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prudislav
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| Posted: Wed, 23rd Jan 2013 23:03 Post subject: |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Wed, 23rd Jan 2013 23:17 Post subject: |
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Ubishit bought the South Park RPG, eh?
Another one bites the dust 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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prudislav
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| Posted: Wed, 23rd Jan 2013 23:35 Post subject: |
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| Code: | | twitter.com/adrianchm/status/294190430793371650 … - People Can Fly cofounder on possibility of buying back IP from canned THQ collaboration from years back. Hmm. |
wonder where Darksiders IP will end ind the end
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Neon
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prudislav
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 00:03 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 00:08 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 00:11 Post subject: |
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That statement from Ubi clears one problem: they've acquired the publishing rights. I cry for Obsidian, knowing how prompt are Ubi in paying their devs (Nival with HOMM5 - made under the directions given by Ubi, Black Sea Studios with HOMM6 and the list is so long lately....).
Now i'm curious how it will work between Sega and Games Workshop with the War 40k and Dawn of War series. After all, Relic managed to introduce a new Space Marine chapter in the War 40k Universe. One very popular, i might add.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 00:56 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the great moments Vigil, such talented guys really deserved to stick together..but these are harsh times, and companies are going down like dominoes. This is the sad reality, and it sucks :<
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 01:47 Post subject: |
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Does this mean I can pirate their games guilt-free? 
Vigil 
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 01:55 Post subject: |
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We still have a few conglomerates that are doing fine. Can we have EA, Ubi, Acti\Blizz going down too?!
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 02:20 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 02:37 Post subject: |
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| Fever wrote: | | http://kotaku.com/5978522/the-makers-of-bayonetta-would-love-to-buy-the-suddenly+endangered-darksiders |
Yeah, fuck that.
Anyway, regarding THQ. What exactly is the situation with THQ/Vigil? Vigil is dead, as in, everything Vigil related is liquidated? Or did THQ simply do a mega lay-off.
Also, wasn't a bank going to give them a loan, and some other "unknown" money source?
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 02:52 Post subject: |
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| brotherofmetal wrote: | | Fever wrote: | | http://kotaku.com/5978522/the-makers-of-bayonetta-would-love-to-buy-the-suddenly+endangered-darksiders |
Yeah, fuck that.
Anyway, regarding THQ. What exactly is the situation with THQ/Vigil? Vigil is dead, as in, everything Vigil related is liquidated? Or did THQ simply do a mega lay-off.
Also, wasn't a bank going to give them a loan, and some other "unknown" money source? |
Vigil is still up for grabs by anyone, it is not exactly dead, THQ still have a window of time to sell their remaining assets. Chapter 11 is still in effect afaik. So Vigil's are not getting lay offs, instead their status is kind of "on hold" and if no one buys them, then I would assume the studio would just have to close up shop.
If Platinum buys Darksider, then I personally would welcome it. I couldn't stand the puzzles and needless platforming in those games, and the "3 pieces to open the big door" mechanic is retarded. I think they tried too hard to have many elements from different games and it makes it harder for people to enjoy all of them. Platinum / Clover are more focused in their games, it is always very clear as to what direction they want their games to be, which I think is what Darksiders needs.
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tonizito
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 03:35 Post subject: |
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| fable2 wrote: | i guess we shouldn't be disappointing by Koch acquiring both Volition and metro since after all Ubisoft was the Backup Bidder, dodged a bullet there 
| Quote: | Volition and Saints Row franchise
Winning bid: $22.3 million - Koch Media
Backup bidder: $5.4 million - Ubisoft |
| Quote: | Metro franchise
Winning bid: $5,877,551 - Koch Media
Backup bidder: $5.175 million - Ubisoft |
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Indeed, my sweet metro tainted by ubisoft...
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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Ankh
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 12:29 Post subject: |
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Won't miss Vigil at all since I never liked Darksiders. Couldn't care less about their fate.
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 12:32 Post subject: |
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Neon
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 12:45 Post subject: |
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| human_steel wrote: | | Won't miss Vigil at all since I never liked Darksiders. Couldn't care less about their fate. |
Obviously it's sad that they lost their jobs, but I'm sure some studios will pick them up soon enough.
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 12:59 Post subject: |
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THQ would likely abandon Darksiders anyway.
http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/31/vigil-darksiders-future-depends-on-darksiders-ii-sales/
| Quote: | “Absolutely [the future of Darksiders is dependent on how this sells]. We’ve got ideas for what we can do within the Darksiders universe, and it’s a huge universe. We’ve got ideas for different types of games as well. We’ve got a lot of mechanical things that are the boil and are ready to go depending on how this sells.
“With the focus on DLC we want to sustain the amount of time people can spend playing Darksiders.
“Hopefully within that time we’ll find how it’s been received, how people are liking it, so a lot of our future as a games studio will be dependent on how this goes.” |
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/11/05/darksiders-ii-sales-below-expectations.aspx
| Quote: | | THQ said today that overall sales of Darksiders II fell below expectations for the quarter. The game, which released in August, has shipped 1.4 million since the end of September 2012. |
So THQ being disbanded or not, Darksiders III wasn't very probable of happening.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 13:33 Post subject: |
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| dannofdawn wrote: | | If Platinum buys Darksider, then I personally would welcome it. I couldn't stand the puzzles and needless platforming in those games, and the "3 pieces to open the big door" mechanic is retarded. I think they tried too hard to have many elements from different games and it makes it harder for people to enjoy all of them. Platinum / Clover are more focused in their games, it is always very clear as to what direction they want their games to be, which I think is what Darksiders needs. |
I have no idea about Platinum. They mean nothing to me right now, but you convinced me.
I don't want them anywhere near Vigil and Darksiders if that's what they would do.
| blackdochia wrote: | | http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/24/koch-issues-thq-statement-promises-bright-new-future-for-saints-row-metro-ip/#comments |
Fine, prove it then! Because that's clearly not what I expect from KM/DS considering their recent work. I also hope they learn something from Volition too, instead of just bossing them around. Also, I want more Red Faction!
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Thu, 24th Jan 2013 13:37 Post subject: |
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They are the ex-developers of Devil May Cry no?
Currently doing a sequel to Bayonetta (Something like a spiritual sequel to DMC.) for the Wii-U I believe.
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