FateBreaker
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As not-cool as that is, that statement is mind-boggling to me, but to each his or her own, I guess.
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THQ's bankruptcy sale details: Auction on January 22nd, Will Allow Piecemeal Purchase
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As not-cool as that is, that statement is mind-boggling to me, but to each his or her own, I guess.
shrapnelmagnet
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But none of the games needed "saving". They are all (sans any pre-pro on any WWE game) included in Clearlake's original bid.
Going by past experience, everything EA touches turns to shit eventually. It seems reasonable to hope that games you're interested in go to someone else.
Maybe there's enough time for EA to transform Metro LL into a third-person dudebro shooter and release it alongside Dead Space, FUSE, and Army of Two?
I think the main problem is that EA will turn any franchise they buy into whatever they see fit to sell more without giving any fuck if they change the core of said franchise. But it will probably expand any franchise into more platforms (again to sell more but compromising quality), we may see metro as a rail shooter for iOS or something, so there's that.
EA has proven time and again that they are a Bad Thing for the industry. And there are lots of other, better games to play so it works out!
Delusibeta
Banned
Place yer bets on what will be sold and who will get it.
My predictions:
Saints Row & Volition - EA
Metro Last Light publishing rights - WB Games
Company of Heroes IP & CoH 2 publishing rights - Activision or Sega
Stick of Truth publishing rights - WB Games
Everything else will probably not sell or will be arranged separately (e.g. WWE & 40k licences won't be resold here), so RIP Darksiders and Relic.
My predictions:
Saints Row & Volition - EA
Metro Last Light publishing rights - WB Games
Company of Heroes IP & CoH 2 publishing rights - Activision or Sega
Stick of Truth publishing rights - WB Games
Everything else will probably not sell or will be arranged separately (e.g. WWE & 40k licences won't be resold here), so RIP Darksiders and Relic.
Neuromancer
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Pretty sure I'm going to have a nightmare tonight about EA buying Saints Row and wake up screaming, covered in sweat.
FateBreaker
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Oh, can we start predicting? OK, OK, here I go:
Saints Row and Volition -- Warner Bros
Metro Last Light -- Warner Bros
South Park: The Stick of Truth -- Warner Bros or Microsoft Studios
Company of Heroes 2 and Relic -- Square-Enix
I don't know if any others will be picked up.
It makes too much sense for Nintendo to buy Vigil and relocate the studio into Retro's Complex. Both are in Austin, and Vigil would be a good team to acquire.
But alas, it makes too much sense.
EA and Relic would be ok, but I don't know who could take Volition and keep that studio on a path of success.
But alas, it makes too much sense.
EA and Relic would be ok, but I don't know who could take Volition and keep that studio on a path of success.
snoopeasystreet
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Even better.
exmachina64
Banned
Battlefield Legends: Company of Bad Heroes - Warfighter
WB buying vigil would be a match made in heaven I think. It just fits in with the companies back catalogue of games.
I would like EA to pick up the WWE rights because as much as I can't stand their recent practices (Bioware, for example), they know how to do sports games, and I think they'll make a WWE game like no other. But as people have said, the game isn't on the list. So I imagine EA will just take it anyway. Could you imagine the next WWE being on the fight night engine? That would be spectacular!
CoH and Saints Row will survive and I believe whoever buys them wont tamper too much with them and just let the respective devs do what they do best.
I would like EA to pick up the WWE rights because as much as I can't stand their recent practices (Bioware, for example), they know how to do sports games, and I think they'll make a WWE game like no other. But as people have said, the game isn't on the list. So I imagine EA will just take it anyway. Could you imagine the next WWE being on the fight night engine? That would be spectacular!
CoH and Saints Row will survive and I believe whoever buys them wont tamper too much with them and just let the respective devs do what they do best.
Black Door
Banned
I wonder if we'll see a mass vacancy of talent at Volition depending on who takes over their IP.
I don't care who ends up with the WWF license, they must realize the gold mine they will have by producing an AKI/Syn Sophia game and promote it as such.
Today, only WWF fans buy WWF games. In the N64 era, EVERYONE bought WWF games. The nostalgia sales alone would be huge. Even as a one time release, separate from an annual series.
"WWF WrestleMania HD, developed for the first time in 10 years, by the creators of No Mercy!" = $$$$
Today, only WWF fans buy WWF games. In the N64 era, EVERYONE bought WWF games. The nostalgia sales alone would be huge. Even as a one time release, separate from an annual series.
"WWF WrestleMania HD, developed for the first time in 10 years, by the creators of No Mercy!" = $$$$
Wiktor
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God, I hope MS won't buy Relic. If they do, this dev will never again release a PC game.
I see this is largely playing out exactly how most people expected. Other than THQ's dodgy attempts to manipulate the outcomes, which they got caught on with their pants down anyway. Lol.
It'll be interesting to see the results on the 22nd. Maybe we'll even find out what Patrice has been working on!
It'll be interesting to see the results on the 22nd. Maybe we'll even find out what Patrice has been working on!
Aquamarine
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After the 22nd is done and all of THQ's assets are sold off, will THQ rise from the ashes again and start over as a new publisher? Or is it gone for good?
Will anyone want to invest in THQ after this is all settled?
Will anyone want to invest in THQ after this is all settled?
pieatorium
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At best it will linger on as a decayed remnant of former glory like Interplay and Atari
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Getting a job back at Ubisoft...
Still waiting on what this nightmare entails.
"1666" will be transformed into "Assassin's Creed 1666"?
Neuromancer
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The series being turned to shit like everything else EA owns.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Seeing where the series is going, why not?! Somewhere a Ubi exec woke up and said "Brilliant!"
They can call it a "lost memory". Boom. Prequel yet a sequel. I'll take my 2% consultation fee...
pieatorium
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I'd prefer Saints Row 1666
Mr. Pointy
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I'm hoping to bid for the Homeworld and Freespace rights. $100 should be enough, right?
Freespace is still over with the husk of Interplay.
batteryLeakage
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From the sound of it: whoever wins, we lose
Bjoern the Smexy
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I still want Ubisoft to jump in. For some reason I think that THQ's IPs fit Ubisoft a lot more than EA.
But oh well...I guess, WB would be a good choice too.
I don't want EA to get their dirty fingers anywhere near THQ
But oh well...I guess, WB would be a good choice too.
I don't want EA to get their dirty fingers anywhere near THQ
CecilRousso
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I care about two things:
1. South Park: Stick of Truth being released as intended, Steamworks on PC.
2. Relic being able to continue doing PC only Steamworks enabled strategy titles
Any hope for either? :\
1. South Park: Stick of Truth being released as intended, Steamworks on PC.
2. Relic being able to continue doing PC only Steamworks enabled strategy titles
Any hope for either? :\
Delusibeta
Banned
1 depends on who picks them up, although becomes unlikely if EA or Ubisoft gets publishing rights. 2 won't happen, since nobody will buy Relic. (ditto Virgil Games)
pieatorium
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Eh I think you're not giving relic it's props they pump out fairly consistant releases that sell to their market (the Dawn of War games are million sellers IIRC).
SEGA would be a good fit for them imo they have Creative Assembly which does good things under them and if they could get relic and the 40k license they would have both big GW licenses.
Someone startup a kickstarter. If we buy it, they can't
exmachina64
Banned
If EA bought the publishing rights to South Park, it would still receive a release on Steam since it would be through their horrendous EA Partners program. Consequently, the marketing budget would dry up, putting Obsidian in the same position they're always in.
The second one isn't happening. The best you're hoping for is that Ubisoft buys Relic and CoH and runs it like their Anno franchise? It's almost a foregone conclusion that if any publisher buys Relic, etc., it will result in their games going multiplatform.
Wiktor
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SEGA would most likely let them continue making PC exclusives.
CecilRousso
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Runs? You mean ruins? As in "ruins with unacceptable DRM".
The Elite
BOSS
I hope Ubisoft and EA do not end up with any of the properties. That would be very sad, very very sad.
Why?
They are publishers that can support and distribute the larger IP's that THQ is losing. Darksiders at UBI seems like a natural fit.
Why would WB bother with this from a business stand point? THQ don't own the Metro IP they just licence it.
Unless they could pick it up for cents on the dollar I don't see them picking this title up individually to publish.
WB, much like EA, will be it for 'all or nothing'.
exmachina64
Banned
Is Sega even remotely involved in these auctions as a serious bidder?
Yes, runs. As in "uPlay and SecuROM are here to stay, regardless of how I feel."
THQ will sell whole unless asset bids exceed Clearlake offer
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/thq-auction-details/
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/thq-auction-details/
pieatorium
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Metro isn't a THQ IP nice fact checking joystiq
exmachina64
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The $10 million note has been withdrawn, as was posted earlier in this thread.
Edit: Quoting Nirolak's post for the new page.
bequietdrive
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If only Nintendo would focus on the west and buy some of these IPs..
Failing that ( incredibly unlikely) option, I think a lot of THQ's franchises would fit Ubisoft well.
Failing that ( incredibly unlikely) option, I think a lot of THQ's franchises would fit Ubisoft well.
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