Metro isn't THQ's IP so I'm unsure if it's currently being bid on.
Metro belongs to 4A?
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Metro isn't THQ's IP so I'm unsure if it's currently being bid on.
In case anyone is interested:
The current high bid for Relic is...Sega.
The current high bid for Volition is...Koch Media.
More to come as I receive reports.
Maybe their releases would be better if they had more talent to work on them. EA is pretty hands off now when it comes to acquired studios.I release stuff every day when I go to the toilet, doesn't make me a good publisher.
Metro belongs to 4A?
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Those are the Koch brothers, Americans. Koch Media is a German company. There is no connection.
No. Koch Media's Koch (Franz Koch) is not one of the Koch brothers that you're thinking of. Completely different people who just so happen to have the same surname.Isn't Koch media a branch of the group that's desperately fighting against gay marriage. And also funding the Tea Party? Or is this different? I'd hate to support them in any way.
This kind of information might not supposed to be out there so keeping it a bit down low would be prudent.
Total Warhammer 40k sounds pretty cool.
They can, but I imagine most people would want the package deal and be bidding on both.
It's not impossible we could end up in a split scenario though if someone has a spare team.
Of course.My hope was that Nintendo wouldnt get Darksiders or Saints Row. I hope it remains that way. Happily surprised about Sega.
In case anyone is interested:
The current high bid for Relic is...Sega.
The current high bid for Volition is...Koch Media.
More to come as I receive reports.
Sega owning Relic, eh? I sense some Creative Assembly collaboration if that happens.
Of course.
Why would they do it unless they see talent in the teams that make them and want to aquire the developer.
Maybe their releases would be better if they had more talent to work on them. EA is pretty hands off now when it comes to acquired studios.
*dance*
Super surprising given Sega financials but hell yeah! I hope they win, it was my favourite option.
They can, but I imagine most people would want the package deal and be bidding on both.
It's not impossible we could end up in a split scenario though if someone has a spare team.
Oh my this sounds excellent.Creative Assembly is doing Warhammer fantasy actually: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/creative-assembly-gets-warhammer-license-in-multi-title-deal-fi/
Well it's based on a book and licensed by THQ from 4A and the author jointly.
The current high bid for Relic is...Sega.
Sega has like four to five (or more) times as much cash on hand as Ubisoft.
They're really not in a bad place!
Really? I thought they were in a pretty bad spot about a decade ago.Sega has like four to five (or more) times as much cash on hand as Ubisoft.
They're really not in a bad place!
Erm what? The Total War series has done really well for them.I thought Sega was getting out of the AAA retail games business. Suddenly making Warhammer 40k games seems like a weird move.
Unless they're gonna put Relic to work on F2P and downloadable stuff, that is.
Sega has like four to five (or more) times as much cash on hand as Ubisoft.
They're really not in a bad place!
I hope they can find a good partner to publish Last Light then.
Wow really? Is the bulk of the money coming from arcade equipment?
Sega has like four to five (or more) times as much cash on hand as Ubisoft.
They're really not in a bad place!
Sega has like four to five (or more) times as much cash on hand as Ubisoft.
They're really not in a bad place!
I thought Sega was getting out of the AAA retail games business. Suddenly making Warhammer 40k games seems like a weird move.
Unless they're gonna put Relic to work on F2P and downloadable stuff, that is.
Sammy's gambling/pachinko operations.
Seriously?? O_O
My mind is trying to comprehend how this is possible O__o
Well THQ might still own the asset rights to the game itself, which complicates things.
I could've sworn I read somewhere there weren't doing so great.
I thought Sega was getting out of the AAA retail games business. Suddenly making Warhammer 40k games seems like a weird move.
Unless they're gonna put Relic to work on F2P and downloadable stuff, that is.
Does anyone have that table showing the cash reserves of the various publishers? I'm pretty sure I saw Nirolak post it a little while back.
Seriously?? O_O
My mind is trying to comprehend how this is possible O__o
Dead Island disagrees with this assessment.Deep Silver is a trash publisher. I can only imagine that if they scoop a quality studio like Volition and their IPs like Saints Row, Red Faction, and Summoner that bad things will happen to them.
Sega Sammy: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=SGAMY+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 2.02B
Total Debt (mrq): 756.31M
Ubisoft: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=UBI.PA+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 181.49M
Total Debt (mrq): 328.96M
(Note: This will likely go up a lot after their holiday results report due to AC3 and JD4.)
And for comparison:
EA: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=EA+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 1.32B
Total Debt (mrq): 549.00M
(Note: They did about 1.1 billion in stock buybacks and a $1+ billion acquisition, so it's a bit lower than a publisher of their size would normally have.)
Activision: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ATVI+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 3.36B
Total Debt (mrq): 0.00
Take-Two: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=TTWO+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 328.28M
Total Debt (mrq): 325.54M
Square Enix: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=SQNXF+Key+Statistics
Total Cash (mrq): 1.21B
Total Debt (mrq): 508.78M