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Thursday Jan 24, 2013
Notice of SEGA’s Acquisition of Relic Entertainment and Some IPs Owned by THQ Inc.
SEGA Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo, President, Representative Director, and Chief Operating Officer: Naoya Tsurumi, “SEGA”) acquired all of shares of THQ Canada Inc. (Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada, “THQ Canada”) and some IPs owned by THQ Inc., a parent company of THQ Canada on January 24, 2013 in order to further reinforce PC game development capabilities in the U.S. and European regions. THQ Canada has developed million-seller franchise titles such as “Warhammer 40k Dawn of War” and “Company of Heroes” under the brand of Relic Entertainment Studio. Relic Entertainment was established in 1997 and acquired by THQ Canada in 2004. THQ Canada have been known familiarly as Relic Entertainment since the acquisition and provided a number of high quality games equipped with graphics equal in quality to movies and rich strategic game features mainly for the PC market in the U.S. and European regions. THQ Canada provides several million seller franchise titles, and its representative products include the “Warhammer 40k Dawn of War” series,. As a series Warhammer 40k Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, whilst the “Company of Heroes” series, a real time strategy game based on the modern history of warfare from World War II and after, has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. “We are thrilled to have Relic Entertainment join the SEGA family. The acquisition is a strategic fit and a critical step in growing our business,” John Cheng, President and CFO, SEGA of America said. “They are a well-respected studio with a pedigree for making creative and innovative games and we look forward to seeing what great things we can create together over the coming years.” SEGA already owns three development companies in the U.S. and Europe, and is progressing to support compatibility with the rapidly expanding online games field, such as PC online games, smartphone games and social games. As a result of the THQ Canada acquisition, SEGA will further advance the provision of various appealing entertainment contents by utilizing THQ Canada’s high-end content development capabilities and accumulated development know-how, and increase SEGA’s presence in the PC online game market. Company names and product names mentioned above are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies.
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Comment # 1
Any word on weather or not Sega plans to also get a hold of the HomeWorld IP by Relic?
Posted by Sharky on January 24th, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Comment # 2
Thank you for giving hope to THQ fans.
I only hope that this kind of inversion does not make you broke Sega
Posted by ricardo on January 24th, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Comment # 3
Dawn of War is a brilliant series but please tell me that Sega also got the rights to Space Marine which was also done by Relic. Both games deserve more sequels.
Posted by Noe V. on January 24th, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Comment # 4
If you mean Homefront, it’s going to Crytek.
Posted by SonikkuAmerica on January 24th, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Comment # 5
This is some really great news!
Posted by Dubba814 on January 24th, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Comment # 6
Homewolrd 3 pls! is the best relic game!
Posted by G0ll0 on January 24th, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Comment # 7
Homeworld was Relic’s first game, IP which THQ acquired from Vivendi.
Posted by SquidDNA on January 24th, 2013 at 6:29 pm
Comment # 8
Could Sega please pick up Vigil as well? Relic is awesome, but so is Vigil. I think Darksiders would be a great ip for Sega to have.
(yeah, I know it Sega’s choice and will probably completely ignore my lone voice, but I have to try at least once) XO
Posted by Chris on January 24th, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Comment # 9
Next move.. release dreamcast 2
Posted by segaga on January 24th, 2013 at 6:33 pm
Comment # 10
Hi there, can you confirm the full list of IPs that you acquired?
Posted by UberJumper on January 24th, 2013 at 6:53 pm
Comment # 11
No I meant Home World by Relic.
Posted by Sharky on January 24th, 2013 at 7:28 pm
Comment # 12
i wish sega make some game in japan and have the option to translate it into english
Posted by com3lon03 on January 24th, 2013 at 9:09 pm
Comment # 13
With Relic or THQ Canada (Includes IP such as Warhammer 40K, Company of Heroes) on hand of SEGA, SEGA become very strong in RTS/Strategic Games, beside Creative Assemble.
Posted by dewahe on January 24th, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Comment # 14
Hurray! Good Choice!
Posted by Lasse on January 25th, 2013 at 4:16 am
Comment # 15
Warhammer eh?Not bad.
Now Sega can strongly back to brutish game style with no worries.
Posted by Saberyoko on January 25th, 2013 at 8:56 am
Comment # 16
Bring it back the Dark Millennium Online.. You guys have the opportunity to make the best MMORPG/TPS ever with the “ginormous”, grim and violent universe of Warhammer 40.000.
The Emperor Protects!
Posted by Bruno Lerner on January 25th, 2013 at 9:58 am
Comment # 17
Now Sega go save Vigil Games! They’ve already spent years on the 40K mmo and their first game (Darksiders) was great for a first!
Don’t let that talent get away!
Posted by Uh oh on January 25th, 2013 at 10:19 am
Comment # 18
HOMEWORLD ! YES RELIC YES !
Posted by FxJ on January 25th, 2013 at 10:51 am
Comment # 19
Homeworld 3!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Ludy on January 25th, 2013 at 11:05 am
Comment # 20
I beg you, buy also a Homeworld IP and make Homeworld III!
Posted by MakaanPL on January 25th, 2013 at 11:30 am
Comment # 21
All community of coh, is anxious to know something of coh2.
Posted by capiqua on January 25th, 2013 at 11:33 am
Comment # 22
Yes, I’m another one hoping for Homeworld 3…
Posted by Alex Hamilton on January 25th, 2013 at 11:57 am
Comment # 23
HOMEWORLD 3 ! PLEASE!
Posted by Peter on January 25th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Comment # 24
OMG! HOMEWORLD HOMEWORLD??????????????????????
Posted by Diego on January 25th, 2013 at 2:40 pm
Comment # 25
It would be a shame indeed if the Homeworld IP went unaquired by anybody, and especially moreso if it goes unaquired by the actual owners of Relic Entertainment, even if a lot of the Homeworld team is not there anymore…
Posted by Ludovic Mercier on January 25th, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Comment # 26
Did Sega got warhammer 40k rights too?
Posted by xGreg on January 26th, 2013 at 12:01 am
Comment # 27
Dear SEGA,
Please buy Homeworld, too. It would fit your PC strategy like a glove, and you already have Relic.
Thanks!
Posted by zugu on January 26th, 2013 at 1:43 am
Comment # 28
Homeworld fans, unite…;)
Posted by Homdax on January 26th, 2013 at 6:44 am
Comment # 29
Dreamcast 2 and Homeworld 3! Come on Sega!
Posted by Fluid on January 26th, 2013 at 8:09 am
Comment # 30
Sega going broke! Probley not. Though they have lost alot of money last year thanks to the sega sammy merger & pachinco machines selling well sega sammy is said to have over 2 billion in resvers. Thats in dollars not yens. According to a financial report. Thought it might not be exactly accurate they do have money…please excuse any inaccurate spelling….
Posted by shane on January 26th, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Comment # 31
Dang, things are getting shocking now that they’re doing this. Next thing you’d know would be they would acquire some of the old Rareware (before the Microsoft selling) franchise, but that’s just me. Anyway am looking forward to what’s in store.
Posted by Julayla on January 26th, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Comment # 32
Homeworld 3, get Relic to work with Creative Assembly to make the best space rts game ever
Relic AND Creative Assembly you guys have the best RTS devs possible, really looking forward to Total War: Rome 2 and Total War: Warhammer.
Posted by Krupi on January 27th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Comment # 33
I think its great sega acquired relic. It puts the in a great position it the strategy game mmo game market. Its seems sega’s new strategy is working very well and relic is a great addition to their studios. Their pc division is getting much stronger. As for warhammer 40k the inked a deal with work shop to make warhammer games with creative assembly and say they already have something on the burner. Its very possible now since the aqusion of relic they could have relic,creative assembly & hard light could possibly all work on a warhammer game. If so that could be very interesting to see what the could come up with.
Posted by shane on January 27th, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Comment # 34
give us CoHO Back!(Company Of Heroes Online)THQ cancel project in beta stady
Posted by Imuks on January 27th, 2013 at 11:01 pm
Comment # 35
Wish we knew more about the future of CoH2 havn’t heard anything since sega owns it
Wish nothing gets changed and it stays as it is… and please .. dont make it a F2P game ..
Posted by nick on January 28th, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Comment # 36
NIce buy Sega ,now reléase COH 2 , make Homeworld 3 and WW2 total war!!!!
Cheers from Argentina
Posted by MudoArg on January 28th, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Comment # 37
On the COH they said production was not interrupted while the auction was taken place & it is to be released on the original release date they specified. So in other words company of heros was one of the ip’s sega purchased and if all goes as planned it should release sometime soon this year..
Posted by shane on January 28th, 2013 at 8:12 pm
Comment # 38
As for COH it was never cancelled by thq or sega. There was a new warhammer 40k ip that was cancelled when thq owned relic. COH it is being said they are putting the final finish on it. The other known ip is too still in delvopment which is “ATLUS” which was also picked up by sega. Those are the only two titles in development by relic right now. As i said eairler there was a deal signed with workshop & sega back in December that have creative assembly to work on new warhammer 40k games and is said that there is already something being worked on.
Posted by shane on January 28th, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Comment # 39
I would like to see the Dawn of War franchise split into two game lines. One based upon the Dark Crusade line of play, and one based upon the DOW II play style of command unit management. The evolution of the game can take two routes to success in support of the 40k vision and partnership with Games Workshop. Thank you!
Posted by Eric on January 29th, 2013 at 10:06 am
Comment # 40
Can you maybe get around to actually releasing VC3 and PSP2i now?
Posted by Harf on January 29th, 2013 at 10:39 am
Comment # 41
Thanks SEGA!
Posted by Speedy X on January 29th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Comment # 42
Release date for COH is said to still be released sometime in march of this year!!!
Posted by shane on January 29th, 2013 at 9:43 pm
Comment # 43
make us dream, make us HOMEWORLD 3
Posted by CAiN on January 30th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Comment # 44
Man I love SEGA. I have not really played anything by Relic, but I am excited they are a developer in NorthAmerica. Now I have more hope of getting a job for a developer working for SEGA when I get out of college.
Posted by Ike on February 2nd, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Comment # 45
I don’t know if you know relic is really south. Up in Canada. Just thought i’d let you know if you already didn’t…
Posted by shane on February 3rd, 2013 at 1:12 am
Comment # 46
I think i can say in the name of all HOMEWORLD fans out there, that homeworld is great game and its a shame to go wasted and forgoten. Its a shame noone wants to grab that IP and make some good use of it. COH is good game (great seller) but we the community think that well designed and not rushed homeworld 3 would be even better seller
If you ask yourself how many 10 to 14 years old games are played today so massively and its not MMO. I would say only three and that is HOMEWORLD, HOMEWORLD CATACLYSM and HOMEWORLD 2!!
Regards!!!
Posted by Sajuuk on February 19th, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Comment # 47
Well the proposal sounds good, I also want to help with ideas, I mean create most Sonic games (New places, adventures, rivals and villains). I am a fan of Sonic and I want to be part of Sonic Team / SEGA. It is my vocation. thanks
Posted by Carlos Nuñez on March 6th, 2013 at 7:01 am
Comment # 48
Well the proposal sounds good, I also want to help with ideas, I mean create most Sonic games (New places, adventures, rivals and villains). I am a fan of Sonic and I want to be part of Sonic Team / SEGA. It is my vocation. thanks
Posted by Carlos Nuñez on March 6th, 2013 at 7:04 am