by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ executive vice president, Worldwide Publishing, Kelly Flock, is stepping down for personal reasons, and will be replaced by former senior vice president, North American Sales and Distribution, Scott Guthrie, and Ian Curran former senior vice president, International.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2007 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ released its financial results for the Q1 2008, revealing lower revenue ($104 million compared to $138 mill. last year), but less net loss ($9.3 million, compared last year's $12.1 mill.). Sales were mainly driven by Ratatouille, and older titles such as WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 and Cars. In the subsequent conference call, CEO Brian Farrell confirmed it is developing Red Faction 3.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 7:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has released screens and trailers for the following upcoming titles:
by Rainier on July 17, 2007 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve and THQ announced plans to deliver an all-star line up of PC titles to Valve's digital delivery system Steam, starting with Company of Heroes, Titan Quest, Full Spectrum Warrior, and at a later date Supreme Commander, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and more ...
by Rainier on July 10, 2007 @ 3:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announces that it plans to Destroy All Humans for the third time, but not just once, but twice. Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon isscheduled for PS3, and X360, while Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed will introduce an ann-new character onthe Wii, PS2 and PSP.
by Rainier on May 11, 2007 @ 5:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ reported its net sales increased 27% to a record $1billion, driven by titles like STALKER, Cars, Supreme Commander, and WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007. In the subsequent conference call, THQ executives revealed that the previously announced Saints Row PS3 port was canceled in favor of launching a full-on sequel on X360 and PS3 simultaneously, while Kaos Studios' Frontlines: Fuel of War was pushed back from holiday season 2007, to January 2008.
by Rainier on May 10, 2007 @ 2:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ confirmed that the next title in the Saints Row franchise is currently in development at internal studio Volition, Inc. and is scheduled to ship for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2008. The previously announced Saints Row PS3 port has been canceled in favor of a simultaneous release on both platforms of the sequel.
by Rainier on May 8, 2007 @ 4:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced the company's 2007 Nickelodeon video game lineup, including the debut of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, as well as all-new titles based on some of the top-rated kids TV shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zoey 101 and Drake and Josh.
by Rainier on May 3, 2007 @ 4:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year THQ announced it would bring SimBin's GTR to the Xbox 360, but it hasn't been heard of since, and now we know why. THQ confirms that it is no longer publishing the FIA GT Championships-based racing game, and instead will focus on its own racing licenses such as Juiced, MX and Stuntman. Whether Simbin has already found a new publishing partner is not known at this point.
by Rainier on May 3, 2007 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced that it has entered into a development agreement with Big Huge Games, known for Rise of Nations, for a brand new RPG scheduled for release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in 2009.
by Rainier on April 9, 2007 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Double Fusion announced that it has added upcoming titles from THQ to its premium network. The agreement grants Double Fusion advertising representation across certain platforms for a number of THQ's highly anticipated titles, such as Juiced, MX vs ATV and Stuntman franchises.
by Rainier on March 1, 2007 @ 3:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Games Workshop for the Warhammer 40,000 franchise through 2013. The deal covers PC and all handheld and console platforms, and includes a Warhammer MMO.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 6:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has expanded its development agreement with tabletop game publisher Games Workshop, to not only make RTS titles based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe, but extend into the MMO market, according to this
GameSpot interview. Initial indications were that Relic would be taking on the project, but as it turns out Vigil Games will be taking on the task.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2007 @ 1:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ's fiscal Q3 2007 net sales increased to $475.7 million, up 33% from a year ago, driven by strong sales of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, Cars, Avatar, SpongeBob SquarePants and Destroy All Humans! 2. In the conference call, THQ executives revealed a new Red Faction is in the works, as well as the Stuntman franchise it acquired from Atari. Cars is getting a sequel by end of the year, and WWE Smackdown expands onto PS3, Wii and NDS. In total, 11 new Wii titles are scheduled, and the previously revealed, but yet unannounced, Juiced and MX titles are due in fiscal 2008.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2007 @ 6:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ announced that it has acquired Mass Media, known for the PS2 edition of Full Spectrum Warrior. The acquisition will serve to further enhance THQ's internal, next-gen console development capabilities.
by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2007 @ 10:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Revealed earlier this month, THQ officially announced that it has entered into an exclusive, worldwide agreement with Zuffa, LLC to publish videogames based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand through 2011.
by Rainier on Jan. 4, 2007 @ 1:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A community blogger addressed UFC boss Dana White pleading for a new UFC based video game, and to everybody's surprise Mr. White actually replied saying that a new game is currently in development over at THQ. No stranger to the genre with its wrestling lineup, the last UFC game released, PrideFC, was also published by THQ in 2003, and was very well received. No further details, specifics on platforms, or tentative release date were provided.
by Rainier on Nov. 22, 2006 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ announced it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter due to not being in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because of THQ being under investigation for its common stock practises it was unable to file its 10-Q Quarterly Report for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 on time, thus facing delisting from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 1:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Due to its stock options investigation THQ has released preliminary financial results indicating its soaring business as net revenue increased 68% (from $142.7 to $240.2 million) driven by sales of Saints Row, Company of Heroes, Cars. In the subsequent conference call, THQ execs revealed that the Juiced and MX franchises are getting new installments in the next year (no earlier than March 2007), while a Titan Quest expansion is scheduled for Q1 2007 (Jan-March). No details were revealed, but it was strongly hinted that both Saints Row and Company of Heroes will be seeing further installments, or expansions, in the series.
by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2006 @ 2:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced that the WWE has filed a lawsuit was filed on Oct. 12, 2006 claiming that a recent SEC filing revealed improper sales of WWE video games in Japan and other countries in Asia. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, a declaration that the WWE is entitled to terminate the video game license and monetary damages. THQ believe the lawsuit is without merit and intends to defend vigorously itself.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2006 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced its launch line-up for Nintendo's next-generation Wii, based on some of the most popular television and movie properties, including DisneyPixar's Cars, as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard and SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab.
by Rainier on Aug. 24, 2006 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from THQ's Games Convention 2006 lineup:
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2006 @ 8:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ today announced that the company is entering the Leipzig Games Convention with its most robust line-up to date, featuring internally developed next-generation console and PC titles, mass-market licensed products and all new content for handheld gaming systems.
by Rainier on Aug. 7, 2006 @ 7:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Well this is starting to sound all too familiar. After Take Two and Activision, THQ announced today that it has received an informal inquiry from the SEC requesting certain documents and information relating to the company's stock option grant practices from January 1, 1996 to the present.
by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first quarter of fiscal 2007, THQ reported net sales of $138.8 million, exceeding expectations of $125.0 million, primarily due to better-than-anticipated sales of Pixar's Cars and MotoGP 2006 videogames. In the subsequent conference call however, THQ confirmed that it has cancelled the Xbox 360 version of The Sopranos.