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SecondWar said:
Barozi said:

Well I think the Darksiders franchise is about as popular as Red Faction right now. IMO no one would have spend money for that either, but Koch Media basically got it for free with Saints Row :P

Why do you say that? Darksiders II was pretty good, it just didn't sell well.

That is what popularity means. Something can't be popular if the masses aren't willing to experience it.
I loved Red Faction Guerilla and liked RF Armageddon. I never said that any of these games were bad, just not popular.



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Whats going to happen to Vigil Games?



Nsanity said:
Whats going to happen to Vigil Games?


Dissolved basically shut down.



Nice to see SEGA swoop in for Relic, and the vast majority of people are happy with this acquisition.



Hope this means we get Warhammer 40K total war. My dream may finally be coming true :)



 

 

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zumnupy10 said:
Ubisoft paid $3.2 million for South Park: The Stick of Truth and $2.5 million for THQ Montreal.

Best deal ever.  South Park sales will probably repay Ubisoft investment alone.


exactly what i was thinking, ubisoft got by far the best deal well potentially if south park sells well and thq montreal make the next assassins creed in terms of sales then massive return. relic bought by sega isnt too bad and already pre ordered company of heroes 2 from steam but guessing now there will be loads of pointless dlc just like when they were under THQ. 



Branko2166 said:
Hope this means we get Warhammer 40K total war. My dream may finally be coming true :)


Relic don't own the Warhammer 40k IP, however The Creative Assembly do already have a deal to make warhammer fantasy games.



Wow. Ubisoft got an absolute steal, surprised there weren't more bids driving up the price of that South Park game. It's basically free money for that price and I suspect a few more million dollars above that.

Can't help but feel SEGA overpaid for Relic, though. I'd have thought Volition were worth a lot more than them. Glad they're going to a decent publisher though.

Is that it for Vigil then? No chance of a behind-closed-doors sale?

Must admit, I'm a little surprised not seeing Nintendo in all this, but there you go.

I feel sorry for Jason Rubin in all this. He's really the kind of person THQ needed at the helm to help turn them around. He just needed 3 or so years to do it, not the amount of time he actually had.



MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Sony should pick up Darksiders.

Indeed.



EA didn't bid on anything? Wow...