Five buyers reportedly interested in buying THQ assets and games, including Warner Bros.

[DirtyP2002]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

runqvist said:

KylieDog said:
Don't they own mostly mediocre stuff anyway?

Saint's row, metro 2033, darksiders, company of heroes and warhammer are good series. Red faction is also decent. Those games would add nicely to ms first party. :)

Microsoft should be more worried about making their own stable of first parties. Taking other peoples known franchise hasnt worked for them and this gen proved it.

you must be very happy to hear that MS owns more studios than Sony these days!

Here is what they did in the past 2 years. You can find it on wikipedia.
*edit* oops, it is three years! DAMN YOU 2013!

2010

• Microsoft Studios formed a Mobile Gaming studio focused on developing gaming and entertainment multimedia for Windows Phone.^[6]
• Microsoft Studios forms new internal studio named Microsoft Game Studios - Vancouver.^[7]
• Microsoft Studios forms new internal studio named Microsoft Flight Development Team to bring Microsoft Flight to PC.^[8]

2011

• Microsoft Studios opens new development studios in Soho London, Redmond, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia.^[9][10][11]
• Microsoft Studios acquires indie game developer Twisted Pixel Games, known for developing titles including 'Splosion Man and The Gunstringer.^[12][13]

2012

• Phil Harrison, the former Sony world wide studios head joined Microsoft as head of Microsoft European Studios and IEB.^[14]

• Microsoft Studios recruits for new development studios in Redmond — Microsoft Studios - Playful Learning.^[15]

• Microsoft Studios recruits for new development studios in Redmond — Microsoft Studios - The Connected Experiences.^[16]

• Microsoft Studios acquires developer Press Play, known for developing Tentacles and Max & the Magic Marker.^[17]

• Microsoft Studios announces plans to expand Microsoft Studios Victoria to between 80-100 people.^[18]

• Microsoft reveals the final name of their sports entertainment development studio - Skybox Sports - in a recruitment release.^[19]

• Microsoft reveals plans to open a new games development studio in London, England to develop various free-to-play, online and social games for Xbox platforms.^[20]

• Microsoft downsizes Microsoft Studios - Vancouver due to cancellation of Kinect family title "Project Columbia" and announces ongoing development of free-to-play PC title, Microsoft Flight has ceased due to portfolio evaluation.^[21]

• Microsoft Studios - Vancouver is officially renamed Black Tusk Studios. They aim to create Microsoft Studios' next big IP to rival their most successful series, Halo.

• Microsoft recruits for a new development studio in Los Angeles, California to develop interactive Televised Entertainment for Microsoft platforms - Microsoft Studios - LA^[22]

^{*edit2* delted the last point for obvious reasons}