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THQ goes broke, owes WWE $45 million

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#1 ·
THQ, the publisher of games like the Saints Row series, the Red Faction series, the Company of Heroes series, and WWE's line of wrestling games has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Info: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/12/19/t...el=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

Though really, everyone was expecting this to happen anyway, though much, much sooner. Among their problems, they owe WWE $45 million as per their multi-year agreement (whatever that is... or was). Vince... is obviously none too happy.

More info: http://www.cagesideseats.com/2012/1...thq-owes-wwe-45-million-vince-mcmahon-furious

Looks like WWE '14 will be made by someone else, just not THQ.
 
#7 ·
No Mercy
Smackdown 2
Shut Your Mouth
Here Comes The Pain
SVR 2004
06
13

Those were a ll good/great games but the shit fest was 07-12 really hurt their wrestling legacy because too many half assed sequels made a lot of fans turn away, however if it wasn't for the WWE brand they would've went out of business a long time ago.
 
#3 ·
Don't think much'll change.The game is still going to be developed and created by Yukes, but they'll just get some other company to publish it. The overall game characteristics will stay the same.

Dat $45 Million loss though :datass
 
#66 ·
Please god no. EA fuck and screw over the fans of it's biggest cash cow (FIFA) year on year.

That said, whoever makes the game next year will have to make it exceptional. Bugs are in video games every year for a reason, to make you buy next year's version for a fix. Hard to do that if you screw up your first attempt, so it's highly likely ill buy next year's game.

And we might just get next gen graphics on the next one. For example, Chris Jericho in SvsR '08 looks more realistic than the WWE 13 counterpart.
 
#23 ·
remember those awful wcw games for the psx? those were made by thq.

games sucked ass especially wcw thunder where rey mysterio was just as tall as hogan.
 
#32 ·
The moves looked good, though.

I'm glad THQ will no longer be making WWE games, but sucks for those losing their jobs.

WWE 13. I hate that you can put your characters attributes all the way up straight away, rather than having to go through Universe mode to earn credits. Where's the challenge? Been crap games for 5 years.
 
#25 ·
Get it made by Rockstar. You can then live the full gimmick of your wrestler in a massive open world scenario. The special mode can be Dino Bravo where you start running cigarettes and undercutting the Canadian Mafia. The game ends with you letting someone into your house while you're watching hockey, sitting down for a drink and being shot in the face.
 
#43 ·
Whoever makes the next game... BRING BACK GENERAL MANAGER MODE!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I really liked '12 and I'm getting '13 for xmas, there good games I stopped buying after '09, no general manager mode/universe mode = no buy from me.
I remember playing that gimmick thing and it was terrible. You couldn't chose who would win a match. If you want something that can do booking right try Total Extreme Wrestling.
 
#39 ·
I know it'll never happen but I would love for 2K games to pick up that WWE license. Wow. Imagine how amazing that'll be.
 
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