THQ Auction Concluded

[Elapo]

REALLY sucks for Vigil, I hope someone's still gonna buy it, I want more darksiders >.<

Looks like Vigil and Darksiders were not bought, and the Red Faction IP was not bought.

Isn't red faction a part of volition as well, and included in the deal?

oooh home front 2 with the cry-engine ? THAT could be very exciting prospect. Shame that a lot of people will loose there jobs though, hope they can find something in the games industry.

Homefront 2 was already in developement by crytek I believe, so not much changing there.

[Chelly]

Wouldnt it be nintendo exclusive? Ugh.

I don't see why it would be a Nintendo exclusive. Platinum Games latest game (Anarchy Reigns) and their upcoming game (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance) are both only on the PS3 and 360.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinu...ames_developed

[Ichifails]

Depends on who you talk to. I would vote for Darksiders as my current favorite franchise personally.

Darksiders II barely made enough money to pay for what they invested... I liked the game as well but it didn't sell very well. THQ hoped Darksiders II will solve their money problems but it almost made it worse.

[Scyo]

I only have one thing to say about all of this:

If South Park get's fucked up with uplay I won't buy the game. Not even on a sale for 5 bucks or whatever.

[Shamanic]

I only have one thing to say about all of this:

If South Park get's fucked up with uplay I won't buy the game. Not even on a sale for 5 bucks or whatever.

You can guarantee that it will be played through uplay. At least ubi lets you buy their games on steam; even if you still have to activate and load them through uplay.... but yeah, uplay is pretty awful.

[Insanoflex]

I'm really surprised that no one picked up Vigil... seems like a talented group of people over there. Darksiders 2 was a really solid game. I hope Platinum Games or someone picks up Darksiders. I need Darksiders 3!

id be amazed if platinum games makes anything for sega now nintendo have a big interest in them.. sega and platinum partnership has ended and letting bayonetta 2 die before nintendo came in was a big mistake. They will only make bayonetta for sega / nintendo now if anything imo.

[Tommo]

This is bloody depressing, a great company made some crappy choices and now the remains are being fed to some crappy sharks that can barely swim right.

There goes any chance of decent sequels.

[Bladeface]

Not happy that deep silver has saints row at all ( and rumored to be completly taking over it )
Dead island in the pc is horrible direct port and buggy as all hell
not to mention that abortion know as sacred

"buggy as hell"? ive put dozens of hours into the pc version and ive only ever noticed 2 bugs that are worth mentioning. and the only problem i have with the fact its a port compared to the ps3 version is the fact they didnt replace the weapon selection wheel with the standard keybind switching most games have now

[Insanoflex]

"buggy as hell"? ive put dozens of hours into the pc version and ive only ever noticed 2 bugs that are worth mentioning. and the only problem i have with the fact its a port compared to the ps3 version is the fact they didnt replace the weapon selection wheel with the standard keybind switching most games have now

dead island is piss poor i still cant get online for the pc and its one of the few games ive given up on.

[ParanoiD84]

Really nice that both Warhammer fantasy and 40k is under the same roof now. Also i wish blizzard would buy Vigil games and continue the 40K Dark Millenium mmo. Or atlest that some good mmo company will buy the Dark Millenium licence and continue with it.

Maby Games Workshop will give sega Dark Millenium to, one can hope though sega/creative assembly have no mmo experience.

[Jinna]

I wonder what happens to IP not bought up. Can people try kickstarter campaigns to fund a sequel or finish development of incomplete games?

[wombinator04]

No one should be glad that Sega bought Relic. Sega is a shit company that likes to go on copyright infringement sprees and ruin people's youtube channels for no damn reason.

The Warhammer games won't improve at all, you can count on that.

[ParanoiD84]

No one should be glad that Sega bought Relic. Sega is a shit company that likes to go on copyright infringement sprees and ruin people's youtube channels for no damn reason.

The Warhammer games won't improve at all, you can count on that.

I dont see how that has anything to do with Creative Assembly making damn good warhammer games. If anything sega is good for letting Creative Assembly stay pc focused.

[Shamanic]

I wonder what happens to IP not bought up. Can people try kickstarter campaigns to fund a sequel or finish development of incomplete games?

I don't think so - well, I mean, they could try a Kickstarter for the funds to buy the copyright/license and then finish it.
I'm not an expert in this, but the games will still belong to whatever bank is running the financial bankruptcy side of it; they're likely to just be shelved in the hope that some developer comes back to buy them in the future. The company can issue a legal notice of discontinuance, or can simply abandon it. After a certain amount of years have passed without support games can become abandonware - and freely distributed but people still can't pick them up and then start selling a sequel because the IP itself is still copyright.

[Window]

Just noticed the errors on my post I had alot of bugs with Dead island not to mention with multiplayer only one person could officially pick up quests and track them leaving the other players in the dark, there were alot of things I did like but its was hard not to feel somewhat let down
And taking that mentality to Saints row even if the third didnt live up to alot of fans expectations the 4th one def wont just my opinion

[Cyclone Jack]

Seeing Vigil get shuttered like this really makes me sad. Darksiders was an amazing IP with a great story and fun gameplay. I hope some of the people at Vigil are able to stick together and start up a new company, or hit Kickstarter or something. Great team, great talent and I wish them all the best of luck.

Also, the Dark Millennium game was being developed by Vigil, wasn't it?

[ParanoiD84]

Also, the Dark Millennium game was being developed by Vigil, wasn't it?

That is correct.

[Noomz]

I'm just hoping for someone to pick up the Warhammer 40k license and that they will continue the Dawn of War series. I think Relic was the studio that did those, so SEGA buying them is just good, because they are the publishers for the Total War series. I also know Creative Assembly are working on a Warhammer Fantasy RTS title, so I have my hopes up.

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No one should be glad that Sega bought Relic. Sega is a shit company that likes to go on copyright infringement sprees and ruin people's youtube channels for no damn reason.

The Warhammer games won't improve at all, you can count on that.

I thought that was what Games Workshop did best nowadays, hunting copyrights and shitting on their own fanbase for making fan content.

Creative Assembly is making a Warhammer Fantasy RTS. I'm quite confident that it will be pretty good, seeing as how they've been doing Total War games for over a decade. SEGA is their publisher.

[UnCorpse]

Rest In Peace.

Sad to see one of the few companies I liked go away.

[TradewindNQ]

The results of this auction are more disappointing than my son.