I doubt anything will happen to already released titles. Multiplayer features may stop, depends who's providing them. Not sure on the sale of games, if valve have got a permament resale deal or something, then I'd imagine they could just keep selling them. If a shop had a load of stock of games, and the company went under, I'd imagine they'd just keep selling them till they ran out. As steam won't run out as it's digital distribution (unless they buy a certain number of licenses) I'd guess they'd just be able to keep selling.
At the moment THQ are still trading, so that means releases will still be made. It looks like THQ are wanting to sell off IP as well, which will allow them to continue existing as a company (and hence support older games) with the profits made from this. Basically, the bankruptcy they are in at the moment is simply protection from creditors whilst they re-organise finances - it should mean they will emerge from it as a viable going concern.
If the games are removed from sale, your current ones should be safe as they'll still be in your list of purchased games and still downloadable.
I can confirm this, I have Anno 1404 in my games library, it's not available to sale anymore but I can still download and play it. Any sales on steam are between you and steam, THQ aren't involved in the deal.
Today is the big IP sell off! Current rumours: Relic (Company of Heroes, Dawn of War) going to Sega (Total War). Volition (Saints Row) going to Koch Media (Dead Island). Obsidian (South Park RPG) going to Ubisoft. Nothing on Metro: Last Light, Darksiders, WWE or the studio Vigil currently. Personally I am incredibly happy Relic might be going to Sega. Total War is a well-looked after IP, which should mean Company of Heroes is just as protected.
Ironically, having been one of the testers for Shogun: Total War, I never played any of the Total War games after that. Probably because I incessantly had to play the first one. I really should buy them all. Anyway, back on topic. I hope Saint's Row doesn't get Koched (ISWYDT) up. I love that series. Genuinely the only game series that has ever made me laugh so hard I was crying.
Agreed and not a massive surprise either to be honest. With Creative Assembly getting the licence for Warhammer Fantasy, it makes sense for SEGA to try and get the company that has the 40K licence too.
It does make sense, I was just worried the likes of EA would get COH and then try and turn it in to some stupid free-to-play or microtransaction based system.
South Park Studios are trying to block the sale of 'The Stick of Truth' to another company so will be interesting to see what happens, as they want to buy the game rights and then find a new publisher.
Well the rumours/leaked info were spot on. Relic is now a Sega studio! $22.6m was also quite a lot of cash...
Here's a list of the buyers for each studio and the monies paid. Koch certainly coughed up a lot of money to get Volition! Over $22 million. Ubisoft was the next bidder with $5.4 http://www.thesangreal.net/gafpics/results.pdf
Very odd to have that $17m difference in bids for Volition, whereas Relic's bids were a mere $300k apart!
Not at all. Volition has a solid IP. Enough to raise their value. Well to be more fair, an IP that has more percieved value.
Firstly, RIP THQ. I've enjoyed a lot of your games and hope those without a job find their footing soon. Secondly, the Relic Acquisition by Sega, does that include the right to dev and publish the Warhammer 40k franchise?
http://www.polygon.com/2012/12/12/3...eloper-relic-has-not-given-up-on-free-to-play This was the direction it was going in anyway.
I'm just sad no-one bid on Vigil, I was hoping the Darksiders series would live on (I really enjoyed the first 2, in fact DS2 was my favourite game released last year)
