Joystiq reports that U.S. bankruptcy judge Mary F. Walrath has concluded there is no need for the sale of THQ to go over as quickly as proposed. Initially, the plan was for the sale to Clearlake Capital to go through on January 15, but that has been deemed as not enough time for other potential buyers to size up the assets. With this ruling changes of competing bids for parts or all of THQ's assets may be coming in. Among the interested parties are Warner Bros. who famously bought out parts of Midway's assets including Mortal Kombat after their bankruptcy.
The plot thickens, and if you're holding out for Metro: Last Light or Company of Heroes 2 this may indicate a potential delay is coming. If a new buyer steps in, they'll likely want to evaluate the products before putting them on the market.