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[Zinix]

To All THQ Employees:
We now have the answers we've been seeking through our financial restructuring and
Chapter 11 case. While much will be written, here are the facts of the bids and auction
that occurred t:

• Yesterday morning, we received a competing bid for the operating business,
  along with Clearlake's offer, and numerous offers for separate assets.
• During an auction process that lasted over 22 hours, the final conclusion was
  that the separate-asset bids would net more than a single buyer for the majority
  of the company.
• Shortly, we will, present the results to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, which must
  concur with our assessment.
• The proposed sales of multiple assets is as follows :
• Sega agreed to purchase Relic
• Koch Media agreed to purchase Volition and Metro
• Crytek agreed to purchase Homefront
• Take 2 agreed purchase Evolve and
• Ubisoft agreed to purchase Montreal and South Park

We expect these sales to close this week.

http://kotaku.com/5978429/this-is-the-letter-that-thq-sent-to-employees-today

First Atari, now THQ.

I blame all of the shovelware they put out on the Wii/Nintendo DS. That's what really killed them. Hopefully all the developers manage to find work within the new companies that bought the franchises. Well THQ, it looks like this the end. We had fun together, but due to your foolish actions you must cease to exist.

Great company ruined by greed.

[Lord Pickleton]

http://www.joystiq.c...and-runners-up/

Joystiq has obtained the sales prices of the various THQ intellectual properties and licenses made available during the company's bankruptcy auction.

Relic and Company of Heroes
Winning bid: $26.6 million - Sega Corporation
Backup bidder: $26.3 million - Zenimax Media

THQ Montreal, with 1666 and Underdog
Winning bid: $2.5 million - Ubisoft
Backup bidder: N/A

Evolve aka Metamorphosis
Winning bid: $10.894 million - Take-Two Interactive
Backup bidder: $250,000 Turtle Rock Studios, Inc.

Volition and Saints Row
Winning bid: $22.3 million - Koch Media GmbH (Deep Silver)
Backup bidder: $5.4 million - Ubisoft

Homefront
Winning bid: $544,218 - Crytek GmbH
Backup bidder: N/A

Metro, which includes 2033 and 2034
Winning bid: $5,877,551 - Koch Media GmbH (Deep Silver)
Backup bidder: $5.175 million - Ubisoft

South Park: The Stick of Truth
Winning bid: $3,265,306 - Ubisoft
Backup bidder: N/A

Edited by Cerberuz, 23 January 2013 - 01:10 PM.

[Goom]

What about Darksiders?

[Alex Atkin UK]

What about Darksiders?

http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/23/no-one-steps-up-to-buy-darksiders-or-developer-vigil-employees-laid-off/

[cannonshane]

Dark siders will be no more it seems.

[Soul]

Koch Media has some nice new I.Ps.

[Fiery]

The bids over. D: I was gonna pay a lot o Monopoly money.

[CUD]

No more Darksiders.

Saints Row is dead too?

This is a sad day for the industry.

[Zinix]

No more Darksiders.

Saints Row is dead too?

This is a sad day for the industry.

Saint Rows was purchased. Platinum Games also expressed an interesting in saving Darksiders. Who knows what will happen? Only time will tell.

[YoshiGamer9]

Destroy all humans....

[Soul]

No more Darksiders.

Saints Row is dead too?

This is a sad day for the industry.

It says Koch Media got Saints Row.

I hope Ubisoft's future games could make it on the Wii U.

Edited by Soul, 23 January 2013 - 08:48 PM.

[PedanticGamer]

I really hope Vigel games is somehow rescued, unlikely but hopefully it can happen as they where a very talented dev team.

Edited by PedanticGamer, 24 January 2013 - 04:01 AM.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

I really hope Platinum games buys Darksiders and re-hires the Vigil Games staff, I can't belive Ubisoft didn't bid on it

[Portal]

A moment of silence for this lost game studio and those that were laid off.

[Abcdude]

RIP De Blob ;-;

[Lord Pickleton]

http://www.joystiq.c...otential-buyer/

Vigil's new IP, codenamed Crawler, meant even more risk' for potential buyers.

Vigil's new IP, codenamed Crawler, was a show-stopper by all internal accounts: "When the teams got together recently to show each other their titles, Crawler dropped the most jaws," Rubin said. "It is a fantastic idea, and truly unique. The fact that nobody bid for the team and title is a travesty. It makes no sense to me."

Edited by Cerberuz, 24 January 2013 - 10:34 PM.

[currysonic]

I hope the employees at THQ have a smooth and speedy transition into their next job.

[Auzzie Wingman]

RIP De Blob ;-;

I can't take this seriously, I'm sorry...

*bursts into laughter*

hoo hoo, ah well, I hope Platinum follows up on that Darksiders. I feel that it will compliment Platinum's style quite nicely.

[Plutonas]

this message on facebook

On behalf of the entire Metro team here at THQ, we would like to say thank you and goodbye to all of the fans. As you may have heard, THQ as a publisher will cease operations today. Metro: Last Light has been purchased at auction by Koch Media/Deep Silver. It's a sad day for us but please know a few things: You guys are amazing and your support and kind words have been inspiring to all of us. The game is great and it WILL be released. 4A Games will of course continue to be the developer.

This Facebook page will continue to be the main source of information about Metro in the short term. Watch this space for updates from the new publisher but in the meantime thanks again for everything and look for us in the safety of the Metro.
— at THQ.

[TheDoctor_13]

I really wish Ubisoft could've got Metro. Would be cool to see what they could do with it.

Also Darksiders I think is with Crytek now.

What about De Blob, Spongebob, ect. Honestly those were the only titles I really cared from THQ, not darksiders, ect.