Double Fine linked to THQ assets auction

Reports suggest Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions may be interested in buying IP in the THQ auction later this month.

Step aboard the train of logic.

Distressed Debt Investing, the same site that first confirmed the auction, posted on itsTwitteraccount: "Double Fine has requested the bankruptcy filings in the THQ case".

Naturally, this has sparked speculation that the studio will be making a grab for THQ’s properties come January 22nd.

However, it is more likely to be a move to secure its own previous IP. THQ published Double Fine’s digital hits Stacking and Costume Quest (pictured) on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC.

The studio no doubt wants complete ownership of these brands for future development.

Still, with the likes of Darksiders, Metro, Saints Row and De Blob up for grabs, you never know who’ll be reaching for the cheque book in a few weeks.

THQ’s IP and assets will be sold off title-by-title on January 22nd. EA, Warner Bros and Ubisoft has already been confirmed as interested buyers.