BoilersFan23
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From what I remember hearing, THQ is one of the strongest publishers against there being another generation of consoles, because they are struggling with affording development on current consoles.
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Rumor: THQ Cancels Their 2014 Line-Up & MMO, Looking For Buyers [Up: THQ Responds]
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Keyser Soze
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This game will be fine, they are not directly involved,
MesserWolf
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Relic is one of the best studio of all time ! EA please stay away !!!
well now they won't be struggling any more.
Fourth Storm
Member
Hmm. I wonder what this means for Darksiders 2. Could Nintendo buy exclusive rights? Even buy the whole team?
ShockingAlberto
Member
Yeah, they seem to have lost interest in EA partners being a big thing. An acquisition like that would give them the same kind of name recognition ("from the minds of Assassin's Creed") while giving them more control over the game itself and the development schedule.
SteveWinwood
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They would kill all the PC versions so no thanks.
Since Squeenix is funding all those titles and waiting for the hopefully pay off of their western dealings, I don't think they are going to make a large play at this. I think its Warner Bros being the other studio with a lot of funding and desire to expand picking up the pieces, but I do see one wild card. Volition and Saints Row. Saints Row is the closest thing to a competitor GTA has ever had, where both EA and Activision unsuccessful attempt to create their own. If they swing it off as a piece meal sale, I think one of those two are going to go after Volition and Saints Row. If its a full company sale, then I'm leaning on Warner's.
Always the possibility of an Asian company picking them up too(Similar to Riot), specifically aiming towards Relic who can make a F2P RTS. Seems to heavily come down to either selling off the company by pieces or as a whole(Definitely gonna go for the whole sale first)
You know, exclusive to the platform it like, doesn't have an audience on.
Presumably Nintendo will fire over half their staff as well since they're not making an MMO.
It's a nice fate to wish on them.
If Nintendo buys Vigil, that's what's gonna happen.
Well, not Darksiders 2, but anything after that.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It means nothing. Darksiders II, Metro: Last Light, and everything else scheduled for 2012 will release as planned. They're all on their way to being finished and they're locked in. Budgets funded this far means there's no point holding them back. Best to get them out there making money.
It's everything else, 2013 onwards, that is called into question. Essentially the future of all their dedicated studios and owned franchises, as well as 2013 titles like inSANE and Devil's Third.
ShockingAlberto
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Nintendo is not going to buy Vigil, what are you people on?
It's also just not going to happen. The game will be released before THQ will go under. These companies just don't die over night.
MesserWolf
Member
Perhaps Games Workshop will buy Relic .... It could make sense for them.
No, but they'll need a new publisher and fast.
rollingstart
Banned
If this THQ news is true, getting Patrice Désilets at one of Eidos/SE's Montreal offices would be pretty great.
Except PC, PS3 and X360 users.
Vinterbird
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how does this effect saints row 4?
I would not expect it. At least not from THQ.
Marty Chinn
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Damn, hope that's not true. That would directly affect me.
ShockingAlberto
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how does this effect saints row 4?
I doubt it's coming from THQ, but if it does come, I'm guessing a quickie release in 2012 that would basically amount to a Lost & Damned-style expansion pack but longer/with more filler for $60.
I don't see why would anyone want to spend money on IPs that don't sell.
EIDOS IP had much more potential if rebooted properly. They seem to be doing fine job. Huge mistake that MS or Sony didn't get those IP's. More Sony then MS since most of their IPs have history on PS. Like Soul Reaver and TR
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EIDOS IP had much more potential if rebooted properly. They seem to be doing fine job. Huge mistake that MS or Sony didn't get those IP's. More Sony then MS since most of their IPs have history on PS. Like Soul Reaver and TR
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I can see it already, EA buys Volition, renames it Bioware Ill and have them make Mass Effect Row.
CrAzY FiNgErS
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Do you work at one of the studios?
SatelliteOfLove
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THQ have some seriously talented guys under their umbrella, a rare combination of risky, gamey AAA-sized design in a sea of LCD-pandering, monkey-see-monkey-do dogmatic AAA school of design. These people need to be scooped up and given the chances they've earned repeatedly.
The mitosis of the industry continues. (Does anyone have any idea just how often I've typed that out here in the last 12 months alone? It is insane....)
The mitosis of the industry continues. (Does anyone have any idea just how often I've typed that out here in the last 12 months alone? It is insane....)
I'm a fan of Platinum. I'd rather not see them ruined, thanks.
can you imagine what next one will do?
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
They're sharing offices with Acclaim in videogame heaven now
Where's Midway?
Massive HD development costs + publishers ignoring the Wii + global economic crisis. It's been a shitty 5 years for most developers.
Fucking uDraw HD, now that was Shenmue like bomba that killed the company.
oh well..Goodbye THQ (and RIP Volition) SR3 was a good ending for the company,I Hope that at least Square-Enix,SEGA, Capcom, or even EA, Activition or Ubi buy them, I don't want Nintendo or Microsoft to buy them because that mean they will kill the PC versions.
oh well..Goodbye THQ (and RIP Volition) SR3 was a good ending for the company,I Hope that at least Square-Enix,SEGA, Capcom, or even EA, Activition or Ubi buy them, I don't want Nintendo or Microsoft to buy them because that mean they will kill the PC versions.
Warner Bros.
crimsonheadGCN
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I could see Relic being bought out by one of the big F2P Asian companies like Nexcon or Perfect World Entertainment. Wasn't THQ pushing them to start making F2P titles? I mean they were working on Company of Heroesx Online and Dawn of War 3 was rumored to be F2P.
If this happens then I would hope the world stops, so I can get off.
I can see it already, EA buys Volition, renames it Bioware Ill and have them make Mass Effect Row.
If this happens then I would hope the world stops, so I can get off.
GodfatherX
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as much as this sucks THQ has some IPs and studios that can find homes elsewhere, epecially with the ramp up heading into nextgen, I wouldn't be surprised to see MS or Sony snag up Volition or Vigil. Itagaki's company (Valhalla) is independent but had a publishing deal right?
Darksiders is safe as a 2012 release. It's anything after that's now in jeopardy if not picked up by someone else.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Ugh, ugh. Was so looking forward to Dark Millenium Online.
MesserWolf
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killed by a casual game .... somehow it is ironic.
Marty Chinn
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No, but THQ contracts us to work on some of their games. We've been involved with UFC, WWE, UFC Trainer, Homefront, and several other titles from them. Last title I worked on for THQ personally was Homefront but we've been involved with other more recent titles too.