Before Saints Row took off with The Third, Red Faction was one of Volition’s staple franchises. But when the studio was purchased by publisher Deep Silver in THQ’s bankruptcy auction, the rights to Red Faction weren’t part of the deal–just Saints Row. Senior Producer Jim Boone told Polygon that his …
Read More »THQ had every chance to survive Jason Rubin says
The THQ fallout is over: everything that could be auctioned off was, and everything else has either been downsized or left to mire in bankruptcy proceedings. Former president Jason Rubin told MCV that THQ was largely responsible for its own undoing. “I think it is incorrect to attribute THQ’s predicament …
Read More »THQs developers, licenses picked up by multiple buyers
The auction for THQ’s assets concluded today, and most–but not all–of its major studios and properties found new homes. Kotaku has posted a letter from THQ’s executive leadership to employees which outlines the changes, which we’ll summarize here along with purchase prices revealed by court spectator Distressed Debt Investing. Volition …
Read More »Ubisoft consider THQ purchase, reports say
Ubisoft is giving some serious thought to scooping up THQ’s assets, according to reports in industry magazine MCV. Unnamed sources told MCV that Ubisoft has had lengthy discussions with THQ and investment firm Clearlake Capital Capital group about acquiring the company. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot admitted last month that his …
Read More »Saints Row: The Third boasts 2 million beaten to death with giant purple sex toy
After weeks of seeing companies brag about the millions of consoles sold and copies of games shipped, we’re tired. We’ve been overloaded with stats to the point of losing interest, but sometimes a number comes along that involves a huge dildo and it’s difficult to ignore. Today we found out …
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