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  I guess things could've gone worse. Relic to Sega is an interesting move, but I'm more concerned about ho... : MercFox1
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    If this fucks up the next Saints Row game, I will beat someone with a 4' long purple jelly dong. : Arcanum
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      The first showing of Dead Island started out pretty piss-poor. I guess we'll see if they've learned anyth... : Clasifyd
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        I mostly liked Dead Island. It wasn't perfect, but it was fun. I think it mostly comes down to whethe... : Arcanum
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          I liked it as well, but the technical implementation was atrocious. They patched it to be significantly b... : Clasifyd
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            For a relatively unknown studio I have to give them a lot of credit for making what they did. It wasn't p... : OutlawSundown
            • Yeah, it wasn't Far Cry "holy shit where did these people come from", but it was damn good for their firs... : Arcanum
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    Considering how well Sega has handled Creative Assembly and the TW franchise I'm definitely ok with that ... : OutlawSundown
    • I know it's wishful thinking on my part, but Relic going to Sega makes me want a Total War style 40K game... : thetangent
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      Sega owning WH40K? Hmmmmmmm. Interesting. : Creepin_Jeezus
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        I believe in the deal they only get Company of Heroes, not the WH license, which I assume is owned by Gam... : mikecyb
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          I'm assuming the agreements with Relic over the Warhammer 40k franchise probably won't be voided. Sega go... : OutlawSundown
          • This seems pretty safe to assume. : RaptorII
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            In the very least I won't be surprised if Sega makes an agreement over Warhammer 40k with THQ effectively... : OutlawSundown
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              One way or another, we need more Dawn of War!! : thetangent
              • Indeed. I kind of feel like Sega is carving out a RTS niche for itself. : OutlawSundown
        • If Games Workshop was willing to murder the successful independent game shops by moving in next door just... : RaptorII
        • http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/12/total-war-developer-gets-warhammer-video-game-license/ : TinyWoodFarmer
• Interesting split of properties. At least companies were only buying what they could use instead of someo... : ShoCon
• I think I'd like the idea of Bethesda acquiring the Darksiders series for some reason, if any company is ... : Epsilon Sector
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  We had some THQ Shackers worried about their jobs yesterday. Hopefully they feel this is good news. : RomSteady
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    It was good for us (Relic), it could have been much worse us considering some of the publishers that were... : DoPEaMiNE
    • I wanted to buy Relic and then have them make Homeworld 3. Unfortunately I don't have $26 million. : Captain Loco
    • Do you guys keep the 40k IP rights? : hatchet165
    • Good to hear it man, you guys deserve to keep rocking. : node
• I really hope someone picks up Vigil, they need to stick around. : one random winner
• Well, at least EA and Activision didn't grab any of this. Could have been a lot worse. : Mr. Goodwrench
• Hmmm seem good, I hope they let all the games live and the teams. We shall see. Man I hope who ever ge... : valcan_s
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  I want to know who bought up all the extra uDraws. : SunnyTelight
  • I almost got them for $3.50, but I would have had to pay for shipping. Fuck that. : RaptorII
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  Does that mean that sega can publish total war style WH40k game now? Because I want that badly : Gylis
  • i really liked what they did with DoW2 though. made RTS fun again for me. : dantastic
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  Runner ups were announced too. Sega just barely beat out Zenimax for Relic Turtle Rock got beat out ... : K1Bond007
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    Ahh shit, Zenimax would have been awesome for Relic :( : daedraug
    • Sega paid 26.6m, Zenimax put up 26.3m. That friggin' close. : K1Bond007
    • Sega isn't too bad though. They're on steam and don't have their own stupid online platform to push. Ze... : Horn
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    From the looks of it, Ubi was just low-bidding on almost everything just in case. : drhazard
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      Yeah. Stupidly didn't do Darksiders. I wonder if the minimum was high. : K1Bond007
      • Yeah I think Darksiders is a good fit for Ubi, despite Uplay and AssCreedin' everything and all. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    5.4 million is a damned pittance for Volition. Kinda disappointed that Zenimax didn't end up with Relic ... : Arcanum
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      I see 22.3m for Volition. 5.8m for Metro Last Light from Koch Media. : cygnus
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        Oh I see from the OP, the low-ball bids by Ubisoft just in case. Nevermind me : cygnus
        • I wrote it all backwards and confusing. :P : K1Bond007
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      22.3 for voliton , it was 5.4 for metro. : imperator
      • No, I'm responding to K1Bond007 saying that Ubi offered a laughable $5.4 million for Volition. : Arcanum
    • Glad to see last light and saints row series will live on. : vortex6930
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  Vigil might be finished already, one of their designers looking for a job: https://twitter.com/verytragic... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • they are certainly done if THQ doesn't sell them. all employees are terminated on the 25th aside from so... : mikecyb
  • They are shut down. Still a possibility someone could buy them though. : serenj
  • Fuck. Say it aint so :( : creeping-death
  • shacker confirmed http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=29576944#item_29576944 damn. : thebigbeefsandwich
  • C'mon Vigil! WE NEED DMO ! I don't care what kind of game it is just make it! : Disarray
  • PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! Somebody buy Vigil for Darksiders... : tossitupdude
  • Noooooooooo Darksiders coooo-ooooop. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I think relic got a pretty good deal. Sega seems to know that their TW series has a particular formula wo... : Zatric
  • I have my doubts that SEGA will last the decade. They've had a rough few last years. : snubble100
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  Kind of crazy that Volition went for so little. : Fred Garvin
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    $22 is little? : evildanish
    • lol, $22 million of course. $22 is indeed little :D : evildanish
  • Agreed, also I would have much rather seen Volition go to pretty much any other publisher listed here... ... : kwperley
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    $22m for Volition plus the Saints Row franchise is pretty nice. makes it kind of hilarious that Take2 pa... : mikecyb
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      What do you mean? I thought that Valve extended job offers to everyone at the company when L4D wrapped up... : BlackCat9
      • Valve extended offers to some employees after taking the project from Turtle Rock, but that was like a ye... : mikecyb
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    The funny thing is that the runner-up bid by Ubisoft was for 5.4 million. Koch Media must be kicking the... : DrWaffles
    • From the sounds of it though if they had bid significantly less they may have lost out to the all in one ... : one random winner
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  Dang I was looking forward to the South Park game. Stinking uplay. : schnitz76
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    I'm hoping with being so close to release that they won't have time to mess with it. : ShoCon
    • Presuming the 'publisher shit' isn't already built into the time line, they'll probably delay the PC vers... : RaptorII
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  To All THQ Employees: We now have the answers we've been seeking through our financial res... : action figure
  • Aww shit, Ubisoft is supposed to get South Park? I just hope they don't have time to slap on Uplay or som... : ShoCon
• This is a warning to everyone thinking of getting into the game design department - GET OUT NOW, it's a ... : TotalRecall
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  did EA or 2k sports end up with the WWE license? : action figure
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    http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/23/wwe-video-game-license-to-be-acquired-by-take-two?abthid=51005e568... : action figure
    • The thought of a 2K Sports wrestling game puts blood in my dick. Chances of a PC port are in our favor! : Crabs Jarrard
    • Interesting, smart move by them to snag it outside the bidding process, if that's what happened. : node
• This is makes me happy :) It didn't turn out to bad after all. : scary_monster
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  I have to admit,even though I HATED the first Homefront game,I'm extremely curious to see what Crytek doe... : Th3rdSun
  • Yeah, I'm also interested in what Crytek will do (big Crtek fan myself). And if it uses CryEngine3 it cou... : scary_monster
  • well, it's now set in a jungle and they're renaming it from Homefront to Cryface. also there are aliens ... : mikecyb
  • Yeah, Cervat Yerli or whatever his name is likes to shoot his mouth off, but Crytek still makes pretty fu... : Arcanum
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    It's not even really Crytek. They're named that now, but it's really Free Radical. The ones who did Times... : K1Bond007
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      Which is a shame because they're a terrible developer who only ever made overrated mediocrity. Still, 500... : node
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        Lot of people like Second Sight and Timesplitters (1&2). Regardless, it's barely the same company anyway.... : K1Bond007
        • I never played Second Sight to be fair, but I always found TimeSplitters to be hugely derivative with a d... : node
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        Yeah, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and Timesplitters 1/2 were mediocre crap. On what fucking planet was this ... : Crabs Jarrard
        • Go to MobyGames. Compare the team members. Go on. Free Radical dined off the "We made Goldeneye!" bullshi... : node
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  what happens to the THQ stock if you had any? : Disarray
  • you own a share of a company that has no assets : RikiTiki2
  • buh bye. : one random winner
  • You tell yourself why you'll never invest in game companies again... : Volatus32x
  • your fucked : jonin
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  Missing the most important bit we all want to know,who got the Homeworld IP?! Please tell me Sega bought ... : Tincan
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    Did you even bother to read ... anything? Crytek got it. : K1Bond007
    • That would be Homefront, not Homeworld. : Kristian Joensen
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      irony! : Entity
      • Oh shit! :D : K1Bond007
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    I think it's fairly safe to assume, unless otherwise specified IP and licensing moves with studios. : RaptorII
    • It makes sense but it feels like we don't know enough yet. THQ's CEO makes mention of unsold IPs here. : Tincan
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      Relic never owned it, isn't that Sierra? So, fuck knows where it now lies. : node
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        it doesn't matter anyway since THQ owned Relic. Relic can't really own an IP if they're a fully owned su... : mikecyb
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          Yeah thats why I made my comment, it isn't clear in all cases what IPs went with the studios although it ... : Tincan
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            there's a legal document that was released detailing what each sale included, and a lot of it dealt with ... : mikecyb
            • Cool, thanks for the info. : Tincan
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    Homeworld was owned by Sierra, which means it's currently owned by Activision in all likelihood : mikecyb
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      oh ho, apparently THQ bought the IP from Activision back in 2007, so I guess it's in limbo with a bunch o... : mikecyb
      • Aha, good find man. Seems pretty unlikely Relic will do another then. Honestly, I see no harm in spiritua : node
      • Wait, so they owned it all this time and NEVER FUCKING MADE A SEQUEL? GOD DAMMIT! : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • Preeeeeety sure it was purchased up by THQ/Relic during their big selloff. : RaptorII
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      Relic got the rights back for it which means Sega now has them. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        THQ bought them well after it purchased Relic, it's not part of the auction, which was for Relic and the ... : mikecyb
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          Ill gladly take a spiritual successor to Homeworld 2 then. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            From Neogaf Homeworld IP is claimed to be in the retention of THQ http://www.indiegogo.com/save-homew... : Godhatesfatpeople
            • Damn it all to hell. : OutlawSundown
            • i would buy a sonic the hedgehog/warhammer 40k crossover rts game : DeBurgo
        • Does Sega get the 40K right though? I presume/hope so. : node
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    If they can't make a direct Homeworld sequel I at least want a super awesome spiritual successor. : OutlawSundown
    • I doubt it, and really, I'm kind of okay with it at this point. :( I don't think there's even anyone fro... : RaptorII
  • Does Relic even still have the right people to make another Homeworld? http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2... : marmite
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    Does Relic even still have most of the people that worked on Homeworld? I mean, it seems like some of the : marmite
    • Mother fucker. I waited seven minutes and that other post still didn't show up. : marmite
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      I would be shocked if there's a single person who even worked on Homeworld 2 still at Relic, it seems lik... : RaptorII
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        Honestly I'm not sure where they could go with the story for a 3rd game. Like I say I'd at least be happy... : OutlawSundown
        • I wouldn't complain about new full 3D space RTS games taking inspiration from Homeworld. Well, modern one... : RaptorII
  • THQ, as an estate, still kinda exists as a legal entity. They probably still own that. : drhazard
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    Their legacy IPs are to be sold off later this month, if Twitter is to be believed. : TylerJSmith
    • Really now? It would be kind of funny to low ball some random old stuff in the catalog. STAY OFF ALTER EC... : RaptorII
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  I'm not one to believe in internet petitions, but something has to be done about this Vigil situation. It... : Entity
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    Surely they must be worth SOMETHING? : marmite
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      You'd think, right? Even if they were half as good as they are that'd be a worthwhile purchase for a read... : node
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        Perhaps they were making a loss? : marmite
        • Yeah, could well be an expensive studio to keep running, they were pretty big, right? I am still le sad. ... : node
  • The people there clearly have talent. I agree that it's messed up, but I bet they will get snatched up by... : dfay
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  26 million dollars doesn't seem like a lot of money for Relic. : te[R]ror
  • It's a decent chunk of change. That's the budget of a decent AAA multiformat release. : SpaecKow
• So sorry for Vigil, those guys rule :( Best art ever too :( : Snipergen
• THQ bought them for $10 million and sold them for $26 million, thats a pretty good profit! : quazar