release of the first 2 games alone.
Yeah, realistically most of these were already dead.
graywolf323
Member
well the one positive I can think of for Nordic Games having bought pretty much everything is we'll definitely see the games on Steam and GOG
just sad we'll never get new ones
just sad we'll never get new ones
I'd buy a PS4 collection of the games if they looked like maxed out PC versions with AA at 60 FPS. PS4 hardware could easily handle that.
Would be cool if they could finish the story somehow. Like maybe a digital comic or something. Or anything really.
Uno Venova
Banned
Not gonna miss any of those.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
This is both what I feared and expected. Oh well.
Crytek would have outbid Nordic easily if they wanted the franchise.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Certainly. Nordic has no plans to make any of these games. And if anyone is crazy enough to do so, Nordic will just sell the IP to them on the upsell and walk away with a nice profit.
Doubt it. Nordic paid $4.6 million for 5 packages. If Crytek really wanted the IP, they would have got it. The right price for them is less than what Nordic paid for it.
Oh I'm sure it'll always be on the table.
On the bright side, at least these games should remain on DD services. I'll take that over them being pulled.
Delusibeta
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah. Short of nobody buying the stuff and subsequently casting the rights into legal limbo, that's pretty much the worst case scenario. The best thing Nordic Games will do with those games would be to put them on GOG, any attempt to produce sequels will probably go as well as the Painkiller sequels (i.e. they will be shite). I'm surprised that Homeworld is the only IP more than one company bidded on, since I expected some interest in Red Faction and Darksiders, not just a company that obviously put in minimum bids to everything for teh lolz.
Samir Sedlar
Member
Nordic Games, a totally unknown publisher getting one of my favorite franchises, damn, this day couldn't get any worse.
This is a sad day my friend, it is all lost.
This is a sad day my friend, it is all lost.
I knew there was good reason for me to not hold out hope for this game.
This just adds to on top of an already shitty day I'm having. I hope watching Airplane! will help me forget this debacle.
What you need to consider is that acquiring the license is only part of the costs, the rest is funding (and marketing) new games.
Sale potential of many of those second tier THQ franchises is limited.
Unless the plan is simply to release old stuff on GOG and hoping to made up the initial investment.
Draw to Life is a good fit for 505 cause the cost to develop new games are low and they fit in the company "casual" lineup (it seems a safe bet for them).
Sale potential of many of those second tier THQ franchises is limited.
Unless the plan is simply to release old stuff on GOG and hoping to made up the initial investment.
Sales aren't guarantee though.
Draw to Life is a good fit for 505 cause the cost to develop new games are low and they fit in the company "casual" lineup (it seems a safe bet for them).
maabus1999
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Homeworld may be developed at that IP price IMO. May.
An IP with the last title be released 10 years ago isn't going to pick 1.35 million easy, even if "re-released" on Steam or GOG. Would have to move almost 100,000 units around $20 a piece to make up the IP cost (when counting retailer, re-release development, and other admin costs). It's possible though that is GB plan but seems like a high price for a 10 year old legacy game.
Other option is maybe an "HD" remaster which is all the rage these days.
There are two videogame publishers in Italy.
505 Games and Black Bean Games (basically Milestone with the WRC and SBK licensed games)
But ...
Why should they be. Besides Homeworld(?) and Drawn to Life (Citation Needed?) none of the titles really set the world on fire.
I think everyone is. Maybe, just maybe, Nordic will use these brands as a jumping-off point for an expansion into "major developer" status.
Delusibeta
Banned
I'd expected some interest in Red Faction and Darksiders other than lol minimum bid.
It's a great IP.
polyh3dron
Banned
FUCKING GEARBOX
maabus1999
Member
FPS and Action games over valued (overdone) in the market place?
Probably right.
Outside of unique games (like Bioshock Inf), they are all the same. And Bioshock Infinite could've been 5x better with less stress on the mass fighting and easy ammo.
Yeah, I expect some "cheap" games from a few of those franchises, maybe coded by a eastern europe PC developer.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Darksiders.............NOOOO!
You know that's not the case
In my heart, I truly do. *sobs*
maabus1999
Member
You know, the more I think about it and even though I'm disappointed with the company of late, Gearbox released their press release about Homeworld REALLY fast. They must be excited to own this IP for a some long term reason.
Being the Homeworld style of gameplay has never really been replicated in the last several years, there is a chance of them getting a successful title with "refreshingly new gameplay" out of it....if they don't F--- it up.
Being the Homeworld style of gameplay has never really been replicated in the last several years, there is a chance of them getting a successful title with "refreshingly new gameplay" out of it....if they don't F--- it up.
I get the feeling it was more "OMG WE <3 HOMEWORLD!!! DADDY RANDY USE YOUR MONIES TO BUY US THE LICENSE!!!"
I will be glad to see the Homeworld games finally become (easily) available via digital distribution but I'm also extremely worried about what Gearbox will do with the license beyond that since they have zero experience making RTS games. Randy Pitchford better not get in front of a camera in the next few months and start telling us how he loves Homeworld and always wanted to make something etc...
I'm also sad to see Red Faction go to a company that will just produce ostrich hammer mini games with it.
We found out from Randy Pitchford's twitter though that they were doing a live auction against two other companies, and those companies weren't Stardock and Paradox (but instead people who bid higher than either).
slightconfuse
Banned
Shame about darsiders really liked that IP.