Sale of THQ’s Unsold IPs Will Take Place In Near-Future

As was stated yesterday, when THQ was officially sold off, piece by piece, the future of those that weren't picked is uncertain. Quite possibly the largest shock to both gamers and the gaming industry, is that development studio Vigil (who most recently finished Darksiders II) was not picked up. And neither was the Darksiders IP, or Red Faction and many more.

However it may not yet be all over for what did not get bought off. In an interview with Game Informer, former THQ President Jason Rubin spoke about what had happened at THQ in its final months, and what future was now left for their properties. Because of the judge's decision to force THQ to be sold off piecemeal by its creditors, the plan to survive for a while longer with Clearlake buying it for $60 million left what happened to the company, its studios and its games questionable.

But Rubin said, "There will be a separate process to sell off the back catalog and IP. That process will take place in the coming weeks."

That does leave some hope, even as gamers fervently hope their beloved IPs will be saved from the chopping block, many gamers have expressed hope that whoever they end up with, will be a good fit.

It has already been revealed that Vigil was working on a new IP codenamed Crawler, and Rubin expressed his belief that this caused the studio to look unattractive to potential buyers, as it meant more risk and financial backing than an almost finished game like Metro 2033.

While Rubin seemed saddened about the entire judgment and the hope they had for Clearlake being crushed by the judge's decision, he seemed most saddened by Vigil's inability to find a new home.

Regarding the price that the teams and products went for at auction, Rubin said they appeared to have no real bearing on the underlying value. He stated:

"The best example of this is Vigil’s title, codenamed Crawler. When the teams got together recently to show each other their titles, Crawler dropped the most jaws. It is a fantastic idea, and truly unique. The fact that nobody bid for the team and title is a travesty. It makes no sense to me. If I weren’t barred from bidding as an insider, I would have been there with my checkbook. I’m sure that’s little consolation to the team, but that’s a fact."