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Re: THQ Dissolved
#2As someone whose employer just underwent Chapter 11 and a subsequent sale, I hope that the power-jousting, cockfights, backstabbing, and general dumbassery that I experienced will not happen to the members of THQ. The lengths some people will go through for some token of power...
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#3As someone whose employer just underwent Chapter 11 and a subsequent sale, I hope that the power-jousting, cockfights, backstabbing, and general dumbassery that I experienced will not happen to the members of THQ. The lengths some people will go through for some token of power...
Ironically, you just described the gameplay of THQ-published Saint's Row 3.
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#4Shame, they were one of the only publishers willing to take the risk on a new IP.
Which other publisher would dare take on the offensive, lewd sandbox game like Saint's Row, each sequel just a little more over the top than the last?
In a market full of repetitive sequels, played out plotlines, and annual cash-cows, I'm hoping Koch Media do Volition and Saint's Row 4 justice!
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#5Shame, they were one of the only publishers willing to take the risk on a new IP. Which other publisher would dare take on the offensive, lewd sandbox game like Saint's Row, each sequel just a little more over the top than the last? In a market full of repetitive sequels, played out plotlines, and annual cash-cows, I'm hoping Koch Media do Volition and Saint's Row 4 justice!
The success of saints row exemplifies not only willingness to take on risk, but the importance and value of iteration towards success.
Saints row 1 was largely forgettable, 2 became interesting, and 3 is a sandbox classic, out shining in many ways even GTA IV. The combination of novel ideas and willingness to improve and change is such a crucial combination when developing a product.
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#6Metro and CoH 2 seems to be safe. Southpark may be in trouble, and Obsidian are in no need of additional trouble right now. And Ubisoft don't know what an RPG is.
Darksiders are done which is sad.
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#7Shame, they were one of the only publishers willing to take the risk on a new IP. Which other publisher would dare take on the offensive, lewd sandbox game like Saint's Row, each sequel just a little more over the top than the last? In a market full of repetitive sequels, played out plotlines, and annual cash-cows, I'm hoping Koch Media do Volition and Saint's Row 4 justice!
Thankfully EA, Activision or one of the other more cookie cutter publishers did not get ahold of Saints Row and Metro. If they did, each series might as well have died with THQ. I think I would be sick to see Metro or Saints Row turned into a Call of Duty or Medal of Honor knockoff.
EA just is not what it used to be and all my favorite classic franchises (Command and Conquer, C&C Red Alert, Sim City, Syndicate, etc) are just a shadow of what they once were.
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#8Metro and CoH 2 seems to be safe. Southpark may be in trouble, and Obsidian are in no need of additional trouble right now. And Ubisoft don't know what an RPG is. Darksiders are done which is sad.
Ubisoft wants to buy South Park, but it looks like there may be legal trouble. South Park Studios filed a complaint saying that THQ did not have the legal right to sell South Park as long as South Park Studios reclaims the license by paying the full amount that THQ put into the game.
http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a453020/south-park-stu...
Re: THQ Dissolved
#9Shame, they were one of the only publishers willing to take the risk on a new IP. Which other publisher would dare take on the offensive, lewd sandbox game like Saint's Row, each sequel just a little more over the top than the last? In a market full of repetitive sequels, played out plotlines, and annual cash-cows, I'm hoping Koch Media do Volition and Saint's Row 4 justice!
Shame, they were one of the only publishers willing to take the risk on a new IP.
Sadly, the worst part is not that an adventuresome publisher is no longer with us. The worst part is that all the other publishers will now be that much more afraid of being adventuresome.
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#10With Sega's purchase of Relic, hopefully they can pick up the Homeworld franchise and do something with it again!