Nordic Games have bought the rights for the Darksiders and Red Faction franchise in the final round of THQ IP auctions. The Swedish company picked up Red Faction and MX vs. ATV, as well as the Darksiders IP for $4.9 million. This deal also included Supreme Commander, Frontlines, Stuntman, Juiced, Full Spectrum Warrior, Destroy.

I think the “Oh God, Why” meme face describes mine and many other feelings about this. Each franchise and developer which THQ owned are now individually up for grabs. They had originally aimed for a quick and clean sale that would basically mean that THQ could continue business, albeit under a different name and.

Guild Wars 2 has knocked Sleeping Dogs from the top spot, becoming the first MMO to top the UK All format chart since 2010. The last time an MMO rose to the top of the UK charts like this, it was in December 2010 when Blizzard released the expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm..

An official statement has been released from OnLive confirming reports that they have now been bought by a  “newly formed company”. The statement confirms that OnLive services and all future developments will continue with “no expected interruption”. “We can now confirm that the assets of OnLive, Inc. have been acquired into a newly-formed company.