The good folks over at Space Sector have a nice article regarding the upcoming auction of THQ assets, namely Homeworld and Homeworld 2 in the same item.
All you would need is:
Interested bidders must provide: 1) complete identification, including the names of corporate officers or those authorized to act on the bidder’s behalf; 2) written evidence of authority to enter into the anticipated transaction; and 3) proof of financial ability to perform the contemplated transaction. Only those bidders who meet all three requirements will be provided access to confidential information about each lot of titles once a non-disclosure agreement has been executed. Documentation meeting these three requirements should be sent to auction@thq.com.
From kotaku
Well, does anybody want to make Homeworld 3?
Oops, didn't see that other post that already has this stuff in it. Just have to find the delete button now.
Spread the word, those of us that have deep pockets, (I'm not one unfortunately), need to know so get your monies ready Apr 1st, this not an April Fool joke...
I would come out of modeling retirement for this. As long as whoever make it does NOT use Maya, or Softimage.
If i had the cash in my back pocket i would jump on this in a new york minute. Then hunt down all who worked on Homeworld 1.
To be honest i think Stardock should jump on this one. Though it is not a large company i think they have the resources to pull off a new HW installment.
Homeworld 1 & 2 are on the same lot for bidding...
By Alec Meer on February 27th, 2013 at 10:00 am.
When Sega plucked Relic from the ashes of THQ last month, it appears they didn’t get the Homeworld license along with it. So for now the sublime space RTS series remains without a home, in an odd case of life imitating art. The Homeworld IP is now up for sale in an auction of THQ’s remaining stuff – as is the likes of Supreme Commander, Red Faction, Darksiders, Titan Quest, Full Spectrum Warrior and a whole host of names known and forgotten.
It’s a sad business, and while I’m sometimes no fan of sequel culture, the concept of some of these once-great names simply ceasing to be is not a happy one. Hopefully non-exploitative, non-cynical buyers can be found for the main stuff. Wouldn’t it be nice (and not exactly implausible, given the publisher’s increasing PC-focus) if Sega did scoop up Homeworld, and reunite it with its creators? Or perhaps Gas Powered Games’ new owners Wargaming.net could salvage SupCom.
We’ll find out the fate of these names, all being well, in May. Highest bidder for each of the below lots takes ‘em home. If you are a rich person or company interested in acquiring any of ‘em, you’ve got until the first of April to declare your intentions and proffered monies to auction@thq.com.
Here’s the complete list of what’s up for sale. Godspeed, brave videogame franchises.
Lot 1 – OWNED SOFTWARE
Lot 2 – OWNED SOFTWARE
Lot 3 – OWNED SOFTWARE
Lot 4 – OWNED SOFTWARE
Lot 5 – OWNED SOFTWARE
Lot 6 – LICENSED SOFTWARE
Quick! Someone jump over to kickstart and launch this as a grass roots project!
Homeworld and Supreme Commander deserve good homes. So would I, Major Stress, so would I.
Howeworld is not a game that would succeed today. Why? Because it's in real 3D. Remember how you entered coordinates for movement in Homeworld 1, by first inputting horizontal movement, then adding vertical? Not something casual users would do. And how you gonna control it via a gamepad on your trusty console? And all those microscopic letters, and all the numbers, and radar blips?
Nono, for today's market, everything has to be big, colorful, stupid and easy. XCOM paved the way.
That's why nobody rushes to buy the IP. NO QUICK CASH IN THIS!
I disagree.
Well, if it has to be big, colorful, stupid and easy, then obviously that rules FE out.
who bought it?
No one, the auction is 4/1/13 and the results will not be made public til May...
Gonna go off topic quickly but if you ever wanted Homeworld 2 (mod) miniatures go here- http://www.fate-amenable-to-change.co.uk/index.html
Stop drawing attention to the Homeworld IP, or EA buys it and makes it a trading card MMO with thousands of microtransactions.
Don't Say THAT!
Ha, I knew it! Not EA, but these guys:
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=139789
They will turn it into a mobile game.
OH NOW I remember the name of the other company- http://blackbirdinteractive.com/
These guys have many of the original crew that worked on Homeworld.
Bidding has closed on the auction for the remaining intellectual property assets of THQ. As THQ confirmed in February, bids were received until April 15th for remaining assets including Darksiders, Red Faction, Homeworld and more, and sales are expected to be finalized by mid-May.
According to Polygon, court documents reveal that 17 final bids were received and are expected to bring in between $6-7 million. While the specific breakdown of bids and prices per property haven’t been disclosed, the documents do note that six different lots were up for auction (though we don't know whether all six lots received bids):
The identities of bidders haven’t been revealed, but we do know that Crytek planned to bid on Darksiders as of last month.
In a Kickstarter update yesterday, indie developer TeamPixel noted that “the auction for the Homeworld license ended April 15, 2013, and while we reached qualified bidder status for the bankruptcy auction, we were unable to raise the necessary funds to remain competitive against the other parties at the auction." Magicka publisher Paradox Interactive had the third-highest bid in the process, while Sins of a Solar Empire publisher Stardock had the second-highest. The identity of the winning bidder is still unknown.
Interestingly, court documents also reveal that the intellectual property and website of de Blob developer Blue Tongue Studios were purchased by "a holding company for water and solvent inks" for $15,000.
We didn't get the Homeworld IP. We were the second highest bidder. @pcgamer @fiddleclub @agenttinsley @logandecker
— Brad Wardell (@draginol) April 19, 2013
Star Dock was the 2nd highest bidder to Homeworld and Paradox was 3rd.
Sega maybe the new owner to Homeworld.
Will post when info comes by...
Nabdangit
plz don't let it be EA
If EA acquired it, expect a $60 a month Homeworld MMO with all of the worst aspects of an MMO (think warhammer online) :/
Did some snooping and I think it's not EA or Ubisoft or Sega...
If it is true, I give a hint now. JS.
That's all I can reveal for now...
I've never played Homeworld, but that sucks. Maybe you'll luck out if the winner changes their mind or reassess their financial situation in light of recent setbacks *cough EA*.
Blackbird Interactive get it?
(JS... v0v I got nothing)
Does Blackbird Interactive even have the money to bid for HW?
I don't expect the winner to be revealed for awhile to build up a hype. Then all of a sudden come up with HW3 for massive profits.
I didn't think a company needed money to bid, just borrow and spend and lose what you like, then ask Obama for a bail out.
Nah, they are currently working on this...
No clue but I think they did not participate in the bidding...
Like I said, I really want to say, but I could be wrong. Don't want to spread rumors and of course, the reveal. As far as the initials, he is well known as has a impressive pedigree in terms of RTS's.
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