While the bankruptcy auction for THQ‘s assets resulted in the bulk of their more popular intellectual properties finding new homes, there were still plenty of brands that were left in limbo as bidders ignored them outright. It was understandable why some of these IPs were left untouched (did anyone really think that there was going to be a huge bidding war over uDraw?), but several others like Red Faction, and Darksiders were a bit harder to comprehend. At the time THQ noted that there would be a separate process to sell off those remaining assets, and today they have finally announced the details for the second auction.
THQ’s final auction for their remaining property rights starts on April 1, 2013, with interested bidders required to submit their final bids on April 15th. Once the bidding has ended THQ will meet with their various creditors to determine the the highest and best bid for each lot, and then proceed with the sale after the Court gives final approval. The former publisher expects the entire process to be wrapped up sometime in May.
The company noted that they have received over 100 “expressions of interest” in purchasing various brands, so it should be interesting to see where all the chips fall once bidding has ended.
THQ‘s official list of intellectual property available for bidding reads as follows:
Lot 1 – OWNED SOFTWARE
- Red Faction
- Red Faction Armageddon
- Red Faction 2
- Red Faction: Guerrilla
Lot 2 – OWNED SOFTWARE
- Homeworld
- Homeworld 2
Lot 3 – OWNED SOFTWARE
- 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 – OWNED SOFTWARE
- Darksiders
- Darksiders 2
Lot 5 – OWNED SOFTWARE
- 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
- de Blob
- Stuntman: Ignition
- de Blob 2
- Summoner
- Deadly Creatures
- Summoner 2
- Deep Six
- Terranium
- Destroy All Humans!
- The Outfit
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Titan Quest
- Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
- Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
- Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
- uDraw
- Dood’s Big Adventure
- World of Zoo
- Drawn to Life
- Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
Lot 6 – LICENSED SOFTWARE (buyer to pay any cure costs)
- 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)
