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THQ's bankruptcy sale details: Auction on January 22nd, Will Allow Piecemeal Purchase
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Devil Dice? That's an old one.
You are kidding right? SR is at 5.5 mil copies sold. I bet COH hasn't broke 2mil with all the expansions.
MaritalWheat
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Fuck, didn't even think of that. Oh god, then please definitely not EA.
exmachina64
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Have you read the C&C preview thread? EA has turned it into a StarCraft clone in terms of gameplay mechanics.
Another one who would be in a pretty good position - at least for an acquisition of Relic - might be SquareEnix. I don't think that they are interested in a IP like Saints Row. They got their own Open-World-IP which is here to stay. Please god, get Volition and Saints Row a good home.
On another note, how serious could someone of the big 3 could get involved in an acquisition at this stage?
Nintendo - i think - is completely out / the THQ IPs simply don't cater to their audiance.
Microsoft - Darksiders as their modern / adult take on Zelda or Saints Row (but that would alienate their relations to Rockstar i guess?!)
Sony - Darksiders and Saints Row as mentioned above?
Is it common to live stream these auctions? lol. I'd like to see what happens when the host will go 'and now we move to Homeworld'.
I will say again that Destroy All Humans! will be a good purchase by Nintendo or anyone making touch controlled\ asynchronous games and wanting to appeal to a broader market. DAH! had colorful gfx and sense of humor.
A top-down WiiU game like that where you control the UFO's tractor beam on the gamepad is pretty much a no-brainer and there a lot of two-screen or single screen touch potential.
I will say again that Destroy All Humans! will be a good purchase by Nintendo or anyone making touch controlled\ asynchronous games and wanting to appeal to a broader market. DAH! had colorful gfx and sense of humor.
A top-down WiiU game like that where you control the UFO's tractor beam on the gamepad is pretty much a no-brainer and there a lot of two-screen or single screen touch potential.
this is what I'm saying,EA will just destroy the hell out of the entire thing,they already running most of their ips into the ground
yearly Saints Rows that just copy GTA and throw away everything that made it unique
yearly Darksiders that copy God of War, because GOW sells.
yearly Red Faction that copy Call of Duty but on Mars,because that how EA work.
all on a client that you don't even want to install on your PC.
EA buying THQ or any of its studios or games will be the worst thing ever.
I want both Homeworld and Impossible Creatures. I will have two thousand dollars when financial aid hits and would honestly bid, even though there's no way in hell that'd actually get me the IPs.
Aki is a developer. EA is a publisher.
Anyway. It wouldn't shock me if WWE just went the self-published route. WWE has the media empire and the capital to become their own game publisher. They already do it for films with WWE Studios. I could see them holding onto Yukes as the developer, as there is already a relationship there, and just publishing it themselves.
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DEVELOPED BY:
- Bioware Volition / Saints Row
- Bioware Vigil / Darksiders
- Bioware Volition Team Mars / Red Faction
yay, slap Bioware on it and it will sell ...
I HOPE NOT!
You might be onto something. Wouldn't be such a bad idea. Do the WWE games generally sell well?
BibiMaghoo
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I've not, the franchise is not what it used to be. I should check it out though.
Sight unseen I'd have thought Time Warner would be easily be able to outbid EA.
I've said it before but Time Warner never pay 'sticker price' for anything and will go after any acquisition they see as a bargain.
In saying that I don't see WB wanting the WWE or South Park licensed games or the Homefront sequel so perhaps EA will get those and Warners will hover up all the IPs and studios.
mercenar1e
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Yeah! Slapping undead with a giant dildo!
But what is he going to add to the series?
But aren't those the guys which THQ favored and the judge decided against them hence making this auction possible in the first place?
Clearlake wanted to do this in a manner that would net them significant upside, hence the incredibly dubious looking plan that got denied by the court.
I'm not sure they would still be interested with the much more long term (and potentially much larger monetary sum) kind of viewpoints a game publisher is going to take when viewing these assets.
mercenar1e
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StopMakingSense
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You can already do that in SR3.
I believe the sales for the first week were over or around 500,000. Not sure what it is cumulative up to this point, though.
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
I literally can't think of a franchise/IP less suited to Nintendo than Saints Row.
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
That is something, some members have already mentioned. Despite the fact that I - currently - could not imagine a Saints Row on a Nintendo plattform, I wouldn't be terribly surprised by this because it probably would take Nintendo more monies to get Rockstar porting GTA V or heck - even a slightly gimped version of GTA VI onto WiiU.
Saints Row could be their crazy take at the open world genre
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
The rage would make the bayonetta thread look tame in comparison. At least SR isn't a dead IP.
Which is why it would be a good idea for them to buy it to diversify their lineup. Either them or Square imo.
Postal.
I'm intrigued about who would pick up Homefront.
EA already has Battlefield and Medal of Honor (despite the state of the latter), as well as stuff like Crysis and Army of Two. Activision obviously has Call of Duty and now Destiny. Ubisoft doesn't really have a staple shooter series, but they have the Tom Clancy games, and Rainbow Six Patriots looks to be in some ways thematically similar to Homefront. Microsoft of course have Halo and Gears, Sony have Killzone and I don't know that they necessarily would want or need another FPS franchise.
The only one really left is Warner (or someone like Bethesda or Square I guess). Then again, EA could see it as a stronger series to alternate with Battlefield than Medal of Honor, and they'd still have the best part of two years before it would need to be ready in that scenario, plus, as others have said, they already have that working relationship with Crytek (assuming they stay on as developer).
EA already has Battlefield and Medal of Honor (despite the state of the latter), as well as stuff like Crysis and Army of Two. Activision obviously has Call of Duty and now Destiny. Ubisoft doesn't really have a staple shooter series, but they have the Tom Clancy games, and Rainbow Six Patriots looks to be in some ways thematically similar to Homefront. Microsoft of course have Halo and Gears, Sony have Killzone and I don't know that they necessarily would want or need another FPS franchise.
The only one really left is Warner (or someone like Bethesda or Square I guess). Then again, EA could see it as a stronger series to alternate with Battlefield than Medal of Honor, and they'd still have the best part of two years before it would need to be ready in that scenario, plus, as others have said, they already have that working relationship with Crytek (assuming they stay on as developer).
That is something, some members have already mentioned. Despite the fact that I - currently - could not imagine a Saints Row on a Nintendo plattform, I wouldn't be terribly surprised by this because it probably would take Nintendo more monies to get Rockstar porting GTA V or heck - even a slightly gimped version of GTA VI onto WiiU.
Saints Row could be their crazy take at the open world genre
But Nintendo have an image to maintain. It would be like Disney buying up Saints Row and releasing it alongside Epic Mickey.
Why would Nintendo make a rod for their own back like that. Try and get it published on the WiiU certainly. But buy, develop and publish it themselves?
Never. Going. To. Happen.
I have a feeling that the Homefront IP in it's current form may be too much of a 'hot potato' for a company like WB/Time Warner. The whole United Korea invading the USA angle wouldn't really fly with a global media company that is trying to expand into Asia in a big way.
mercenar1e
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If they bid for Volition/Relic and the Saints Row/COH IP don't they get the profits of the latest game yet to be released? and on top of that is DLC which would get them at least a majority of what was spent..
Clearlake Capital portfolio is pretty huge.. $2.7 billion capital in business services, communication, consumer products/retail, defense/public safety, energy/power, healthcare, industrials, media, and technology so i think that they could be a serious threat if they are participating in the auction
someone on must know more about this.. lol someone call Michael Pachter
BibiMaghoo
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Cerebral Assassin
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They published Conker over a decade ago, why does this line of thinking still exist?
But isn't Bayonetta 2 also a huge departure for their "image"? Also what is their "image"?
Yeah, some still say - Nintendo is a kids machine etc. but shouldn't they strive for something more? Something more hardcore oriented?
But we'll see. In the end, everything would be better than EA or Activision buying any of THQs assets. Maybe Ubisoft will buy UDraw ... would be a good fit.
UDraw, developed by Ubisoft - ENHANCED for UPlay. lol
God no!
Also, they don't need the studio. They can simply continue hiring former Vigil guys, which is something they already do for some time. They have a studio in the vicinitiy after all.
More details on the THQ Auction to take place in two weeks.
http://www.distressed-debt-investing.com/2013/01/distressed-debt-thq-bankruptcy-update.html
http://www.distressed-debt-investing.com/2013/01/distressed-debt-thq-bankruptcy-update.html
This isn't the 90ies anymore. Nintendo stopped giving a shit about their "family friendly image" a long time ago.
And by the way: Disney did Starship Troopers and Pulp Fiction.
Is that it? A Conker game ten years is the sole precedent set for Nintendo possibly being open to publishing more 'mature' titles?!
But why should they when that is the area that their competitors are providing for that particular audience.
Nintendo have their specific market all to themselves. Why ruin this good thing they have going on?
Nintendo published Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge just a few months ago.
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