Ubisoft indefinitely suspends development of 1666 in the wake of Desilets’ departure

CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that Ubisoft has indefinitely suspended production on 1666 after Patrick Desilets’ departure from the company. “After more than two months of discussions with [Desilets], we couldn’t align our vision both on project development and team management,”… Read More »

Desilets says Ubisoft fired another former THQ Montrel veteran yesterday

In the same day that former Assassin’s Creed creative director Patrice Desilets alleges he was fired by Ubisoft, Desilet has also tweeted that another of his former THQ Montreal colleagues was also let go. Desilets took to Twitter to claim… Read More »

Patrice Desilets says he was “terminated” by Ubisoft

Former Assassin’s Creed and Assassin’s Creed 2 creative director Patrice Desilets has said in a statement to Polygon that he was “terminated” by Ubisoft today. “Contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I was terminated by Ubisoft,” Desilets’… Read More »

Nordic Games buys a chunk of old THQ properties including Darksiders, Red Faction

Nordic Games yesterday revealed that they’ve purchased a chunk of THQ’s back catalog, spending $4.9 million for franchises including Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs ATV, Titan Quest and more. All up, Nordic says they’ve acquired 50 THQ games, but have… Read More »

Gearbox buys the rights to Homeworld, pending court approval

Gearbox Software today confirmed that they’re the highest bidder in the auction for the Homeworld franchise. After court approval next month, Gearbox will officially be in control of the property. “Gearbox Software has prevailed as the highest bidder in the… Read More »

Disclosure statement reveals THQ owed the WWE $7.6 million

A recent disclosure statement filed by THQ shows that the failed publisher owed the WWE approximately $7.6 million at the time of its bankruptcy. Just think of all the beer Stone Cold Steve Austin could have bought with that kind… Read More »

Crytek gunning for Darksiders in THQ’s April auction

Crytek USA CEO David Adams confirmed that the company intends to bid on — and win — the Darksiders IP in this month’s THQ auction. Adams took to Twitter, saying that Darksiders “belongs at home with its creators.” Adams and 35… Read More »

Patrice Desilets returns to Ubisoft in the wake of THQ’s collapse

Patrice Desilets, creator of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, left Ubisoft for THQ Montreal back in 2011. Now, after the dust has settled on THQ’s bankruptcy and subsequent fire sale, Desilets is back at Ubisoft. Desilets’ return to Ubisoft was confirmed… Read More »

Double Fine is looking to reacquire rights to Costume Quest and Stacking from THQ

Speaking earlier in the week with Polygon, Double Fine has confirmed that they’re trying to buy back the rights to Costume Quest and Stacking. While Double Fine self-published both titles on PC, THQ holds rights to their PS3 and Xbox… Read More »

Darksiders, Homeworld, Red Faction and more are now up for sale (again) by THQ

THQ is once again trying to sell off its remaining assets, one month after an initial activity that saw most of its franchises split off piecemeal to various publishers and developers in the industry. As part of a “court-approved sales… Read More »