Rumor: WAR40K canceled, THQ readying itself for sale [Updated; rumor debunked]

@Poordevil I'm not sure if that's entirely possible. "Dent went on to say that the publisher had also canceled all projects due for release in 2014 and was in the process of returning intellectual property to their licensors."

The way I read that is there is a possibility the WAR IP may not get sold along with the company.

@Alex Oglitchkin That would be the saddest event in all of this.

@Shadowstorm

Bit unnecessary and immature don't you think? Threatening a stranger with death over the internet for a personal opinion.

A lot of folks including myself were disappointed that they took the 40K setting and appeared to want to water it down to Warcraft standard Alliance Versus Horde two faction gameplay. There didn't seem to be a lot of ambition beyond the "make a game that plays like WoW and slap an IP on it" the appears to typify AAA MMO development in the west nowadays.

Perhaps that's inevitable that when you combine a big licence with MMO development; theres just no room for Innovation. The Old Republic would seem to bear that out. But that doesn't make it any less disappointing whenever it happens.

That said, I'll be personally sad if THQ goes under. Their games have kept me entertained plenty over the years.

@Budukahn
Pretty much this. I doubt Games Workshop would have allowed for much innovation regarding their IP anyways, preferring to stick to tried and true design.

@(Unverified) I can't tell if you are talking about WAR or the War40k MMO.

@Shadowstorm
"You are the worst kind of person"
Threaten extreme violence over opinion.

The mind boggles. You should probably consider some very expensive anger management.