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The year started on a sour note, as THQ entered liquidation and was picked apart by publishers across the games industry. What followed was a lot of analysis on what was to blame for THQ’s demise. The popular consensus from the media was that to survive in this industry you …
Read More »THQ bankruptcy case closed, liquidation approved
The bankruptcy of defunct publisher THQ has come to an end now that a liquidation plan has been approach. US bankruptcy judge Mary F. Walrath approved of the plan, which will pay creditors using the proceeds from sales of THQ’s IP, games and assets, according to Bloomberg. THQ’s properties, such …
Read More »WWE 2K14 release date, platforms revealed
WWE 2K14 will release on 29th October, Take-Two announced while revealing its annual financial results. WWE 2K14 will be the first WWE game in over a decade to not be published by THQ. 2K Sports acquired the WWE games license after THQ went out of business earlier this year. The …
Read More »Nordic Games hails "huge potential" of $4.9m THQ IP swoop
Publisher Nordic Games has significantly bolstered its brand portfolio, after acquiring ten former THQ properties. The firm bought Darksiders, Red Faction, Stuntman, Full Spectrum Warrior, Destroy All Humans, MX vs ATV, Supreme Commander, Frontlines, Juiced and Titan Quest in a $4.9m deal. Nordic Games sales and marketing director Nik Blower …
Read More »WWE 13 re-released through 2K Sports at Rs 1,799
WWE 13 has been re-released in India by 2K Sports with a new price point. Former publisher THQ went out of business in January, auctioning off most of its studios and franchises, and in February, 2K Sports announced that it had acquired the WWE license. It also announced that future …
Read More »Take-Two acquires WWE game license
Take-Two has announced that it has acquired the video game license for WWE after previous publisher THQ went out of business. Future games are likely to be published by Take-Two’s 2K division. The 2K Sports publishing label is well renowned for its quality sports games such as the NBA 2K …
Read More »Crytek’s new US studio takes on 35 former Vigil Games devs
As THQ’s studios and IP went under the hammer a few days ago, the only studio to not find any takers was Vigil Games, along with its Darksiders IP. There’s some good news though as Crysis developer Crytek has opened its first US studio and taken on 35 former Vigil …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms THQ Montreal acquisition; includes new IP
Ubisoft has confirmed its acquisition of THQ Montreal in an auction of THQ’s assets before it was dissolved. The publisher has announced that aside from the THQ Montreal team, which will be integrated into the Ubisoft Montreal studio, the acquisition also includes a new, unannounced IP that was in development …
Read More »THQ dissolved; studios and IP snapped up by Sega, Koch, Ubisoft, Crytek, Take Two
THQ is officially no more. Company president Jason Rubin and CEO Brian Farrell sent out a joint letter to employees confirming the news and also detailing the fates of several of THQ’s studios and IP. THQ’s studios and game IP went under the hammer a couple of days ago, and …
Read More »Double Fine linked to THQ assets auction
Reports suggest Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions may be interested in buying IP in the THQ auction later this month. Step aboard the train of logic. Distressed Debt Investing, the same site that first confirmed the auction, posted on itsTwitteraccount: "Double Fine has requested the bankruptcy filings in the THQ …
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