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[gabbre]

2,5 hours before the truth?

 

[Busty]

That was my first response. The budget for the original game was rumored to be between 35-50m...and now the IP sells for 500k.

This in itself perfectly sums up THQ and how they got into such a sorry state.

I bought the game for the PS3 for just a couple of quid and it was awful. Just awful.

 

[Moertel]

Re: I can imagine Crytek getting Honefront pretty cheap because THQ still owed them payments but I'm not sure.

Could be. 500k would be ridiculous otherwise.

BTW: Does anyone know if THQ still has the Destroy All Humans rights?

 

[TaroYamada]

Homefront sold ~3 million there is something that happened there that allowed Crytek to pay 500k, no franchise regardless of how shitty, that sold that much would go for so little.

They probably owed Crytek money and had to sell the IP at a reduced price to them or something.

Could be. 500k would be ridiculous otherwise.

BTW: Does anyone know if THQ still has the Destroy All Humans rights?

Yes, they do.

 

[Pooya]

those numbers are obviously BS

I'd hope Turtle Rock ends up with some one much better than Koch Media, they are not just some no name studio, this IP could be pretty big...

 

[salromano]

Is there a set time for an official list of buyers to come out?

 

[GavinGT]

Homefront underwhelmed critics, underperformed at retail, and required a heavy marketing push to sell what it did. I can't imagine the name holds much cache. $500,000 sounds like a fair price.

 

[Longshot]

http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/63674/thq-verkauf-sega-kauft-relic-koch-evolve-crytek-homefront

German website reports that:
a) Sega buys Relic and Company of Heroes: 26 Mio. $
b) Koch Media buys Evolve: 5,2 Mio. $
c) Crytek buys Homefront: 500.000 $

Volition, Vigil, Metro: Last Light and some Warhammer 40k Licences not sold yet.

If this is true then I think I'm pretty happy about Sega acquiring the license to CoH, they're quite sensible with Total War.

 

[Feature]

Yup, can't wait for company of heroes: total war. Would be epic.

 

[Macca]

Homefront underwhelmed critics, underperformed at retail, and required a heavy marketing push to sell what it did. I can't imagine the name holds much cache. $500,000 sounds like a fair price.

For the IP, sure. But for the work that's already been done, seems like a steal.

 

[PaulLFC]

For the IP, sure. But for the work that's already been done, seems like a steal.

Crytek did the work. They just bought the name to go with it.

 

[HotHamWater]

Yup, can't wait for company of heroes: total war. Would be epic.

Would rather have Company of Heroes: Vietnam and Warhammer 40K: Total War.

 

[Haunted]

I hope the Warhammer 40k license goes to someone who really wants to do something with it and doesn't just default or go back to the vault or whatever.

Absolutely adore that universe.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

SEGA's Warhammer VS Warhammer 40k.

 

[Madrugador]

Sega buying Company of Heroes would be great if true.

 

[PaulLFC]

I hope the Warhammer 40k license goes to someone who really wants to do something with it and doesn't just default or go back to the vault or whatever.

Absolutely adore that universe.

I'm sure if nobody bought it and Sega have indeed bought Relic then they'd come to some sort of agreement for it.

 

[Shard]

Is there a set time for an official list of buyers to come out?

The court documents said 9:00 am EST today.

 

[Erethian]

I hope the Warhammer 40k license goes to someone who really wants to do something with it and doesn't just default or go back to the vault or whatever.

Absolutely adore that universe.

I find it kind of unlikely that THQ would be even be able to sell their 40k license agreement with Games Workshop, which is what makes me question that article. GW is known for having pretty strict licensing agreements, from what I remember.

 

[Wiktor]

Would rather have Company of Heroes: Vietnam and Warhammer 40K: Total War.

More like Epic 40K: Total War. That's the tabletop game that has TW-like scale and yeah..it would own like hell

 

[f0rk]

I find it kind of unlikely that THQ would be even be able to sell their 40k license agreement with Games Workshop, which is what makes me question that article. GW is known for having pretty strict licensing agreements, from what I remember.

Yeah I was going to post this. GW wouldn't let the license go to someone else like this, they have most likely taken it back to sell on to someone else. Hopefully Sega given they already just got the fantasy side and if they buy Relic I can't imagine GW being upset with having more Relic games.
Although the Relic to Sega rumour is almost too perfect. I was hoping that would happen and it seems like the kind of thing a random German could make up.

 

[Macca]

Crytek did the work. They just bought the name to go with it.

Surely Crytek was getting paid for it.

 

[Erethian]

Yeah I was going to post this. GW wouldn't let the license go to someone else like this, they have most likely taken it back to sell on to someone else. Hopefully Sega given they already just got the fantasy side and if they buy Relic I can't imagine GW being upset with having more Relic games.
Although the Relic to Sega rumour is almost too perfect. I was hoping that would happen and it seems like the kind of thing a random German could make up.

Sega was known to be the highest bidder for Relic as of yesterday (US time), so it's not a rumour, per se.

 

[jett]

The THQ asset known as Patrice Désilets?!

I'm really interested in where THQ Montreal will end up.

 

[doubleplusgood]

Yeah I was going to post this. GW wouldn't let the license go to someone else like this, they have most likely taken it back to sell on to someone else. Hopefully Sega given they already just got the fantasy side and if they buy Relic I can't imagine GW being upset with having more Relic games.

Yeah I was thinking the same. As far as I can see Relic have done a good job with the WH40k games. I'd think GW would want to keep dealing with them rather than risk partnering with someone they don't know.

 

[Wiktor]

I'm really interested in where THQ Montreal will end up.

I hope it's Ubisoft, just to see how akward that would be

 

[Furoba]

For $26m I would hope they got Homeworld in that package.

It would suck for Relic, who had THQ buy back the rights for the series a few years ago, if Homeworld isn't in there...

 

[Shard]

It would suck for Relic, who had THQ buy back the rights for the series a few years ago, if Homeworld isn't in there...

On the other hand THQ never got around to using those rights.

 

[ugoo18]

The court documents said 9:00 am EST today.

Oh come on lol Nintendo direct at that exact time as well....

Intentional or absolute coincidence, we shall see soon.

 

[DaBoss]

http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/63674/thq-verkauf-sega-kauft-relic-koch-evolve-crytek-homefront

German website reports that:
a) Sega buys Relic and Company of Heroes: 26 Mio. $
b) Koch Media buys Evolve: 5,2 Mio. $
c) Crytek buys Homefront: 500.000 $

Volition, Vigil, Metro: Last Light and some Warhammer 40k Licences not sold yet.

When was Homefront 2 supposed to be released? They may have bought it due to it being in development for a long time and not wanting it to go to waste?

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

When was Homefront 2 supposed to be released? They may have bought it due to it being in development for a long time and not wanting it to go to waste?

2014 I believe.

 

[Shard]

Oh come on lol Nintendo direct at that exact time as well....

Intentional or absolute coincidence, we shall see soon.

I know, I am shocked more of GAF is not freaking out at this conflict.

 

[Flunkie]

Oh come on lol Nintendo direct at that exact time as well....

Intentional or absolute coincidence, we shall see soon.

Nintendo buying THQ confirmed.

 

[Zevenberge]

Oh come on lol Nintendo direct at that exact time as well....

Intentional or absolute coincidence, we shall see soon.

I can't imagine that Nintendo lets such an opportunity slip by. Not after what they've done with Bayonetta 2.

 

[JustinBB7]

So far so good, though I might have bought Homefront 2 at a low price, but Crytek is fully under EA/Origin control now right? So I guess I'll miss that one then.

 

[Shard]

So far so good, though I might have bought Homefront 2 at a low price, but Crytek is fully under EA/Origin control now right? So I guess I'll miss that one then.

No, they stand alone.

 

[Aquamarine]

I can't imagine that Nintendo lets such an opportunity slip by. Not after what they've done with Bayonetta 2.

Seriously though, I can TOTALLY see them buying Vigil Games. Especially since Vigil is literally in the same town as Retro Studios.

 

[ugoo18]

Seriously though, I can TOTALLY see them buying Vigil Games. Especially since Vigil is literally in the same town as Retro Studios.

lol Bayonetta 2 reaction for Darksiders incoming?

EDIT: What are the relations between Nintendo and Vigil like anyway?

No point in buying them if it causes or will cause a mass exodus because they don't want to be under Nintendo.

 

[PaulLFC]

Seriously though, I can TOTALLY see them buying Vigil Games. Especially since Vigil is literally in the same town as Retro Studios.

I hope not. Don't want any of the games going exclusive, I (currently) have no plans to buy a Wii U but would want to play a possible Darksiders 3.

 

[Shard]

If we must play this game I could see Nintendo walking away with the Drawn to Life and de Blob IPs.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Again with the Nintendo talk.

There is literally zero indication that Nintendo is bidding or even remotely interested. Fanboy dreams and Nintendo Direct timing won't change that.

 

[f0rk]

Sega was known to be the highest bidder for Relic as of yesterday (US time), so it's not a rumour, per se.

Ah fair enough, that's good news then.

It would suck for Relic, who had THQ buy back the rights for the series a few years ago, if Homeworld isn't in there...

If they really wanted to make another space game they could just do Gothic 40k.

 

[ugoo18]

If we must play this game I could see Nintendo walking away with the Drawn to Life and de Blob IPs.

Don't really see why they would pick up De Blob, they already have an ample supply of better platformers. Just seems like something that would end up in Ninty's IP vault.

 

[Erethian]

lol Bayonetta 2 reaction for Darksiders incoming?

EDIT: What are the relations between Nintendo and Vigil like anyway?

No point in buying them if it causes or will cause a mass exodus because they don't want to be under Nintendo.

Retro has already hired a number of ex-Vigil staff, like the lead character artist on the first Darksiders.

 

[ugoo18]

Again with the Nintendo talk.

There is literally zero indication that Nintendo is bidding or even remotely interested. Fanboy dreams and Nintendo Direct timing won't change that.

 

[Oersted]

Nintendo buying the Metro IP. Most epic countertroll ever.

 

[Shard]

Don't really see why they would pick up De Blob, they already have an ample supply of better platformers. Just seems like something that would end up in Ninty's IP vault.

Makes more sense then Darksiders at least.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Nintendo buying the Metro IP. Most epic countertroll ever.

Sure, if it was for sale at this auction.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Nintendo buying the Metro IP. Most epic countertroll ever.

bwahaha

but seriously that would be awful, thank god that can't happen

 

[KillerTravis]

What would happen if no one buys Vigil or any of the leftovers? Do they close, become independant or what?

 

[Shard]

What would happen if no one buys Vigil or any of the leftovers? Do they close, become independant or what?

They would probably close, like those Midway divisions that did not get sold off.