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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Rumor: Ubisoft in talks for THQ assets.

    Unnamed sources claim that Ubisoft is in extended talks with THQ over the acquisition of its assets in the wake of THQ's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
    Dec 21, 2012 11:30am PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Rumor: Ubisoft in talks for THQ assets.

    Unnamed sources claim that Ubisoft is in extended talks with THQ over the acquisition of its assets in the wake of THQ's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      FUCK. : ajvitaly
      • Yeah, that's the first thing I thought off. Leave Relic and Volition alone! : silverback1138
    • noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... : Fenring42
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      terrible : joninThis person is cool!
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        Why? : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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          Because Ubi is terrible about their DRM : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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            You mean the one time online activation the very first time you launch the game that is actually less res... : Ivory Moclips
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              I more object to the constant online and we boot you if your connection goes down kind. Sure, they switc... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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                uplay doesn't have a constant connection requirement and hasn't for a long time. You can play offline. : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
                • As I understand it, that is a truth with some modifications even in the best case scenario and doesn't ap... : Kristian Joensen
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              I wish that was all HOMM6 had! : jason bergmanThis person is cool!
              • Always-on DRM hasn't been patched out for it yet? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
            • He may be referring to UPLAY being a piece of shit. Half the time I try to launch a game it tells me I ow... : Starchy
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            They dropped that always online requirement earlier this year. I can play AC3 and FC3 offline after activ... : Sailor of Fortune
            • Once a cocksucker always a cocksucker. Trust is earned. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
          • Man they stopped using that a long time ago. : valcan_sThis person is cool!
        • Their really shitty PC support is the first thing that comes to mind. I honestly hope this never comes t... : silverback1138
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      Ubi is slightly better than EA, but only just. : soundcreepy
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        I see it the other way around lately. : InfoBiterThis person is cool!
        • true, especially as of late..... : soundcreepy
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      HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : Onumis
      • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : nevlos
    • Welcome back Mr Désilets, we've missed you. : snubble100
    • Hm... Mixed feelings about this. : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
    • LOL : chepito_
    • Not going to happen. : whippedcracker
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      The next Metro 2033 you will have to climb subway cars to unlock parts on the map in the tunnel. Then ju... : hrdwregk
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
      • hahaha : daniel_h
      • so fucking true :( : .ka`boom.zZz.
      • hahaha : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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      anybody else really think uPlay is great? i haven't had any problems with it... : [fry]This person is cool!
      • I think it's worthless middleware. : ajvitaly
      • well the first console implementations were shitty, the pc app seems fine, but having another program lau... : imperatorThis person is cool!
      • You're not even trying. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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        [fry] you are a smart man at least your mind is not clouded. I think it is great it auto updates is l... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
        • high five valcan : [fry]This person is cool!
      • I got FC3 from that D2P site and it worked. So no issues here. I'd rather nothing need to use a client to... : Sailor of Fortune
      • It's a complete piece of shit as far as playing AC:Recollection on the iPad is concerned. I loved that ga... : lefthighkick
      • i havent had any problems but that doesn't make it great : the_burd
      • The stupid uPlay cloud-save thing they added in AC:Rev did the opposite of what you'd hope and deleted my... : dfay
      • Also no issues with uplay. : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
      • havent had any issues. : kikilupoThis person is cool!
    • Wouldn't it be rather awesome if dracogen bought up/invested in relic and let it go on as an independent ... : ysbreker
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      THQ should sell Relic off to Bethesda/ZeniMax or something. : timmieThis person is cool!
      • I think they're good enough to go independent like Bungie or something. : Sailor of Fortune
      • Fuck no to that too. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Sell to Valve. Profit. : kartooner
        • This. : TheDr7
      • I'd be ok with Zenimax picking up THQ's studios. : OutlawSundown
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      Who gives a fuck? As long as we get more Dawn of War or Space Marine!!! : Dschinghis Khan
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        Every time I say the name of that game...I do it in a really bad Ork/Cockney accent...that isn't even rec... : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
        • Its also a fucking awesome game! : VorlonesqueThis person is cool!
    • eh. and there's the kick in the beanbag humble bundle buyers half expected. : thebigbeefsandwich
    • lol @ nerd rage :) : KorbanThis person is cool!
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      meh. in the end it'll be bain capital or something : RikiTiki2
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        Another private equity firm, Clearlake Capital, is already acquiring THQ's assets as part of the Chapter ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • sure, but clearlake could just as well sell to a series of PE firms : RikiTiki2
    • Fuck no : Godhatesfatpeople
    • nooooo........ : 0mar
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      The rage over this is pretty humorous. What if EA bought THQ? Better/worse than ubi? : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
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        Better by a small margin at least. : InfoBiterThis person is cool!
        • It would be better at first, but then it would nosedive once they started churning out sequels like all t... : Epsilon Sector
      • About the same. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I don't want any Activision, EA, or Ubi anywhere near THQ. All of them have kinda shafted PC gamers in t... : silverback1138
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      Does "assets" just mean copyrights and that kind of thin? Or would it include hiring people as well? : the_burd
      • Does not usually include talent, no. Assets would be the IP rights mostly. But, it really depends on wh... : daggotThis person is cool!
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      I'm ok with this. Ubi actually publish some good games. Their DRM scheme sucked balls, but now it's toned... : Kojak2000
      • Now imagine Company of Heroes 2 coming out on consoles first. Saint's Row 4 being a shitty port 2 months... : silverback1138
    • Could Valve handle those IP's? : u sir nameThis person is cool!
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      Ubisoft and THQ are my 2 favourite publishers. I've had no issues with uplay so I'm fine with this. Let's... : fuellThis person is cool!
      • I really like some of their properties, but fuck Ubi's shitty treatment of PC gamers. : silverback1138
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      Don't quite know how I feel about Ubisoft acquiring THQ. : DragonSire
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        Its better than an alternative of THQ going belly up. I don't think uplay is that bad, its pretty transpa... : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
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          Also, I think ubi has listened to feedback in terms of making uplay usable offline and transparent -- I b... : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
          • Guess my biggest fear is how much money they throw at my favorite licences. When they put their full mig... : DragonSire
    • HISS! : ETPC1
    • lmao, this is great. The emotional roller coaster that folks have been riding is about to launch off the ... : ateam311This person is cool!
    • Noooooooo, fuck off with your DRM and Uplay, Ubisoft. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
    • 5 years from now, Ubisoft files for bankruptcy. : Mystery0000