THQ auction results: Nordic Games takes Darksiders, Red Faction; 505 Games is Drawn to Life
The THQ back catalog auction results are in, with Nordic Games riding away with the intellectual property (IP) rights to Darksiders, Red Faction and MX vs. ATV for $4.9 million. The company picked up nearly all the assets in the auction, including Titan Quest, Supreme Commander, Frontlines, Stuntman, Juiced, Full Spectrum Warrior, Destroy All Humans and much more.
"First and foremost we are very happy about this deal which also turns over a new leaf for the entire Nordic Games Group. In the long term, we either want to cooperate with the original creators or best possible developers in order to work on sequels or additional content for these titles," said Nordic Games CEO Lars Wingefors. "A very important point for us is not to dash into several self-financed multi-million dollar projects right away, but rather to continue our in-depth analysis of all titles and carefully selecting different financing models for developing new instalments of acquired IPs."
The other reveal is 505 Games grabbed the rights to Drawn to Life and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for $300K.
The news follows this afternoon's unexpected acquisition of the Homeworld franchise by Gearbox Software. We now know the price tag for Gearbox to re-release the original games on digital distribution networks and take a swing at its own spin on the real-time strategy franchise was $1.35 million.
We've listed the winning bids in greater detail after the break.
Listed with auction lot designations:
Homeworld (Lot 2) (IP)
Winning bid: $1.35M - Gearbox Software
Darksiders (Lot 4), Red Faction (Lot 1), MX vs ATV (Lot 3), Other Owned Software from Lot 5 (includes Destroy all Humans!, Summoner and more), and Other Licensed Software from Lot 6 (includes Marvel Super Hero Squad, Supreme Commander and more) (IP)
Winning bid: $4.9 million from Nordic Games Licensing AB
Nordic Games isn't currently sharing the full details of its Lot 5 and 6 acquisitions.
"As we still have some open points with regards to a couple of titles we will not publish a comprehensive list at this stage," a Nordic Games representative tells Joystiq. "However, once everything is fixed and the ink is dry – around mid-May – we will go out with a comprehensive list of titles which we have acquired in the process."
Drawn to Life and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (A specific pull from Lot 5) (IP)
Winning bid: $300,000 - 505 Games
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THQ Official List of Intellectual Property Available for Bidding
Lot 1 - Nordic Games Licensing AB
Red Faction
Red Faction Armageddon
Red Faction 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Lot 2 - Gearbox Software
Homeworld
Homeworld 2
Lot 3 - Nordic Games Licensing AB
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 - Nordic Games Licensing AB
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Lot 5 - Nordic Games Licensing AB (please see quote above)
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
Deadly Creatures
Stuntman: Ignition
Deep Six
Summoner
Destroy All Humans!
Summoner 2
Destroy All Humans! 2
Terranium
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
The Outfit
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
Titan Quest
Dood's Big Adventure
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Drawn to LifeuDraw
Drawn to Life: The Next ChapterWorld of Zoo
Lot 5 exception - 505 Games
Drawn to Life
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
Lot 6 - Nordic Games Licensing AB (please see quote above)
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)