Bankruptcy Auction Ends THQ
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This was actually what I was wondering. THQ San Diego went under before the sale, but I was hoping for an ALL*STARS 2.ImSkeletor said:
Yes, Homefront, not Homeland. Total brain-freeze there.
Volition/Saints Row is a natural fit for Koch Media. Not so sure about Metro, except that I think there's a better chance that Koch will just get out of the way and let 4A do its thing than, say, Activision or EA. Under the circumstances, it's about as good an outcome as you could hope for.
Volition/Saints Row is a natural fit for Koch Media. Not so sure about Metro, except that I think there's a better chance that Koch will just get out of the way and let 4A do its thing than, say, Activision or EA. Under the circumstances, it's about as good an outcome as you could hope for.
Relic going to Sega gives me hope. I was afraid Ubisoft, EA, or Activision would pick them up and run it into the ground. Sega generally makes good games and doesn't usually screw over customers.
It did, they got Warhammer 40k and Company of Heroes. They also picked up Warhammer fantasy recently, from a different source. Could mean we will finally get a proper Warhammer fantasy game and Dawn of War 3.SupahGamuh said:
Maybe we can start a kickstarter to buy the license to Darksiders and give it back to Joe or perhaps a company who would be willing to take it? I mean if they could sell Homefrontfor 500K, who knows... I know it's a stupid idea, but I loved Darksiders, I've already been having a rough week, this just tops it.
Sega + Relic:
Not as bad as it could have been. I like Sega, though they tend to screw things up - but it's better to take a chance and really plummet than aim for absolute, secure mediocrity. And they also make the Total War games, so they know how to handle RTS developers.
Ubisoft + SP:SoT:
I know that I should be reacting to how this is bad for PC gamers like myself, but TBH Ubisoft haven't been that bad recently. Sure, they still bundle their Steam-a-like with things like Far Cry 3, but on the other hand they also put up some games on GoG (who have a strict no-DRM policy) and Rayman Origins didn't come with it, so...we just have to wait and see what kind of mood they're in.
Crytek + Home(front):
Probably not going to change much. Except that somebody will try and make a Homefront sequel, and...yeah.
Everything else:
Not stuff I've heard of or am particularly invested in.
Not as bad as it could have been. I like Sega, though they tend to screw things up - but it's better to take a chance and really plummet than aim for absolute, secure mediocrity. And they also make the Total War games, so they know how to handle RTS developers.
I lol'd at your avatar.Nouw said:
Ubisoft + SP:SoT:
I know that I should be reacting to how this is bad for PC gamers like myself, but TBH Ubisoft haven't been that bad recently. Sure, they still bundle their Steam-a-like with things like Far Cry 3, but on the other hand they also put up some games on GoG (who have a strict no-DRM policy) and Rayman Origins didn't come with it, so...we just have to wait and see what kind of mood they're in.
Crytek + Home(front):
Probably not going to change much. Except that somebody will try and make a Homefront sequel, and...yeah.
Everything else:
Not stuff I've heard of or am particularly invested in.
Ouch ... that sucks for Vigil Games my best friends loves Darksiders ... going to make him sad
Here's hoping all those who lost their jobs will land on their feet.
Here's hoping all those who lost their jobs will land on their feet.
Overall, I only see the real bad case with Homefront being bought by CryTek. Not from a developer-point (there could've been worse) but rather the publisher.
Ubisoft owning South Park? Don't care, never liked South Park anyway.
Sega buying Relic? Again, don't care - never was into Warhammer.
Similar stance to the rest - most of the time, I never really cared about the respective franchises, anyway. Only one I did care was "Saints Row/Red Faction" and a bit "Homefront". And the former got quite a good new publisher (would've prefered Take-Two here again)
TrackMania was published by them, the two Tunguska point-and-click-games,...
Probably one of the better ones, who could aquire it.
Ubisoft owning South Park? Don't care, never liked South Park anyway.
Sega buying Relic? Again, don't care - never was into Warhammer.
Similar stance to the rest - most of the time, I never really cared about the respective franchises, anyway. Only one I did care was "Saints Row/Red Faction" and a bit "Homefront". And the former got quite a good new publisher (would've prefered Take-Two here again)
Quite a lot of good games, actually.Rednog said:
TrackMania was published by them, the two Tunguska point-and-click-games,...
Probably one of the better ones, who could aquire it.
Saints Row 4 is probably going to be released, as it was scheduled for release early this year, anyway. Cancelling it NOW (unless there was no developement since... well, they fused 'Enter the Dominatrix' and Saints Row 4, I guess) would be kind of stupid as that game WILL make them a ton of money. Saints Row 3 alone was already enough to delay THQs bankruptcy until now, which says quite a lot about that franchise potential.Yokillernick said:
Maybe so, either way, Sega is a good home for them probably. I'm not too invested in the warhammer stuff but I do enjoy company of heroes a fair bit since I picked it up in the steam autumn saleJ Tyran said:
It is a sad day to see THQ go down and under. Good intentions and some good games under their banner, an undeserved fate to be sure.
Hrmm... Sega of all companies got Relic? Oh dear... if this had happened a year ago I would not really have shrugged much. But with the recent way they have treated fans and consumers and IP, I am really, honestly, worried.
At the same time, they are the ones most familiar with RTS games on that list so... guess it's a sort of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
Hrmm... Sega of all companies got Relic? Oh dear... if this had happened a year ago I would not really have shrugged much. But with the recent way they have treated fans and consumers and IP, I am really, honestly, worried.
At the same time, they are the ones most familiar with RTS games on that list so... guess it's a sort of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
Well Joe left ages ago, even before the whole Bankruptcy deal and I saw lots of work from concept artists that were shitcanned from Vigil cropping up. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you're starting up a new game you'd need concept artists if you wanted it to look any good.dragongit said:
It's sad to see the other horsemen (and woman?) not get their own game, but whats really sad is that my copy of Darksiders 2 has bugged out into oblivion with the latest DLC and its NEVER going to get patched. Sweet Jesus.
So does this mean Darksiders is done for? Wow that really, really sucks if that is the case.
THQ going under is sad in and of itself, but seeing good IPs like that die out because of it is a travesty.
THQ going under is sad in and of itself, but seeing good IPs like that die out because of it is a travesty.