How do these auctions work? Who will get the money? If THQ gets it, can't they use it to make more games?

>someone buys DoW & WWE
>makes a DoW type RTS with WCW/attitude era WWE characters
>or a wrasslin game with spesh marines

>>172639000

>I can't read!

>>172638832
Money goes to the entities to whom THQ owes. It's probably going to be a closed-door affair, where all of the interested parties have entered initial bids for properties, then they go through the typical auction process if there are multiple bidders.

>>172638832
Pretty sure THQ is using the cash to break clean.

>>172638523 (OP)
>not for grabs
>warhammer
>metro
I call bullshit, THQ is in no position to say what is and isn't up for grabs.

So, Volition is in danger?

Everybody send me $20 on paypal and I'll bid for something.

okay

>>172639197
Those aren't up for grabs because those are licensed properties.

>>172639197
40K is the property of GW and GW alone decides where their IP goes.

>>172639205
Too late. Initial bids were due at 9 EST.

>>172639205
Bid for SR

>>172639197
Notice how THQ doesn't own those IPs.

If Warner/Ubi/Satan/Double Fine want them, they'll need to go through GW, WWE, and Comedy Central respectively.

So who should Vigil Games go to?

>>172639205
>hurr

Anyone also see in the news how Atari US declared bankruptcy yesterday? Times are really tough for AAA vidya publishers these days it seems.

That being said, Atari hasn't published an actual game since Neverwinter Night 2 I think

EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA

>>172639204
Yes.

I would like to see a developer do something more with Homefront.

I doubt we'll ever see another de Blob though.

Darksiders to Ubisoft? Ok
Darksiders to EA? NOOOO! NO NO NOOOOO!!!!

>>172639434
Vigil Games would be nice if Warner picked them up.

EA probably would, though.

>>172638523 (OP)

LIST OF THQ OWNED IPS

(stuff that matters)
Homeworld
Company of Heroes
Red Faction
Darksiders
de Blob
Homefront
Saints Row
Destroy All Humans
Stuntman
Big Mutha Truckers
Titan Quest
Juiced
MotoGP titles
MX titles

(shit that no one cares about)
Pit-Fighter
Vs.
Baja
The Outfit
Neighborhood Games
Big Beach Sports
Summoner
Alter Echo
All Star Cheer Squad
Ping Pals
Paws & Claws
uDraw shit
THQ Wireless Inc titles

>>172639559
>Destroy All Humans

To Warner pls.

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>Company of Heroes 2 by EA

>>172639526
That means FreeSpace is in danger too.
Let's just hope EA and everyone else stays the fuck away from it.

Ubisoft getting Darksiders would be nice.

>>172639549
EA makes nothing but shooters and sports games though. At least Warner thinks outside the box a bit.

>>172639681
I'd be ok with Ubi getting them too.

>>172639546
inb4 Darksiders is given to Bioware
coop homolust game

>>172639559
>All Star Cheer Squad
>shit no one cares about

Fuck you.

>>172639546

Darksiders with another DRM? fuck no

So by the end of today will all there IPs be sold or at least some?

>>172639559

STUDIOS FOR SALE

Relic(Relic is owned by THQ Canada and is NOT considered a debtor. THQ however owns 100% equity in THQ Canada, which itself has majority equity in Relic so)
THQ Montreal(Made up of Kaos Studio guys and a lot of new hirees, were making a game called 1666) (See Above, these two will probably come together.)
Volition
Vigil

Ubisoft has made site visits to THQ Montreal

EA has made site visits to all three, and so has Warner.

>>172639681
EA is mainly a publisher, champ. And they publish a lot of shit. They're pretty diverse.

Gaben should just hire all their employees.

>>172639875
>EA
>diverse

Shame I can't remember anything because EA being diverse would've been notable.

>>172639898
Valve doesn't exactly like throwing their Steambux into an incinerator.

>>172638832
Creditors, people who THQ owe money to and the people who stopped the buyout from Clearlake. This would have saved THQ, but nope.
One of the creditors is WWE

>>172639197
>this pleb in charge of knowing about IP's and who owns what

Please don't post in here for now, you don't really know what you are talking about.

>>172639987
Well their key employees.

>>172639559
Destroy all Humans to Sony

>>172639559
I thought Homefront was being developed by Crytek UK?

I hope to god EA gets nothing. THQ may have done things I don't like, but EA has done so much worse. They are in my opinion worse than Activision, and I can bet they will ruin any series they touch.

>>172639958
Dante's Inferno, Dragon Age series, Mirror's Edge, Skate series, Rock Band series.

>>172639958

EA owns bioware
EA owns maxis

just saying here

>>172640181
Sims, Burnout, NFS

>>172640148
Would be shit.

>>172640159

THQ owns the IP, and THQ was the publisher.

>>172640196
And look what happened to those companies as of late
>Dragon Age II
>Mass Effect 3
>Spore
>The Sims 3
>The Sims Medieval
>The Old Republic

I hopw Warner does well. I kinda like them and they are looking to expand.

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>EA

Any IP that's sucked by its greedy, unending and gaping mouth is forever lost to us.

>>172640313

I'm not saying they ain't shit, I'm just saying that EA owns a lot of shit and that he's being retarded by saying it's just "sports and shooters"

>>172640370
Which is everything, including Homeworld and Freespace.

>>172640319
I can see them making a serious attempt for Volition/Saints, but I can also see a MoH-esque me-too srsbsns crime sandbox game developed by Bioware Champaign.

>>172640428
Descent/Freespace is "safe", in that it's owned by Interplay, and not THQ or Volition.

>>172639056

This is true

>>172640319
I want them to really expand. I'm talking about picking up Vigil and Voliton, but we all know that won't happen.

Also, reviving Destroy All Humans would be pretty cool. It's an IP people know but isn't really a forefront IP and Warner has published a few games like that.

>>172640370
Deadspace 3 will have micro-transactions ;)

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>>172640181
>Dante's Inferno
Nothing but a cheap, broken take on hack n' slash. Cool concept
>Dragon Age Series
hahahahahhahaahahaahaha
>Mirror's Edge
abandon, sequel if possible carters to feminist
>Skate
Sequels=/=Fix bugs
>Rock Band
abandon the series and left Harmonix to suffer


Stop trying to convince yourself EA is good. They ain't anymore. Be careful not to get ban for not reporting bugs.

>>172640695
>Stop trying to convince yourself EA is good. They ain't anymore.

No one said they were good though

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>Relic bought by EA

>>172640695
I'm not saying they're good. I'm saying they publish more than shooters and sports and saying anything different is pretty pants on head retarded.

Get with the program.

I'm fucking glad these ips are moving to different companies. THQ was the fucking worst when it comes to DLC.

>>172640679
Mirror's Edge 2 reveals Faith was actually a gay man the entire time. The game is about his struggle to find himself. It will be always online. And will feature more linear levels to allow easier access for new plays. Normal version will come with half the game locked Deluxe edition will feature the full game and cost 80 dollars.

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>>172639559
>WB buys Summoner

>>172640695
>I'm a retard that can't follow a simple reply chain

>>172640783

Relic will probably go with THQ montreal, because Ubisoft really wants that for some reason.

so uhh, your call if that's a good thing or not.

Volition and Vigil are the main fight here. And that will be between Warner and EA

With each one probably getting one of them

>>172640952
I will murder ea if they my darksiders, volition is already dead though

If GW does one thing right, they will give the WH line to paradox.

>>172640817
And you want them to take some of those IPs.

You thought Saint's Row was bad with THQ DLC?

>>172640876
I thought money from doc went to devs and not publishers.

>>172640695
>Hack n slash

But that is a beat em up.
Diablo is a hack n slash you fucking retard.

>>172641052
my dick

I really, REALLY hope at least Warner takes Vigil.

Calling it, EA or Warner Bros buy Saints Row. They're the only big publishers without an open world crime game who would be interested in one

EA will probably fit in with WWE.
>takes away more features each year
>DLC
>DLC everywhere
>yearly releases

>>172641052
40k mount and blade'ish would easiest to pull of even though id rather see fantasy.
Both would be wins in my book however!

>>172641052

So more bugs and DLC?

>>172639530
PC version is alright even though it does take my GT640 up to about 40 degrees which i don't exactly like.

>>172641060
>And you want them to take some of those IPs.
What the fuck?

I said I want Warner to pick up Vigil Games, but the sad reality is that EA probably will.

>>172640952
>so uhh, your call if that's a good thing or not.
Based Ubis...
>The fucking Anno DLC prices
Jesus Christ no.

>>172639559
>Stuntman
I'd kill for another one of those games.

>>172641549

Don't forget uplay

>>172641425

Are you really going to shit on them like that? They are one of the few companies out there that are still making games for the enjoyment of them, and put real dedication into the shit.

Yeah, they might have bugs, but what game doesn't? As far as DLC goes, they at least don't half ass the shit.

if what >>172639559 says is true, I would seriously do anything for another 'The Outfit' game, that shit was so fun just to fuck around in.

>still no Freespace 3
Make it happen or I will blow your fucking studios up.

>>172641681

>As far as DLC goes, they at least don't half ass the shit.
>Crusader Kings 2 is being sold in parts

Yeah sure, and they sell mods too now

>>172641918
go blame interplay

>>172641718

Anything under (shit no one cares about) is stuff that won't likely be bought by anyone and will fall on whatever remains of THQ after this.

Gutted THQ will probably be owned by clearlake and clearlake is a capital management company(IE: They buy failing companies and fire people until they start being profitable, then sell them. They're not in the business of reviving dead IPs, only sure hits.)

So basically, anything under that label is basically dead.

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>>172642062
tfw no qt3.14 collectors edition freespace3 with dx11 graphics

hold me, /v/

>>172640695

I hate these kind of posters.

>>172639197

WWE has an escape clause in their contract they are going to pull out according to the last Wrestling Observer

The contract for Warhammer is up but GW gets final call on where it goes. They don't want EA, Activision, Ubi or other large publishers to have it so don't expect it to go to anyone big (And especially EA after EA intentionally fucked up Warhammer online on it's partners programme to get rid of competition for TORTanic.)

>>172640695
>abandon the series and left Harmonix to suffer

Harmonix made $400 million after the split from EA and Viacom. They ain't suffering at all.

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EA PLEASE PLEASE Spare WarHammer 40K, I will never make a fuck ea thread again if you do.

>>172643272
way to read

>tfw no Darksiders 3
;_;

>>172643272
GW owns 40k nobody can use the license without permission.

It's not for sale.

>>172643272
You fucking illiterate dipshit, I don't know how many times it's been said that Warhammer anything is Games Workshop's IP and thus not up for grabs.

Besides, I'd actually kind of like another Space Marine shooter done by EA, since THQ sure fucked up the multiplayer in the one they made.

>>172643702
So about a 12fifty

>>172643584

No Strife for you faggot.

>>172638523 (OP)
C'MON WARNER BROTHERS

>>172644031
Fuck you.
They said he'd be like Dante. ;_;

>>172643903

And GW absolutely HATE EA for how they handled Warhammer Online and dicked them around. So there's no chance they will get 40K anyway.

Most likely publisher to get 40K will probably be Sega as they already have the fantasy licence.

>Start kickstarter to buy THQ IPs
>/v/ now collectively owns the rights to at least one IP

That would be cool, though perhaps not very legally feasible.

>>172644298

Yeah? Got a source?

>>172644934
My dick is my source

>>172639559

>Stuntman

Oh god I hope we get another Stuntman game out of this.

>Platinum buys darksiders
CUUUHHHREZEY?

>>172645689
>Platinum buying anything
Nope, sadly not.

>>172639197
>I call bullshit
The only thing you call is your own stupid ignorance of having to post without knowing anything about the topic at hand.

>>172640952
>so uhh, your call if that's a good thing or not.

They ruined Massive Entertainment and are the enemy of RTS genre and in effect the holy grail of Relic that is Homeworld.
OF COURSE IT ISN'T A GOOD FUCKING THING IN ANY WAY

Can somebody buys me the darksiders IP.
plz ;_;

>>172646364
*buy

Do you guys actually care about any IPs THQ has? (Besides Warhammer which they don't actually have.)

If so, you don't hate video games enough to be on /v/.

>40k without Relic

Relic staff play tabletop games, Relic staff know the lore and Universe, Relic staff are interested in it.
Name me another developer that fits these criteria, because no other developer can do 40k justice as they are ignorant faggots and anyone else would turn 40k into their own brand of DmC faggotry.
Only Creative Assembly seems to have shown interest and this is the reason they have been spotted by GW.

>>172646441
Darksiders.

What if we all pooled our tugboats together and bought something for /v/?

We could make Katawa Shoujo v2.0

>>172646441
Even though I don't care much about their IPs they would be a lot worse if they were in the hands of EA.

>>172646504
>anyone else would turn 40k into their own brand of DmC faggotry.

They wouldn't be able to as Games Workshop are serious about maintaining their lore.

>>172646441

Company of Heroes, Darksiders, Titan Quest

>>172646512
Generic 3D Hacknslash/Zelda ripoff. Zelda is shit now, so why even care about ripoffs of it?

I seriously hope EA dont get shit. I can only imagine they're interested in Saints Row

>>172646631
hurrdurr generic

You're saying Metro is "not up for grabs" because it's a licensed property

But Last Light is its own IP to an extent and has assets, an engine, and a team, all of which ARE up for grabs...So I wonder how that's going to work? I see Ubisoft picking up Last Light if possible.

>>172646621
Isn't Titan Quest dead?

>>172646667
Ok EDGY GRIMDARK Four Horsemen

>>172646718
How about fun and unique looking?

>>172646594
And both Ubisoft and EA are serious about not giving a fuck and giving their own brain of "wider audience" and "signature"
while WarnerBros is serious about political correctness and Hollywood style faggotry.
Which should eliminate Relic from going to any of the 3 if GW has any balls to invest in Relic itself.
I wonder if that would be plausible.

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>>172646718
>Ok EDGY GRIMDARK Four Horsemen
Isn't that a pleonasm?

After darksiders II I don't care if EA buys that.

>>172646916
You're a massive faggot.

>>172646791
It doesn't look unique though. It looks like WoW+EDGY GRIMDARK.

>>172646671
>all of which ARE up for grabs

4A games isn't owned by THQ, so no that's not true at all.

The game will need a new publisher though, so 4A will go around looking for someone.

It's not being sold, though.

>>172646961
Maybe you should get new glasses.

>>172639559

New Homeworld game?

>>172646932
why? they ruined darksiders, just deal with it.

>>172647004
It does have a silly stylized "cartoony" look to it

>>172647027
2 was better than 1.

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It's happening

>>172647027
How do you ruin something that was never good?

>>172647007

But what kind of monster will it be?

>>172639559
>Homeworld
>CoH

For the love of all known and unknown deities, keep EA and Activision away from those two at least

>>172646674
Ironlore the developer died because their following projects got canceled. Some lead people (3-4) went on to work on Grim Dawn in their spare time, made a kickstarter this year and are developing it with a bigger full time team. They got about 10 full timers some spare time/freelance working on it now I think.

>>172647007
Not if i can help it.

>>172646441
>you don't hate video games enough to be on /v/.
way to not understand /v/, anon.

>>172647073
Keep telling yourself that.
Only good thing about II was the:
>guardian boss fight
>ost
>archon

>>172647185
And the combat which was leagues above 1, Portalshit was not nearly as annoying, better designs and so on.

>>172647185
not him but the PC port of first one was shit.

>>172647089
GOOD LUCK! I'M BEHIND 7 DOMINOS!

>>172646987

Oh, this is also true for Stick of Truth/Obsidian too.

WWE and 40k are different situations though.

>>172647317
Both PC ports where shit

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>>172639275
This ladies and gentlemen, use your motherfucking brains, the contract was made with TQH, if TQH goes out the contract of the license is abrogated.

>>172645689
Developers don't buy IPs m8.

>>172646987

Oh I thought 4A was a studio of THQ.

>>172644702
>40K will probably be Sega
they are too ocuppied bleeding money to buy nothing.

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I just realized something guys.
All three interested companies have terrible PC policies.
Ubisoft - Insane DRM and delaying PC games for no reason other than to spite PC gamers and fuel their "PC gamers don't buy games" statistics. Might be changing, but that remains to be seen.
EA - Origin
Warner - Pretty much the same as Ubisoft, but only with the Batman games. Insane dlc policies on some games. Still not very safe.

I don't want Volition to go to any of these companies. I guess Ubisoft is the best of the three because they don't have the same terrible dlc policies that Warner has.

>>172647141
>Homeworld
The game is so nichè no one is going to bother even making a facebook app for it.

Also, I hope Darksiders' IP goes to someone interested in devevolping it, the game sold well after all despite THQ bitching about it.

>>172645790
>>172645689
DON'T DESTROY MY DREAMS

;_;

>>172647832
Maybe Nintendo will buy it so they have a second Zelda franchise for the kids too edgy for Zelda. Then they'd probably let Platinum try their take on it.

>>172647950
i could see that, and that would help push the image of mature gamers shit they have been trying to pull lately.

>>172647950
I was hoping for a Vigil and Platinum collaboration, with Platinum doing the combat and Vigil doing everything else

>>172639559
>shit no one cares about
>Vs.
but that was my favorite game as a kid. i can't even find any information of it online.

>>172648042
But PG isn't mature at all.
That's why we like them.

>>172647950

Actually if Nintendo buys it, they'll probably merge Vigil with Retro since they're both Austin-based.

It's actually one of the more believable "CUH-RAZY" possibilities. Nintendo has made remarks about expanding Retro.

>>172641131
No, River City Ransom is a beat em up.
Dante's Inferno, God of War, DMC, Bayonetta, etc. are action games.

>>172648093

They'll probably buy vigil with it and merge them with Retro*

>>172648152
CoD is also an action game.

>>172648093
>>172648181
Dear Nintendo,
Please do this
Love, Anon

>>172648218
No, CoD is a first person shooter.
That's like saying CoD is a role playing game because you play a role.

I seriously hope Ubisoft gets Metro and South Park

>>172648252
Dear anon,
Ok.
Love, Nintendo

>>172648252
They've already got Bayonetta, I fail to see why they'd need this.

>>172648401
Because Bayonetta isn't a zelda clone.

Also, until they buy up Platinum and the rights to the Bayonetta franchise they don't own Bayonetta, they just own Bayonetta 2.

>Metro, DoW safe
Welp, I'm not interested much anymore. I'm a bit worried about GamesWorkshop, I've heard nothing but bad things about those fuckers.

>>172648349

Those aren't for sale.

I don't know who will get Metro, but I'm willing to be Obsidian will go to Squeenix and ask them if they want to publish stick of truth, since that's supposedly been the only publisher that hasn't burned them in some way.

Else South Park Studios itself will publish the game, since it has endless dosh.

>>172639559
omg I forgot about CoH2, it's now fucked. Seriously, Valve should take some of them up. I know EA will want to grab and rape some too.

>>172648923
All the publishing for South Park is paid for, and even if there's anything remaining that needs to be paid for, this is what will make up the difference.

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>>172639559

Homeworld
Company of Heroes
Darksiders

You can keep the rest. Warhammer & Metro is safe.

>>172649071

Source?

Also
>even if there's anything remaining that needs to be paid for, this is what will make up the difference

How? All of this money is being split between the THQ creditors committee

>>172647089

Acti-Blizz

yeah right.

Atari announced bankruptcy yesterday tho right?

>>172649863
>yfw vivendi is trying to sell acti blizzard

>>172649228
Cruise is actually not that far off, unless his picture is Photoshopped.

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>>172649830

>>172650569
nothing on darksiders?

>>172650569
>listening to Rubin, who's entire job at this point is clearlake PR
>2013

SPS just objected and demanded their license for the game back from THQ

http://www.thesangreal.net/gafpics/sps_object.pdf

Seems they plan on publishing it themselves.

>>172650893
Darksiders I and II were really mediocre.

I'd rather see them focus on titles that stick than on gimmicky things that are only half-finished.

>>172650993
Rubin is CEO, I'm pretty sure he has a good idea of what is coming and what isn't.

>>172650993
>Seems they plan on publishing it themselves.

They don't have the capability to self-publish outside of digital. They need a retail partner.

>>172651027
I didn't care for your opinion, I wanted to know if theres more information on Darksiders

>>172651080

Rubin said that clearlake's stalking bid would go through.

I think your opinion is suspect.

>>172651182
>clearlake's stalking bid
what's this?

>>172639000
Day 1 buy....seriously...

>>172651437

The 60 mil offer.

They originally wanted it to go through in 30 days so that no one could bid on THQ's assets.

Didn't quite work that way in reality.

>Ubisoft buys Relic
Tom Clancy's Warhammer 40k: Rainbow Cell: Imperium Pandora