THQ has Signed Respawn Level Talent

Danny Bilson, THQ's 'Core Games VP', is making big statements about the talent he's signed to the company. Although he hasn't announced names, he claims that when that happens it'll be an 'Oh, my God' moment.

Bilson states in an interview with Industrygamers that he spoke with Respawn's Vince Zampella and Jason West while they were "shopping around". He then says that, "the guys that we’re going to announce, are of that calibre coming our way."

He continues, "I’m about to leave this meeting to go greet one of these pieces of talent I’m suggesting and over the next six months you’re going to understand exactly what I was saying..."

However, unlike the Respawn deal with EA, in which the developers are apparently holding onto their won IP, THQ is going to give up that revenue stream. "The only thing we have to have and insist on is ownership of the intellectual property", says Bilson. "That’s sort of the deal breaker for me. So, we have to own the IP, but I believe in the Hollywood model, which is that, the bigger the artist, the more important, the more successful they are, the bigger share they get. Just like in Hollywood. But you know, most of the biggest talents in Hollywood don’t own their IPs. It doesn’t work that way. My job coming to this company was to build an IP library, which builds value in THQ. So that means having a developer own the IP becomes a deal-breaker."

So, with Respawn, Bungie and Insomniac out of the running to be signed by THQ, who is the "Oh, my God" announcement regarding the 'pieces of talent' going to concern? To the Comments below with you.

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