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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
[url=http://kotaku.com/5974080/do-you-want-to-own-the-saints-row-series-or-just-buy-red-faction-bids-for-parts-of-thq-must-be-in-by-january-22?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow]Source (Kotaku)[/url]
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] 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]
