THQ to Auction Leftover Assets

Late yesterday, the entity that remains of nearly-dissolved publisher THQ announced that it would be auctioning off the rest of its unsold assets on the first of April. This offers some hope for fans of franchises that didn’t get snapped up during the first auction earlier this year, including properties like Darksiders.

The announcement offers up a list of six lots of intellectual properties that will be up for auction: Darksiders, Red Faction, Homeworld, MX, and two other gigantic lots full of other properties including Double Fine’s Costume Quest and Stacking as well as Destroy All Humans and even Nancy Drew.

When the first auction went down and Vigil Studios didn’t get bought, many believed the worst. Shortly afterward, many of the former employees of Vigil were hired by Crytek to form a new US-based branch of their company, but Vigil’s Darksiders franchise has yet to find a buyer. It’s conceivable that Crytek might grab it just to bring it “home.” Additionally, Platinum Games has expressed interest in buying the franchise, and now there’s a chance this could still happen.

As for the aforementioned Double Fine-made games, I’d be surprised if that developer stepped up to buy the lots that include their games…but it’s possible that some other company could buy those lots, from which Double Fine might buy them back. Who knows? Keep your eyes peeled to see where your favorite franchises end up.

Here’s the full list of lots that will go up for auction starting on April 1:

Lot 1: Red Faction

• Red Faction
• Red Faction Armageddon
• Red Faction 2
• Red Faction: Guerrilla

Lot 2: Homeworld

• Homeworld
• Homeworld 2

Lot 3: MX

• 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: Darksiders

• Darksiders
• Darksiders 2

Lot 5: Other 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
• Full Spectrum Warrior 2: Ten Hammers
• Battle of the Bands
• Beat City
• Juiced
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
• Big Beach Sports
• Big Beach Sports 2
• Lock’s Quest: Construction Combat
• Big Family Games
• Neighborhood Games
• Crawler
• Pax Imperia
• de Blob
• de Blob 2
• Stuntman: Ignition
• Summoner
• Summoner 2
• Deadly Creatures
• Deep Six
• Terranium
• Destroy All Humans!
• Destroy All Humans! 2
• Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
• The Outfit
• Titan Quest
• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
• uDraw
• Dood’s Big Adventure
• World of Zoo
• Drawn to Life
• Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter

Lot 6: Licensed Software

• Costume Quest
• Stacking
• Scripps Spelling Bee (Scripps)
• Daniel X (SueJack)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House
• Deepak Chopra’s Leela (Curious Holdings)
• Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time! (Harper Collins)
• Supreme Commander
• Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
• Jeopardy
• 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
• Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
• Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet 2
• Wheel of Fortune
• Wheel of Fortune 2
• World of Zoo
• Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase
• Worms 2
• Worms Battle Islands
• Worms Open Warfare
• Worms: A Space Oddity
• Worms: Open Warfare 2 (Team 17)
• Nexuiz
• Paws & Claws Marine Rescue
• Paws & Claws Pampered Pets Resort 3D
• PurrPals 2
• Rio
• You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision)
• Rocket Riot
• Screwjumper (Frozen Codebase)