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Official THQ Auction Results [Up2: Purchase Prices, Runner-Ups Revealed]
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SteveWinwood
Member
Um what?
Pretty sure the budget for the game is triple what it was on Shogun 2 and it's by far the most expensive game in the series so far. They're revamping everything.
uPlay in South Park
It's better than an Origin Exclusive at least.
it's like comparing pee and poop.
honestly both sucks big time, I'll have to change my order to one of the console version to avoid that uplay crap(I don't buy EA games on PC just to avoid Origin).
What is with the hate for Origin, its a fine service now. Yeah it doesn't have much traction, but they have pretty much made it a Steam compeditor on features and quality (just not price). As for uPlay, Ubisoft seems to be downplaying how uPlay works and making it simpler in general, that and consoles have some form of uplay anyway these days.
Usually when games are taken away you can still download them if you own them, but no one else can buy them.
Usually when games are taken away you can still download them if you own them, but no one else can buy them.
No. It's really not because it's a game which has been in development for a few years, and obviously seems promising to the publisher that is interested. While IPs with "bright futures" and having an entire studio is a good investment, it doesn't really mean much in actual dollars in a sale like this. The studios which got bought for over 20 million were those with a game in those IPs in development, and some are almost done. That's what makes them attractive - there's something which can be released within 1-2 years.
Again, note that Vigil had no bids, even though they are an entire studio with experienced staff, and presumably some promising IP to go along with it (Crawler?). Also keep in mind that for studio purchases, buying the studio is one thing, having to keep funding it and paying everyone there is another. That's why Montreal's bid was so low. The cost of running that studio is insane.
Oh yeah, I agree there. The fact that they can afford to put in a 250k bid is a sign they have cash resources too. I'm just questioning the outcome. Being able to continue operating and developing the game is one thing. Being able to actually find a publisher is another.
Infinite Justice
Member
Predicted scenario since Ubisoft bought the rights to publish it (assuming the South Park group is cool with it i guess)
Its gone up each iteration.
Yup, in my panic I forgot how to read.
SteveWinwood
Member
Yeah no I got that, I just don't think confirmed means what he thinks it means.
BasilZero
Member
Ah thanks for the response.
I guess I should be getting Darksiders 2 soon on Steam or else get it for PS3 since those are the platforms I have.
Speaking of Origin I should get it for the Mass Effect Trilogy on Origin ;p.
Saints Row is one of my favorite franchises and I just wouldn't want things to go the wrong way or change radically with a new publisher, I thought Volition, Inc. and THQ were a good fit.
Infinite Justice
Member
Indeed but i guess its more expectation = reality
They don't have hardly any feature that Steam has, including the ones they've added since Origin was
Certainly. As you imply, even if Turtle Rock had won the bid, it's quite likely that the project would have met an ill fate anyway as it going ignored at an auction is a strong indicator of publisher disinterest. But at least, even in that case, there's the silver lining of TR owning the IP, leaving open the possibility of revisiting it at a later date.
This auction was primarily for IPs/studios that had projects in development. Those other IPs are called "legacy IPs" and will more than likely be sold during the rest of the Chapter 11 proceedings.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Damn, Next gen is going to be a bloodbath isn't?
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Its not IP rights since Double Fine owns those. As for publishing rights, we have no idea, though THQ did say that existing publishing deals/etc will be dealt with through the bankruptcy.
I imagine that even if no one picks up the publishing rights to those games during bankruptcy (and who ever would?) that it'll revert to Double Fine anyway due to the bankruptcy.
seeing the crazy Dead island CE,I think Deep Silver is a good fit for Volition.
I think Deep Silver will be way more hands off than any of the other options. Has to be the best outcome.
Hope metro comes out on time, now with wicked pre order bonus!
There is no avoiding Uplay, unfortunately. It'll be in the console versions too if they include it.
Origin is not the worst D2D platform, but it's EA itself that is the problem for me, they are so anti-consumer and constantly try to force consumers into only using their services rather than an independent competitor.
I don't really mind uPlay that much since they actually try to offer consumers things that enhance the gaming experience like cloud saves and draconian DRM solutions (truth be told, i never had issues with Ubisoft DRM). The most important difference between uPlay and Origin is that the core game is freely sold through multiple services without the need for a seperate storefront client in order to run the game.
I own a ton of Ubisoft games on Steam and i will continue to buy their PC games on Steam. EA will not let me use the platform of my choice and therefore i will never want to support Origin.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Just to provide a better source so that people will believe me that THQ doesn't own Double Fine's IPs:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/double-fine-interested-in-thq-assets-6402301
NullPointer
Member
I'm getting that feeling alright.
Small to medium sized games will save us. Otherwise...
SteveWinwood
Member
They bought Vigil and Darksiders X Zelda is finally happening.
Can you sustain the development?
RPGCrazied
Member
Wow, 3 mil for one game? Glad its still releasing though, thanks Ubi!
That's good to hear. I was worried that those games may be lost in some bulk sale if one of the big pubs comes along and harvests a bunch of IP in a bundle or something. I don't know how these things work or how THQ's properties were going to be sold. Good to see the DF games aren't at risk, anyway.
I guess it's likely that what publishing/distribution rights THQ has left of the DF games will be left alone, and will just revert back to Double Fine.
$3 million for South Park is a complete steal for Ubisoft.
HotHamWater
Member
As is $5 million for Metro. It's 90% done, and even if it bombs (I see no reason for it to sell less than the original, barring horrible reviews) they'll easily be able to make a tidy profit.
plutoknight
Member
I was shocked that not only was that a low number, but that there was NO RUNNER UP!!!!
You'd think SOME other company would want it. Not even EA touched that.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Maybe the game isn't very good?
RPGCrazied
Member
Well, the fanbase is pretty large for South Park. But I wonder what the % of that plays video games.
Mavromatis
Member
I assume South Park people had some special requests, and Ubisoft was the only one who can meet them.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Glad Sega bought Relic. Patrice is back at Ubi lol. So what happens to Vigil Games? They will just cease to exist?
Maybe the financial state of games publishers aren't as healthy as we think
Do you think they will sell 100,000 copies?
If they literally just ship it to market right now, that's about all they'd have to sell to make their money back.
We went over this a bit in the other thread. Most of them have $500-$1 billion in the bank.
The royalty agreement seems pretty toxic though on that product in terms of profit generation, but you know, at $3 million it's *totally* worth it.
