OL wrote: To the Darksiders crowd, again, Darksiders is a Vigil game, not a THQ one. THQ aren't the developers.
As long as there aren't any retarded distribution deals in place, Vigil should be completely free to just move their business elsewhere. The bankruptcy of the publisher doesn't necessarily signify the end of a developer.
If there's any demand, someone else could always publish it.
Darksiders is a THQ game, because THQ owns Vigil, it is part of the corporate entity, the same way Company of Heroes and Saints Row are THQ games because they were developed, distributed and were conceived by companies owned by THQ.
Again THQ owns Vigil, that means they are part of THQ, that means their IPs are THQ property. If another company wanted the IP or studio, they'd need to buy it from THQ. Vigil cannot be published by any other company unless THQ allows it. THQ is not just a publisher they own studios (Relic, Vigil, Volition, THQ Montreal) if you work at any of those studios you're a THQ employee.