Rumor: Ubisoft showing interest in THQ assets purchase
THQ won’t be closing and it will continue to operate as usual, but it seems that the publisher is nonetheless on the market. And thus another company could step in to purchase THQ’s assets… like Ubisoft, maybe?
MCV is indeed reporting that Ubisoft has great interest in purchasing THQ’s assets, labeling them as “one of the front-runners”. Once THQ’s financial issues have been settled, Ubisoft could swoop in.
The site also says, through its sources, that Ubisoft “is already in lengthy discussions with the firm (and presumably its new owners at Clearlake investments) to forge a deal.”
One of the main holdups at the moment is price. Ubisoft is apparently looking for a “bargain buy”, and could “hold-out until THQ is forced to sell off specific assets”.
Ultimately, what could this mean? If a deal is struck, Ubisoft could most notably be in possession of THQ’s franchises such as Darksiders and Saints Row, while also obtaining the rights to licences such as the WWE.
