THQ To Sell Certain Remaining Intellectual Properties, Darksiders, MX, Red Faction And More
THQ or what is left of it has announced that it will sell certain of its remaining intellectual properties (IP) via a Court-supervised sale process. Last month, THQ sold the majority of its studios and games in development as part of its Chapter 11 case. The company expects to complete the bidding and sale process for these remaining IP assets by mid-May.
The company has designated six lots of IP titles for bidding:
- Darksiders;
- Red Faction;
- Homeworld;
- MX;
- Other Owned Software, including Big Beach Sports, Destroy All Humans!, Summoner, and more; and
- Other Licensed Software, including Marvel Super Hero, Supreme Commander, Worms, and more.
Initial bids must be submitted by April 1, 2013. Final bids are required by April 15. The company, in consultation with its unsecured creditors committee, will determine the best and highest bid for each lot and designate a back-up bid. In May, the sales will be presented to the Court for final approval.THQ Inc. has received more than 100 expressions of interest in purchasing various titles and therefore they don’t anticipate any trouble moving these assets.
Last month, the Court approved the sales of three of THQ Inc.’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 received approximately $72 million. The full list of properties that THQ is putting up for sale can be found below.
| THQ Official List of Intellectual Property Available for Bidding | ||
| Lot 1 – OWNED SOFTWARE | ||
| Red Faction | Red Faction Armageddon | |
| Red Faction 2 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | |
| Lot 2 – OWNED SOFTWARE | ||
| Homeworld | Homeworld 2 | |
| Lot 3 – OWNED SOFTWARE | ||
| MX Alive | MX vs ATV Untamed | |
| MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael | MX vs. ATV Alive Tournament | |
| MX Unleashed | MX vs. ATV Unleashed | |
| MX vs ATV Reflex | MX vs. ATV: On The Edge | |
| Lot 4 – OWNED SOFTWARE | ||
| Darksiders | Darksiders 2 | |
| Lot 5 – OWNED SOFTWARE | ||
| All Star Cheer Squad | Elements of Destruction | |
| All Star Cheer Squad 2 | Fantastic Pets | |
| All Star Karate | Frontlines: Fuel of War | |
| Baja: Edge of Control | Full Spectrum Warrior 1 | |
| Battle of the Bands | Full Spectrum Warrior 2: Ten Hammers | |
| Beat City | Juiced | |
| Big Beach Sports | Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights | |
| Big Beach Sports 2 | Lock’s Quest: Construction Combat | |
| Big Family Games | Neighborhood Games | |
| Crawler | Pax Imperia | |
| de Blob | Stuntman: Ignition | |
| de Blob 2 | Summoner | |
| Deadly Creatures | Summoner 2 | |
| Deep Six | Terranium | |
| Destroy All Humans! | The Outfit | |
| Destroy All Humans! 2 | Titan Quest | |
| Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed | Titan Quest: Immortal Throne | |
| Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | uDraw | |
| Dood’s Big Adventure | World of Zoo | |
| Drawn to Life | ||
| Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter | ||
| Lot 6 – LICENSED SOFTWARE (buyer to pay any cure costs) | ||
| Costume Quest | Scripps Spelling Bee (Scripps) | |
| Daniel X (SueJack) | Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House | |
| Deepak Chopra’s Leela (Curious Holdings) | Stacking | |
| Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time! (Harper Collins) | Supreme Commander | |
| Jeopardy | Supreme Commander Forged Alliance | |
| Jeopardy 2 | The Biggest Loser | |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Truth or Lies | |
| Let’s Ride Best of Breed | Vampire Legends: Power of Three (dtp) | |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat | Wheel of Fortune | |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet | Wheel of Fortune 2 | |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet 2 | World of Zoo | |
| Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase | Worms 2 | |
| Nexuiz | Worms Battle Islands | |
| Paws & Claws Marine Rescue | Worms Open Warfare | |
| Paws & Claws Pampered Pets Resort 3D | Worms: A Space Oddity | |
| PurrPals 2 | Worms: Open Warfare 2 (Team 17) | |
| Rio | You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision) | |
| Rocket Riot | ||
| Screwjumper (Frozen Codebase) | ||
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