THQ's developers, licenses picked up by multiple buyers

The auction for THQ's assets concluded ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtoday, and most--but not all--of its major studios and properties found new homes. has posted a letter from THQ's executive leadership to employees which outlines the changes, which we'll summarize here along with purchase prices revealed by court spectator .

Volition and Saints Row will go for $22.3 million--on top of $5.8💫 million for the Metro property--to Koch Media, the parent company of Dead Island publisher Deep Silver.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment will settle in at the House of Needlemouse, Sega, for $26 million.

Ubisoft will purchase the THQ Montreal studio for $2.5 million (which means former Assassin's Creed director Patrice Desilets has been reabsorbed) and South Park: The Stick of Truth for $3.2 million. Note that the sale of South Park: The Stick of Truth 澳洲幸运ꦏ5开奖号码历史查询:🅷met objections from South Park Studios, so it r𓂃emains to be seen how that wi♒ll shake out.

Take 2 will grab rights to Turtle Rock Studios' co-op action project Evolve for🌞 $11 million, and Crytek n🐈abbed Homefront for $500,000.

The auction's proceeds totaled around $100 million, much greater than the $60 million price THQ listed for its preferred 𒈔all-in-one sale 🌄to Clearlake Capital Group. The bids must still be approved by the courts before the purchases are made♛ final.

Darksiders developer Vigil Studios did not receive any bids. Its employees will be laid off, and THQ will continue to seek a buy꧃er for its remaining assets and those of it𒈔s publishing business as the Chapter 11 process continues.

THQ said it expects most employees of its purchased entities to remain employed by 🌌their new owners.

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