IGN- Following THQ’s auction of its assets, the new homes of THQ franchises are slowly being revealed. According to multiple IGN sources as well as reports circulating on Twitter, Koch Media, Take-Two, Ubisoft and SEGA are among the new owners of THQ’s intellectual property and studios.
UPDATE 1: While Vigil was initially rumored to have acquired the Darksiders franchise, reports now indicate that isn't the case.
UPDATE 2: Kotaku has obtained a letter from THQ CEO Brian Farrell and president Jason Rubin sent to all THQ employees.
The full text is as follows:
"Ubisoft has reportedly purchased the rights to publish South Park: The Stick of Truth (pending any further objections from South Park Studios) as well as THQ Montreal, the current developer of Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets’ project codenamed 1666."
Lol Patrice Desilets must be pissed just when he thinks he got away from Ubisoft they buy his project and studio.
Koch media im iffy about them dead island wasnt exactly a
amazing game if you ask me.
Wow at the prices some of the ip's and studios sold for are just bargains 500k for Homefront that has got to be bullshit.
IGN got that title wrong because Vigil didn't get sold to any publisher yet....
@Below
Yeah IGN made the proper changes and updated their info
"Some assets, including our publishing businesses and Vigil, along with some other intellectual properties are not included in the sale agreements"
So Darksiders is still up in the air.
I find it funny Patrice Desilets left Ubi-soft but now is back working for them. He can't escape.
Here's the amount the assets were sold for...
Hunter @DDInvesting
THQ auction results: 26M for Relic (Sega), 2.5M for Montreal (Ubisoft), 11M for Evolve (Take-Two), 22.3M for Volition (Koch Media)...
Hunter @DDInvesting
500k Homeland (Crytek), 5.8M for Metro (Koch Media), South Park for 3.2M (Ubisoft)
I guess SEGA won't destroy Company of Heroes..... I hope.
I will be happy if South Park goes to Ubisoft.