South Park Studios objects to THQ sale

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Companies argue over Stick of Truth's license exclusivity

The auction that could see THQ's properties sold off one by one begins today, but at least one franchise may not be up for bids. Selling South Park: The Stick of Truth to another company without the consent of South Park Studios would violate its contract, the company claims.

THQ responded, saying the license underlying The Stick of Truth was exclusive, which means federal copyright law doesn't prohibit its transfer. THQ also said it's "evaluating" the monetary defaults South Park Studios claims it owes.

South Park: The Stick of Truth was originally set for a March release, but was pushed back to sometime "early in fiscal 2014." It remains to be seen how the sales process will affect THQ's in-development properties.

We'll let you know as soon as the results of the auction become available, but until then you can check out our thoughts on where THQ's properties would be most at home.

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan
Former GamesRadar+ News Writer

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar+.