davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
right now, sure. but volition and saints row "will be."
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Official THQ Auction Results [Up2: Purchase Prices, Runner-Ups Revealed]
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right now, sure. but volition and saints row "will be."
THQ is carrying its legacy IPs with it through the remainder of the Chapter 11 case. I assume they'll eventually be sold as well.
Singularity42
Member
What a sad day...
Looking back now I played a lot of THQ games in my history and never realized it.
Looking back now I played a lot of THQ games in my history and never realized it.
Clay Davis
Member
I suppose you're right. I hope one doesn't end neglected for the other and I really do hope that 4 knocks it out of the park like 2 did.
It really is. I couldn't imagine trying to buy your own property and then being purchased by the victor who outspent you 43:1.
we're going to have a system shock 2 situation
or worse yet, terra nova
oh... oh god no D:
It was likely a safety net bid rather than a serious purchase attempt; if the project went ignored, it would have been canned. Turtle Rock securing the rights would have allowed it to shop the game around.
thiswasavailable
Banned
Sega had better not waste Relic.
Speaking of which, why would they purchase Relic if they are supposed to be moving to digital only games? (low budget games)
Would not Relic be wasted on such small titles?
Speaking of which, why would they purchase Relic if they are supposed to be moving to digital only games? (low budget games)
Would not Relic be wasted on such small titles?
That's true. I like your narrative better. That is now my new reality. Good for everyone! Except THQ... Can you create a good narrative for that please?
WarHammer.
Clay Davis
Member
I hope it does. easily some of the best tech to come out of this gen. saints row 5 on next gen hardware with full geomod implementation? oh lord.
"THQ died on the way back to its home planet."
Glass Rebel
Member
SEGA is actually relatively big in the PC retail space with Total War and Football Manager. It makes sense for them to expand their portfolio in the niche they've digged out.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
uPlay in South Park 
It's better than an Origin Exclusive at least.
It's better than an Origin Exclusive at least.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
if they're smart they'll put as much attention into their other successful games as they will Saints Row.
i dont really have a feel for the company, but i feel like they might go a little overboard and pull resources from other projects to make Saints Row better to the detriment of others.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Seriously what has Koch Media done to have $20+ Million to buy Volition? I have never heard of them, but I suppose they probably overpaid what others valued Volition to be to help establish their gaming arm as a viable member in the industry.
Only way I can make sense of that acquisition. We will see how healthy of an acquisition that ends up being.
Only way I can make sense of that acquisition. We will see how healthy of an acquisition that ends up being.
Well, I wasn't focusing on Turtle Rock specifically (don't even know what Evolve is), just the disparity in the bids. It reminded me of those ultra-short stories, like the classic "For sale, baby shoes. Never worn" by Hemmingway. In so few words, it tells the story of a group of plucky go-getters trying to carve out a niche in this work-a-day world only to be utterly crushed by their competition.
Total War
Warhammer Fantasy
Football Manager
Just some of the titles Sega publishes. They're pretty much the perfect publisher for Relic.
Maybe it was possible to withdraw from the auction in case you were outbid?
It would explain why there's no bid from WB, who seemed to be willing to invest, and the huge differences between winning and backup bidder.
Also: Hello GAF, first post here.
Mr.Awesome
Banned
They've published 200+ games. Mostly shit, but still.
Off the top of my head (which, admittedly, isn't the wisest choice as it's early here and this thread has been keeping me up
), the only IP I don't want to see locked up in legal limbo is Homeworld. The rest I can take or leave.If anything, Volition couldn't really have hoped for a better outcome. Koch Media will most likely just have Volition do whatever they want as long as they can put out profitable products. EA and Ubisoft on the other hand would be way more involved with the production phase of their games and change things Koch Media would never object to.
Mr.Awesome
Banned
Sega's moving to stuff that actually makes money. Low risk digital releases constitute some of that, but Sonic's still a reliable earner, and their PC studios are licenses to print money.
I'm curious, but what do you guys think would have happened if say, no one else bid on it, and Turtle Rock won the rights to Evolve for 250k? If this outcome is depressing or sad, then the other outcome must be much better right? What is it?
Why?
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I doubt those 200+ games even made $20 million combined, lol. Anyways, I am sure their main side of the business must be a lot healthier than their gaming side, thus they went after an IP that has a lot of consumer awareness in Saint's Row.
It wasn't going to anyway. It had already been pushed to a generic late april date by THQ.
BronsonLee
Member
...Did you look at the games?
Also, that's only one arm of their media stuff. They make bank everywhere.
I don't think it will loose to much, probably a few more months just because no doubt development slowed down during all this THQ a bit, I don't think they would of hit the target if THQ was still alive anyway.
But that's not a valid comparison. You have to understand what is really going on here. Turtle Rock is very likely not competing with anyone bidding for their game. They are hoping that if NO ONE wants their game, they can at least keep the rights for a token sum instead of it going into legal hell.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Let's suppose that no one bought it and it went back to themselves, is Turtle Rock self sufficient enough to float the title around to find a new publisher?
JehutyRunner
Banned
I would assume so, otherwise where's the sense in bidding at all?
Here's my question: if no one was willing to bid more than 250k for the rights of the game, why would anyone want to seriously market and publish the game?
Because paying 250k for a chance of that is still better than watching years of work go down the drain for nothing if no one bids for it at all. See: Vigil.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Hmm I thought they bid on it because they wanted ownership of the IP but it could be that it was only a safety bid as someone mentioned. I didn't really think it through.
Infinite Justice
Member
Its not there because its Game Workshop's IP and its likely that it just went back to them.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
Yeah, that game looks expensive. Like, Sega seems to be tossing a lot of money and resources into it. Which is awesome.
Read the question again. There would be no chance of anything if Turtle Rock weren't "self sufficient enough to float the title around to find a new publisher".
Deep Silver is the publishing label they'll be under.