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Re:THQ Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by rcush on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @03:53PM (#4944759)
It will buy them a lot of influence with potential purchasers or investors. Being able to say that they were able to sell old games in such a high volume is unusual for a company in such dire financial straits. The sale also will help to build excitement and get more journalistic attention for their next games, which is probably also the reason they have been giving away Metro: 2033 via Facebook.

If this is the plan it's quite desperate, but it just could work.

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Re:THQ Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by batgaijin on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @04:17PM (#4944894)
Yeah, I think it was really to show brand value for Saints Row, Company of Heroes, Metro 2033, etc. I think all of the games in the bundle currently have sequels being developed.
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Re:THQ Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by rm999 on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @04:01PM (#4944809)
Saints Row 3 is likely what sold many of the bundle copies. It's not an old game, it's a well-reviewed 1 year old AAA game that sells for 40 dollars on steam.
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Re:THQ Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by Osiris on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @06:08PM (#4945338)
That's why I bought the bundle for $5. I hadn't heard of it much before but I knew it was a fairly new game compared to the others.
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Re:THQ Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by InclinedPlane on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @04:54PM (#4945064)
Yes and no. It shows that their games lineup is still relevant and popular. But on the other hand that level of popularity is still orders of magnitude too low to support their levels of expenses. Maybe their purchaser, which appears to be Clearlake, thinks they can shrink expenses enough to make them profitable.
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