Game maker THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with its assets being sold to private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group for $60 million. The company's stock fell 73 percent today to finish at $0.35 cents. Last month, the company admitted it was seeking "strategic financing alternatives" as it bled cash. Clearlake will acquire all of THQ's studios and all games in development. ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by ClownShoes:I'm not certain but he may be talking about Red Faction. The first game was a still-born multiplayer only mess. The engine was there, full destructible terrain, tesla towers in a FPS!, but the online bit wasn't supported or patched for years. I think fans finally hacked the patch together.
Any links to your story, any evidence at all? What was this game that they ruined? I hate to be skeptical, but I call BS on that one.
Originally posted by hearme0:Yes and I thought they were releasing the sequel soon too.
I believe they made Metro 2033. One of the best games I have ever played.
Originally posted by LeeC22:
@ClownShoes... perhaps some time in the games industry would educate you and your scepticism. Publishers are notoriously a bunch of idiots with a cheque book.
THQ should have gone bump years ago... They did serious damage to the reputation of a company I worked for, when they released a pre-release version of a Gameboy Colour game to manufacture. The version of the game had a show-stopping bug in it, and it should never have been released... especially as it was before the project deadline. But they didn't give a sh*t, and denied all responsibility, leaving users with an unfinishable game, and us to deal with the backlash.
Also turned out that the version that turned up on torrent sites, was the exact same bugged version, as we downloaded it and compared code versions.
I feel pity for the genuine workers, but the management deserve every hardship they get... w****rs!
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