Man, what an exciting afternoon it was. Yes, unfortunately THQ has been shut down and it’s really sad witnessing such a publisher going down. However, most of the company’s assets have been succesfully acquired by other companies, so there is nothing to worry about. Unless of course you’re interested in a new Darksiders 2 as Vigil Games was not sold to anyone and if THQ does not find a seller in the coming months, the studio will most probably close.
So, it appears the rumor about SEGA acquiring Relic Entertainment was true after all (and the rumor about the studio’s closure was not). On the other hand, Koch Media acquired Volition (Saints Row series) and the Metro IP, meaning that Metro: Last Light will be released on March without further delays. Or at least that’s what we hope.
Crytek has purchased the Homefront IP (this comes as no surprise as they are already developing its sequel) and Electronic Arts Take-Two has purchased the WWE IP. Could this mean that WWE could make its appearance on the PC platform? Seems plausible.
Take-Two Interactive, on the other hand, has purchased Evolve (Turtle Rock Studios’ new game) while Ubisoft has acquired the rights of Obsidian’s South Park: The Stick of Truth and THQ Montreal.
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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