THQ拍卖尘埃落定
截至目前为止育碧表示南方公园将在2013发行
koch表示 saints row和地铁的续作发行时间 将在未来几个月内决定
预购了地铁的哭吧 还得等
世嘉还没有表态coh2是否按期发行
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Jan. 24, 2013 05:35 UTC
Court Grants Motion to Approve Sale of THQ Inc. Assets
Majority of Titles, Studios Expected to Continue Development with Financial Backing of New Owners
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– THQ Inc. (OTC: THQIQ), a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has granted a motion to approve a sale of the majority of THQ’s assets to multiple buyers. The company expects the Court to enter a formal order tomorrow.
The Court approved the sales of three of THQ’s owned studios and games in development, as well as Evolve, a working title under development at Turtle Rock Studios, Homefront 2, Metro: Last Light and South Park: The Stick of Truth. Under the terms of the agreements with the successful and approved bidders, the THQ estate will receive approximately $72 million, making the total estimated value of the estate $100 million including certain assets and other intellectual properties which were excluded from the sale.
The Court approved the sale of Relic Studios to Sega Corporation for $26.6 million; the sale of Volition Inc. and Metro: Last Light to Koch Media GmbH for $22.3 million and $5.9 million, respectively; the sale of Homefront 2 to Crytek GmbH for $0.5 million; the sale of Evolve to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. for $10.9 million; and the sale of THQ Montreal and South Park: The Stick of Truth to Ubisoft LLC for $2.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Excluded from the sales were the company’s publishing businesses, Vigil Games, and certain other assets and intellectual properties, which will remain part of the THQ estate and will continue in the Chapter 11 process.
Brian Farrell, Chairman and CEO of THQ, noted, “While we had hoped that the restructuring process would allow the company to remain intact, I am heartened that the majority of our studios and games will continue under new ownership. It has been my pleasure to work alongside this great group of people, and I am proud of the imaginative and artistic games that our team has created. Although we will no longer be able to work together with a unified mission, I am confident that the talent we have assembled will continue to make an impression on the video game industry. For those whose positions are not likely to continue, I sincerely regret this outcome and we will be meeting with you over the next few days to discuss the transition.”
Jason Rubin, President of THQ, added, “I was brought in eight months ago to help turn this ship around, and while I’m disappointed that we could not effect a sale for the entire operating business, I am pleased that the new buyers will be providing jobs to many of our very talented personnel. When we first announced the sale process, I said I would be happy if the company’s games and people had a bright future, even if it meant I did not have a job at the end of it. And I still feel that way.”
The new owners have not articulated their plans for the assets, or their intentions to extend employment to THQ employees included in the sale. THQ expects the new owners to extend employment to most employees and to continue development of the games they purchased that are currently in development. The assets that are not included in the sale agreements will remain part of the Chapter 11 case. THQ will continue to seek appropriate buyers, if possible.
THQ will continue to employ a small number of headquarters staff beyond January 25 to assist with the transition.
Qualified bids received by January 22 were reviewed by the company and the creditors committee. Through an auction process that lasted 22 hours yesterday and today, the successful bidders were determined, and the hearing to approve the sales took place this afternoon. Ten bidders participated in the proceedings, including bids for the entire company as well as for individual assets. The sales are expected to close tomorrow, January 24.
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. had submitted a “stalking horse” bid for substantially all of THQ’s assets in December 2012. In accordance with Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Court supervised an auction to determine the highest and best bid(s) for the company’s assets in accordance with the bid procedures approved by the Court. Clearlake will receive a break-up fee of $1 million, as stated in its stalking horse asset purchase agreement.
THQ and its domestic business units filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Dec. 19, 2012. The Chapter 11 case will continue for THQ.
Relic Entertainment
Makers of Company of Heroes
Winning bidder: Sega, $26.6 million.
Runner-up: Zenimax Media, $26.3 million.
THQ Montreal
Makers of 1666 and Underdog, titles under development.
Winning bidder: Ubisoft, $2.5 million. No runner-up.
Evolve
(title in development at Turtle Rock Studios)
Winning bidder: Take-Two Interactive, $10.894 million.
Runner-up: Turtle Rock Studios, $250,000.
Volition, Inc.
Maker of Saints Row
Winning bidder: Koch Media, $22,312,925.
Runner-up: Ubisoft, $5.4 million.
Homefront
Released 2011; due for a sequel.
Winning bidder: Crytek. $544,218.
No runner-up.
Metro
Series; due for the sequel Metro: Last Light.
Winning Bidder: Koch Media, $5,877,551
Runner-up: Ubisoft: $5.175 million.
South Park
License; South Park: The Stick of Truth is due for release March 5.
Winning bidder: Ubisoft, $3,265,306
No runner-up.
To All THQ Employees:
We now have the answers we've been seeking through our financial restructuring and
Chapter 11 case. While much will be written, here are the facts of the bids and auction
that occurred:
Yesterday morning, we received a competing bid for the operating business,
along with Clearlake's offer, and numerous offers for separate assets.
During an auction process that lasted over 22 hours, the final conclusion was
that the separate-asset bids would net more than a single buyer for the majority
of the company.
Shortly, we will, present the results to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, which must
concur with our assessment.
The proposed sales of multiple assets is as follows :
Sega agreed to purchase Relic
Koch Media agreed to purchase Volition and Metro
Crytek agreed to purchase Homefront
Take 2 agreed purchase Evolve and
Ubisoft agreed to purchase Montreal and South Park
We expect these sales to close this week.
Some assets, including our publishing businesses and Vigil, along with some other
intellectual properties are not included in the sale agreements. They will remain part of
the Chapter 11 case. We will make every effort to find appropriate buyers, if possible.
What this means for employees
We expect that most employees of the entities included in the sale will be offered
employment by the new owners. However, we cannot say what these owners may
intend, and there will likely be some positions that will not be needed under the
new ownership. You should receive notice this week or early next week if the new
owners intend to extend employment to you. Please note that the terms of your new
employment, including pay and benefits, may be different from the current terms of
your employment with THQ.
If you are an employee of an entity that is not included in the sale, we regret that
your position will end. A small number of our headquarters staff will continue to be
employed by THQ beyond January 25 to assist with the transition. THQ has sufficient
resources to pay these employees for work going forward, and we will be contacting
these employees immediately to ensure their continued employment during this
transition period. We are requesting the ability to offer certain severance pay to
minimize disruption for employees of non-included entities as they determine the next
steps in their careers.
We know you will have many questions about this news. We'll be meeting tomorrow
when we return to talk through this announcement and to answer any questions you
have. You will receive a benefits fact sheet and FAQs with answers to some questions
that may be on your mind. Please review these materials closely.
A personal note
The work that you all have done as part of the THQ family is imaginative, creative,
artistic and highly valued by our loyal gamers. We are proud of what we have
accomplished despite today's outcome.
It has been our privilege to work alongside the entire THQ team. While the company
will cease to exist, we are heartened that the majority of our studios and games will
continue under new ownership. We were hoping that the entire company would remain
intact, but we expect to hear good news from each of the separate entities that will be
operating as part of new organizations.
For those THQ employees who are part of entities that are not included in the sale, we
are confident that the talent you have displayed as part of THQ will be recognized as you
take the next steps in your career.
Thank you all for your dedication and for sharing your talent with the THQ team. We
wish you the best of luck and hope you will keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Brian Farrell
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Rubin
President 引用第1楼palpatine于2013-01-23 08:53发表的:
期待家园三吸收ca精髓，同屏一万飞船混战。 images/back.gif
SEGA：不许做Z轴 卧槽，我再也不黑世嘉了 "@DDInvesting: THQ: Sources indicate Ubisoft has emerged as a contending bidder for certain THQ assets" https://twitter.com/kobunheat
Quote:
Rumor: South Park goes to Ubisoft. 我只想知道暗黑血统被谁拿去了 相比育碧我想还是ea
----发送自 Sony Ericsson LT26i,Android 4.0.4 暗黑血统千万不要被EA拿去，我宁愿玩刺客血统波斯血统 http://bbs.saraba1st.com/2b/read-htm-tid-886672.html
已经有一贴了
诶呦我艹，NeoGAF上说硬派的世嘉买了水雷……
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46768335&postcount=1180Games Workshop我跟你讲，THQ的ㄋㄟㄋㄟ赞，水雷只有一个，世嘉的战锤却有两个…… 育碧二了
南方公园的版权方刚在跟THQ打口水仗
要求法院禁止THQ出售南方公园版权
育碧这个时候卷进去买南方公园版权干嘛。。。 卧槽碉堡了
不管是谁，只要别卖给EA就好 动视有出手不？真希望下一代的暗黑血统能吸收更多大菠萝元素 什么！育碧拿走南方公园————
密切关注南方公园后续情报！ 只要没EA就行
THQ遭肢解
目前众大鳄正在拆分THQ旗下资产，有消息称世嘉以最高出价暂获Relic工作室。考虑到世嘉麾下已有负责全战系列的CA，而全战系列从来不曾离开过PC平台；现再加一个以RTS见长的Relic似乎能形成左右逢源的美好局面（如果不是左右互搏的话）：奇数年出全战，偶数年出战锤（世嘉已拿到了Games Workshop的授权），皆大欢喜！
同一个消息来源称《S.T.A.L.K.E.R.》系列及《僵尸岛》系列的发行商Koch Media正在竞购《黑街圣徒》品牌及其开发单位Volition，该品牌被视为THQ旗下最值钱的资产，估计竞购比较激烈。
另有消息指育碧拍得《南方公园：真理之杖》，有人要吐血了……
此外，THQ旗下Relic工作室的负责人Alex Peters已更新了他的线上简历。
他在简历中确认自己离开了Relic转投Activision——水雷众勿惊！Alex Peters只在Relic待了两年，之前是DICE的首席运营官，再往前是Propaganda工作室的游戏开发主管，曾负责电影改编游戏《加勒比海盗：被诅咒的舰队》（后被迪斯尼取消）。
Alex Peters与Relic的光荣传统没有任何交集，他的离去不对Relic的开发能力造成实质性伤害。
据称有人在暴雪总部见到了Alex Peters，Relic出来的人跑去毁暴雪作品也许已蔚然成风（F*ck that loser!）。 怎麼在neogaf看了那麼久也沒人說sony什麼...
倒是有老任 Reports coming from the bidding process over THQ assets are saying that Kock Media, the publisher best known for launching Dead Island, is the leading bidder for Volition Inc., the development studio that has created franchises like Saints Row and Red Faction. 只求SEGA别把锤子40KOL做成PSO那德行……
至于南方公园给UBI，感觉到也没差，不知道今年能不能出。 a) Sega buys Relic and Company of Heroes: 26 Mio. $
b) Koch Media buys Evolve: 5,2 Mio. $
c) Crytek buys Homefront: 500.000 $
Volition, Vigil, Metro: Last Light and some Warhammer 40k Licences not sold yet. 国土防线这烂牌子Crytek还花500大美元买来做甚， 终于死了 家园3有戏不？ 引用第22楼软狗于2013-01-23 18:35发表的:
只关心南方公园能不能正常出 images/back.gif
南方公园版权方不许THQ把版权卖出去
已经诉诸法庭动议
THQ也发表声明反驳
两家在打嘴仗中
估计育碧能不能得到南方公园得看法庭裁决了 引用第23楼Theseus于2013-01-23 18:35发表的:
终于死了 家园3有戏不？ images/back.gif
THQ的剩余部分将以clearlake的子公司形势继续存在
所有到最后都没卖掉的作品版权依然由THQ持有 引用第21楼万劫夜于2013-01-23 18:31发表的:
国土防线这烂牌子Crytek还花500大美元买来做甚， images/back.gif
因为2代是crytek做 saints row危险了
英雄连估值20m 结果卖了26m的话
saints row估值可是120m啊
据老外消息koch media又放弃竞标saints row了 ea现在对工作室的干涉比以前小多了，比较烦人的就是“给我塞个多人模式“然后分包给蒙特利尔分部 只求家园3啊 Franchises
游戏系列
Saints Row - Koch Media had highest bid, most publisher interest
Koch Media出价最高，大部分厂商都有兴趣
Darksiders - No concrete information, some publisher interest
没有具体消息，一些厂商有兴趣
Red Faction - No concrete information, some publisher interest
没有具体消息，一些厂商有兴趣
Company of Heroes - SEGA had highest bid, EA was interested as well, rumours say SEGA already bought it
世嘉出价最高，EA也有兴趣，传闻说世嘉已经买下
Evolve (Turtle Rock IP) - No concrete information, rumour says Koch Media bought it
没有具体消息，传闻说Koch Media已经买下
Homefront - No concrete information, rumour says Crytek (who is developing the sequel) bought rights
没有具体消息，传闻说Crytek（他们正在开发homefront 2）买下了版权
Studios
工作室
Volition - No concrete information, will most likely be sold together with Saints Row franchise
没有具体消息，很可能和Saints Row游戏系列捆绑销售
Relic - SEGA had highest bid, rumour says they bought it
世嘉出价最高，传闻说已经买下
Vigil - No concrete information
没有具体消息
THQ Montreal - No concrete information
没有具体消息
Franchises not up for sale
并不出售并仍由THQ持有的游戏系列
Metro
Licenses not up for sale
并不出售并仍由THQ持有的游戏授权
WWE
Warhammer 40k
Fuck if I know
仍在纠结的事
South Park - THQ wants to sell, South Park Studios is apparently saying no, serious business. Rumour says Ubisoft bought publishing rights.
THQ想要出售，而版权方南方公园工作室不许出售，并可能诉诸法庭，传闻说育碧买下发行权 引用第30楼runningch于2013-01-23 19:54发表的:
只求家园3啊 images/back.gif
如果SEGA只买下水雷和COH的话，那么家园版权还在THQ那边 其實現在美東已經上午9點了 引用第33楼D-JoeII于2013-01-23 22:11发表的:
其實現在美東已經上午9點了 images/back.gif
确实
就是不知道结果啥时候会公布 求你了EA，把水雷从世嘉那里抢过来吧
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引用第36楼ydd319于2013-01-23 22:22发表的 回 35楼(正派火星人) 的帖子 :你这么恨水雷？！images/back.gif
不，世嘉的游戏steam锁区，所以我不希望世嘉拿下，我是水雷粉丝
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你这和岛上的某些人意见一致啊不过这么想让水雷完蛋么........