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Report: THQ's legacy IPs to be sold off later this month
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MikeE21286
Member
So Vigil alive? As they were not included.
Stop making GAF nervous.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
How much will it cost me to buy the rights to Quest 64? I am willing to spend $100.
This is about their remaining IPs, not their studios.
Fox Mulder
Member
Could be interesting to see what's scooped up. Did anybody know that MS got Hydro Thunder from the Midway ashes until it was announced for xbla?
No, not really.
Someone could buy up Darksiders though, right?
Make a thread about it immediately.
Yes.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
We should buy something.
MikeE21286
Member
"Some assets, including our publishing businesses and Vigil, along with some other intellectual properties are not included in the sale agreements. They will remain part of the Chapter 11 case. We will make every effort to find appropriate buyers, if possible.
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Nintendo should buy it... They will then have a monopoly on Zelda (and Zelda-esque) gaming.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Will there be a listing of what will be available? I recall seeing such a list for Acclaim and Midway in the past.
Huh, I guess they're just laid off effectively immediate, but could still be sold.
Why would you want to own the franchise when the 2nd game bomba bombed?
Isn't it just a name and not the actual workers at this point? The letter THQ sent out seems to indicate that pretty much everyone is laid off by Friday (the 25th).
MikeE21286
Member
If its just the name then yeah they're gone. No one would want to buy it then either way.
Platinum says they wana
Shiiiiiiiiiiieeeet, this would be amazing. Just don't make it show us a score after each level.
A family member might make an attempt to buying something from this auction. I'm going to suggest Red Faction and Titan Quest as the ones to bid on.
It'd also be cool to own the name Swordfish Studios and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Citation needed.
That would be terrible, by the way.
It'd also be cool to own the name Swordfish Studios and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Citation needed.
That would be terrible, by the way.
What? Link?
dragonflys545
Member
A Darksiders from Platinum would be GODLIKE! DO IT!
That would be terrible, no thanks.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
It wasn't THQ's to sell in the first place. WWE will just negotiate an agreement with a new publisher.
no u
Gentleman Jack
Member
It's not THQ's license to sell.
I also want to see a list of what these 'legacy IPs' represent because if I dig back into their SNES/PS1 catalog I'm seeing more license-based games than not. What IPs does THQ still fully own?
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Homeworld needs to be on Steam ASAP.
You're drunk Shark Johnson, go home.
grosvenor_92
Member
Other than homeworld what IP's weren't sold I already Darksiders and Vigil weren't picked up but what else is left ?
Edit: scrolls up reads list of IP's still left unsold
Also best of luck to everyone who worked at Vigil.
Edit: scrolls up reads list of IP's still left unsold
Also best of luck to everyone who worked at Vigil.
Tell me how it would be good, then. How are Platinum a good fit over Vigil, the team handpicked to develop two of the best Zelda-style games available to play? What is it about Platinum that would make that transition smooth and good for fans?
I don't like the aesthetic of any Platinum games and feel they'd be a bad fit for a future Darksiders game. Vanquish is their only game I can tolerate the aesthetics of and fully enjoy.
Chuck Norris
Banned
You think all Platinums games will now be Nintendo published?
My heart skipped a beat.
well, if they don't buy it, chances are, you'll never see another darksiders game again...
no.