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1/8/2013 8:54:33 PM
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THQ selling off game franchises...EA and Activison could buy them
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This is incredibly sad....at least to me. The thought of EA and/or Activison owning Metro, Company of Heroes, Darksiders, Saints Row, etc. frightens me....because I know they will turn it into -blam!-....EA more so than Activison.
What I find interesting is that Saints Row is up for sale. That means that Rockstar could buy it....and then Rockstar would own 2 of the best sandbox games: Grant Theft Auto and Saints Row. If they did buy Saints Row...it would be interesting to see what they would do with it.
So how do you think this will all work out? Who do you think will end up with what?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ThirstyAvenge Why EA and Activision? 2K (incl. Rockstar) and Berthesda seem to screw the customer less than EA and Activison.[/quote] No....they don't. EA and Activison are 2 of the worse publishers...EA more so though. EA was voted worse company in America after all... [Edited on 01.08.2013 1:26 PM PST]
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Don't care for any of those games so it's cool.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] GhostLink2401 I really really hope EA doesn't get Saint's Row. Anyone who gets Red Faction would also have to get SR, since they're technically the same universe. Just anyone but EA.[/quote] They are? Since when?
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Why EA and Activision? 2K (incl. Rockstar) and Berthesda seem to screw the customer less than EA and Activison.
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I really really hope EA doesn't get Saint's Row. Anyone who gets Red Faction would also have to get SR, since they're technically the same universe. Just anyone but EA.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer Oh...ok All I did before was search up Metro: Last Light and Metro: Last Light book and only Metro 2033 (book) came up. [/quote] An English translation is coming soon, according to Wikipedia, but fan translations already exist. However, they are not as accurate.
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NO, NO, NO, THQ, you cannot do that!! You're company is one of the last honest giants in the gaming world, if you sell of some of your'e best franchise's the gaming world will be a darker place for it!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jet Lockheed [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] I don't think so. Plus Metro: Last light isn't based off of the book...Metro 2033 was. THQ had to get the rights to make the game...obviously. So who knows...he may or may not. For him...it wouldn't make much of a difference. [/quote] I thought there was another book Last Light was based off but I don't know cause I don't read[/quote] Nope....the only Metro book is Metro 2033. [/quote] Incorrect. Dmitry did write a Metro 2034, however it does not feature Artyom or any other 2033 characters and, to my knowledge, it has not been translated to English yet.[/quote] Oh...ok All I did before was search up Metro: Last Light and Metro: Last Light book and only Metro 2033 (book) came up.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jet Lockheed [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] I don't think so. Plus Metro: Last light isn't based off of the book...Metro 2033 was. THQ had to get the rights to make the game...obviously. So who knows...he may or may not. For him...it wouldn't make much of a difference. [/quote] I thought there was another book Last Light was based off but I don't know cause I don't read[/quote] Nope....the only Metro book is Metro 2033. [/quote] Incorrect. Dmitry did write a Metro 2034, however it does not feature Artyom or any other 2033 characters and, to my knowledge, it has not been translated to English yet.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] hadlermaster I'm only concerned with who will buy Darksiders.[/quote] Nintendo should get it LoZ + Darksiders
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jet Lockheed [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] I don't think so. Plus Metro: Last light isn't based off of the book...Metro 2033 was. THQ had to get the rights to make the game...obviously. So who knows...he may or may not. For him...it wouldn't make much of a difference. [/quote] I thought there was another book Last Light was based off but I don't know cause I don't read[/quote] Nope....the only Metro book is Metro 2033.
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I hope neither of them get their hands on Dawn of War.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 Poor THQ, they were the best producer when it comes to games. If they leave, there will be NO good producer left. [/quote] They're not leaving....another company bought THQ and now they're auctioning off most of their game franchises and studios to stay alive. Again...THQ will live....but they will have to start all over again. [/quote] Naw bro. Clearlake made the bid for THQ, THQ agreed, but the owners of THQ's debt filed a grieveance and the bankruptcy court ruled that THQ was not acting in the best interest of its debtholders by selling the company wholesale - they had not actively pursued how much they could get by selling bits and pieces. That wasn't THQ's or Clearlake's decision, it was the bankruptcy court judge's choice. If that choice hadn't been made, THQ wouldn't have to sell any franchise rights. [Edited on 01.08.2013 1:09 PM PST]
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I'm only concerned with who will buy Darksiders.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 Poor THQ, they were the best producer when it comes to games. If they leave, there will be NO good producer left. [/quote] wow what a defeatist thing to say What about Valve, and a bunch of other indie devs of...great games
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadowknight566 Poor THQ, they were the best producer when it comes to games. If they leave, there will be NO good producer left. [/quote] They're not leaving....another company bought THQ and now they're auctioning off most of their game franchises and studios to stay alive. Again...THQ will live....but they will have to start all over again.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TopWargamer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] I don't think so. Plus Metro: Last light isn't based off of the book...Metro 2033 was. THQ had to get the rights to make the game...obviously. So who knows...he may or may not. For him...it wouldn't make much of a difference. [/quote] I thought there was another book Last Light was based off but I don't know cause I don't read
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Poor THQ, they were the best producer when it comes to games. If they leave, there will be NO good producer left.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] What did he say to THQ?
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EA will go for Saints Row and Metro. Activision might try for Company of Heros but I'd imagine if Space Marine went up then they'd jump on it.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999 My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?[/quote] I don't think so. Plus Metro: Last light isn't based off of the book...Metro 2033 was. THQ had to get the rights to make the game...obviously. So who knows...he may or may not. For him...it wouldn't make much of a difference.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xizor14 1.) Metro gets purchased by Zenimax 2.) Bethesda takes over making Metro 3.) Becomes incorporated into Fallout Universe 4.) ??? 5.) Profit[/quote] might as well be... Metro: Sideways-walking buggy clunky control game with poorly implemented third person
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My question is, since Metro is based off of Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, would he have some leverage over who buys the franchise?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xizor14 1.) Metro gets purchased by Zenimax 2.) Bethesda takes over making Metro 3.) Becomes incorporated into Fallout Universe 4.) ??? 5.) Profit[/quote] Bethesda would do a pretty good job with Metro. Again...I really hope that EA or Activison do NOT take over Metro. [Edited on 01.08.2013 1:02 PM PST]
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I still think you'll see Clearlake's bid go through and get accepted by the courts, unless individual franchise bids are incredibly high.
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1.) Metro gets purchased by Zenimax 2.) Bethesda takes over making Metro 3.) Becomes incorporated into Fallout Universe 4.) ??? 5.) Profit
