Trademarks that are owned by THQ right now:
Anyone want to bid a couple of bucks to get uDraw?
Devil Dice? That's an old one.
Trademarks that are owned by THQ right now:
Anyone want to bid a couple of bucks to get uDraw?
Am I the only thinking that EA can outbid anyone and so they're getting whatever they want?
lol
Saint's Row is nothing compared to CoH.
Fuck, didn't even think of that. Oh god, then please definitely not EA.Then there's also the years of patch support.
I get this sentiment, but Relics RTS games would make a good addition to EAs roster. They currently lack a starcraft / activision competitor, and Relic would be great to provide that imho.
I don't want to assume that EA will ruin every franchise they ever own.
pretty much, WB wont shit on the IPs and studios we love like EA or Ubi.
NOT EA... not EA... anything but EA please....
Is it common to live stream these auctions? lol. I'd like to see what happens when the host will go 'and now we move to Homeworld'.
I will say again that Destroy All Humans! will be a good purchase by Nintendo or anyone making touch controlled\ asynchronous games and wanting to appeal to a broader market. DAH! had colorful gfx and sense of humor.
A top-down WiiU game like that where you control the UFO's tractor beam on the gamepad is pretty much a no-brainer and there a lot of two-screen or single screen touch potential.
Same here, as long as EA isn't in charge. Bring back Aki!
this is what I'm saying,EA will just destroy the hell out of the entire thing,they already running most of their ips into the ground
yearly Saints Rows that just copy GTA and throw away everything that made it unique
yearly Darksiders that copy God of War, because GOW sells.
yearly Red Faction that copy Call of Duty but on Mars,because that how EA work.
all on a client that you don't even want to install on your PC.
EA buying THQ or any of its studios or games will be the worst thing ever.
Aki is a developer. EA is a publisher.
Anyway. It wouldn't shock me if WWE just went the self-published route. WWE has the media empire and the capital to become their own game publisher. They already do it for films with WWE Studios. I could see them holding onto Yukes as the developer, as there is already a relationship there, and just publishing it themselves.
Have you read the C&C preview thread? EA has turned it into a StarCraft clone in terms of gameplay mechanics.
Ea and Warner.... Boo these men!
Am I the only thinking that EA can outbid anyone and so they're getting whatever they want?
Am I the only thinking that EA can outbid anyone and so they're getting whatever they want?
What's wrong with Warner?
Imagine Suda51 being a consultant for Saints Row 4.
Yeah! Slapping undead with a giant dildo!
you forgot about Clearlake Capital..
But what is he going to add to the series?
you forgot about Clearlake Capital..
But aren't those the guys which THQ favored and the judge decided against them hence making this auction possible in the first place?
Yeah! Slapping undead with a giant dildo!
You might be onto something. Wouldn't be such a bad idea. Do the WWE games generally sell well?
You can already do that in SR3.
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
I'm hoping for a megaton Nintendo swoop in and purchase Saints Row
Which is why it would be a good idea for them to buy it to diversify their lineup. Either them or Square imo.I literally can't think of a franchise/IP less suited to Nintendo than Saints Row.
I literally can't think of a franchise/IP less suited to Nintendo than Saints Row.
Postal.
That is something, some members have already mentioned. Despite the fact that I - currently - could not imagine a Saints Row on a Nintendo plattform, I wouldn't be terribly surprised by this because it probably would take Nintendo more monies to get Rockstar porting GTA V or heck - even a slightly gimped version of GTA VI onto WiiU.
Saints Row could be their crazy take at the open world genre
Which is why it would be a good idea for them to buy it to diversify their lineup. Either them or Square imo.
I'm intrigued about who would pick up Homefront.
EA already has Battlefield and Medal of Honor (despite the state of the latter), as well as stuff like Crysis and Army of Two. Activision obviously has Call of Duty and now Destiny. Ubisoft doesn't really have a staple shooter series, but they have the Tom Clancy games, and Rainbow Six Patriots looks to be in some ways thematically similar to Homefront. Microsoft of course have Halo and Gears, Sony have Killzone and I don't know that they necessarily would want or need another FPS franchise.
The only one really left is Warner (or someone like Bethesda or Square I guess). Then again, EA could see it as a stronger series to alternate with Battlefield than Medal of Honor, and they'd still have the best part of two years before it would need to be ready in that scenario, plus, as others have said, they already have that working relationship with Crytek (assuming they stay on as developer).
Clearlake wanted to do this in a manner that would net them significant upside, hence the incredibly dubious looking plan that got denied by the court.
I'm not sure they would still be interested with the much more long term (and potentially much larger monetary sum) kind of viewpoints a game publisher is going to take when viewing these assets.
So that's it? Do I understand properly? It's the end of THQ and it will be sold pieces by pieces?
If they bid for Volition/Relic and the Saints Row/COH IP don't they get the profits of the latest game yet to be released? and on top of that is DLC which would get them at least a majority of what was spent..
Clearlake Capital portfolio is pretty huge.. $2.7 billion in investments in business services, communication, consumer products/retail, defense/public safety, energy/power, healthcare, industrials, media, and technology so i think that they could be a serious threat if they are participating in the auction
someone on must know more about this.. lol someone call Michael Pachter
But Nintendo have an image to maintain. It would be like Disney buying up Saints Row and releasing it alongside Epic Mickey.
Why would Nintendo make a rod for their own back like that. Try and get it published on the WiiU certainly. But buy, develop and publish it themselves?
Never. Going. To. Happen.
But Nintendo have an image to maintain. It would be like Disney buying up Saints Row and releasing it alongside Epic Mickey.
Why would Nintendo make a rod for their own back like that. Try and get it published on the WiiU certainly. But buy, develop and publish it themselves?
Never. Going. To. Happen.
God no!Also, Nintendo should get the Vigil team to come over and work on Zelda or something.
This isn't the 90ies anymore. Nintendo stopped giving a shit about their "family friendly image" a long time ago.But Nintendo have an image to maintain. It would be like Disney buying up Saints Row and releasing it alongside Epic Mickey.
Why would Nintendo make a rod for their own back like that. Try and get it published on the WiiU certainly. But buy, develop and publish it themselves?
Never. Going. To. Happen.
They published Conker over a decade ago, why does this line of thinking still exist?
But isn't Bayonetta 2 also a huge departure for their "image"? Also what is their "image"?
Yeah, some still say - Nintendo is a kids machine etc. but shouldn't they strive for something more? Something more hardcore oriented?
Is that it? A Conker game ten years is the sole precedent set for Nintendo possibly being open to publishing more 'mature' titles?!