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Monday, Nov 2
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 Review: A Game For Smart People
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 was developed by Yukes and published by THQ for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Wii on October 20. Retails for $59.99 USD on the home consoles. An copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes....
Wednesday, Sep 23
Microsoft Announce Natal Partners: Everyone Plus Kojima
Activision Blizzard Bethesda Capcom Disney Interactive Konami MTV Games Namco Bandai Sega Square Enix THQ Ubisoft While some of the larger companies could be working on anything, others given an insight into some possible first-wave Natal titles. MTV Games? Rock Band. THQ? UFC.
Tuesday, Sep 15
Nintendo Updates Holiday Lineup, Reveals New Games
Wii Disney Interactive Studios Disney Sing It: Pop Hits - October Princess and the Frog - November Nintendo Wii Fit Plus - Oct. 4 New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Holiday Nabi Studios Toribash - Q4 Nintendo/TPC Pokémon Rumble - Q4 Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi Nintendo DSiWare
Monday, Nov 3
THQ CEO - "Difficult Economic Environment" To Blame For Layoffs [Rumor]
We have received a letter purportedly sent by THQ CEO Brian Farrell to explain to his employees the reasoning behind the company closing five studios and laying off staff from two others. The closed studios are Helixe, Sandblast Games, Locomotive, Mass Media and Paradigm. Brian
Wall Street Journal To Disney: "Buy EA" [Electronic Arts]
Snatching up EA could also mean plenty of new, internally developed intellectual property for Disney and all of its subsidiaries. Properties like Mirror's Edge, Dead Space and Army of Two could be future Disney Pictures projects. As Dante's Inferno could have. We suppose Disney could sen...
Monday, Oct 27
PS3 Snags Exclusive SmackDown VS. Raw 2009 CE [Collector's Edition]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) today announced details of the WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2009 collector’s edition. Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the collector’s edition is now avai...
Thursday, Oct 2
de Blob Review: Painting A Very Pretty Picture [Review]
de Blob, developed by Blue Tongue and published by THQ was released on released on Sept. 22 for the Wii. Retails for $49.99. Completed all levels to at least 90%, mucked about with multiplayer modes, and spent a great deal of time in the free paint mode.
Monday, Sep 29
The Force Unleashed On Everything Mobile [Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]
The release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed mobile game coincides with the worldwide debut of the LucasArts videogame which is now available on the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo WiiT and Nintendo DST, PLAYSTATION®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 comput...
Saturday, Sep 20
THQ Bringing 'Dragonica' to North America [Dragonica]
THQ Announces Joint Venture with China Online Operator ICE Entertainment to Bring Casual MMO Title Dragonica to North America in 2009 New Joint Venture Provides North American Platform for THQ Online Games About Dragonica About THQ
Tuesday, Sep 2
THQ Opens Office In Shanghai
Later this fiscal year, the company plans to launch Company of Heroes® Online, a free to play, micro-transaction game designed specifically for Asia, in collaboration with its China publishing partner Shanda Interactive Entertainment, Ltd.
Saturday, Aug 2
Kotaku Originals: Early Builds R Us
Ghostbuster The Video Game Very Much Alive, Sitting on My Desk SoulCalibur IV Review: Polishing The Stage Of History Forget Wii Fit, It's Mario Kart That's Buttering Nintendo's Bread Why Penny Arcade Took so Long to Go PSN and May Never Go Wii Ware
Friday, Jun 20
THQ Takes On Ultimate Fighting Championship [Game Announce]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that UFC® 2009 Undisputed, the company’s debut videogame based on the renowned Ultimate Fighting Championship® mixed martial arts organization, is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertai...
Saturday, May 10
Kotaku Originals: The Cool Sub [Orginal]
My PlayStation 2.5 Rumor: Microsoft May Debut New Xbox 360 Motion Controller Next Week Wii Nintendo Channel Video Walkthrough Sony PlayStation Day London '08 Roundup Target: Terror Review: 90s Arcade Action Spongebob Savior: Will Kid-Friendly Licenses Save THQ?
Wednesday, Apr 9
Worms 2008 Inching to Mobile Phones [Mobile]
WOKING, UK - 09 April 2008 - THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc., today announced an agreement with Team17 Software Ltd. to publish Worms® 2008 A Space Oddity for mobile handsets worldwide. Whilst being an entirely new game, Worms 2008 retains all the familiar award-winning gameplay...
Friday, Apr 4
Down And Dirty With Saints Row 2's New Features
I kicked off last night's THQ Gamer's Day with a look at Saints Row 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As we reported earlier today, the release date has been set for August 26th and, from the looks of it, THQ and Volition have packed it full of new features.
Thursday, Apr 3
Buy Soulstorm, Get Dawn Of War II Beta Access [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II]
In addition, THQ is pleased to announce that gamers purchasing copies of the recently released Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm™ will be able to participate in an invitation-only multiplayer beta program for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II set to take place at a future date.
Buy Soulstorm, Get Dawn Of War II Beta Access
The fact that THQ and Relic Entertainment are working on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is no surprise at this point. We know about its non-linear single player campaign and fully co-op multiplayer campaign, all running on an enhanced version of Relic's Essence Engine 2.0. The THQ press re...
Monday, Mar 17
THQ Announces Off-Road Racer BAJA [Announcements]
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI - News), the leading publisher of off-road racing games, today announced the most realistic off-road racing experience to date. BAJA™ is scheduled to bring revolutionary physics and vast open racing worlds to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from...
Wednesday, Feb 20
THQ Makes Red Faction: Guerrilla Official [Game Announce]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. February 20, 2008 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that Volition, Inc.'s critically acclaimed Red Faction® franchise will make its open-world, next-generation debut with Red Faction®: Guerrilla™. Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red...
Thursday, Feb 7
THQ Mixes Genres With Band Mashups [Game Announce]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced Band Mashups™ is scheduled to bring the ultimate band battle to Wii™ in April 2008. Featuring 150 tracks and five distinct musical styles: rock, funk/hip-hop, country, marching band and Latin, Band Mashups combines fast-pac...
Thursday, Jan 3
THQ Bringing WALL●E To Life [Game Announce]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - January 3, 2008 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced plans to release the WALL●E video game in conjunction with the film's eagerly awaited theatrical debut from Disney•Pixar in the summer of 2008. WALL●E is anticipated to launch across all major gaming systems i...
Thursday, Oct 25
THQ Brings Four To XBLA [Live Arcade]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - October 24, 2007 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam!™ will be one of the first titles in the company's portfolio of games developed specifically for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment...
Thursday, Aug 30
Space Worms On Your Wii
Worms: A Space Oddity is being developed by Team17 Software Ltd out of West Yorkshire, UK. Along with this title, two additional titles in the Worms series, Worms: Open Warfare 2 for the Nintendo DS(TM) and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system and Worms 2007 for wireless handsets, ar...
Thursday, Jul 19
Foundation 9 Reveals Shhhhedule [Comic Con 07]
The recently announced Sonic Rivals(TM) 2 for PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, published by SEGA(R) WWE(R) SmackDown(R) vs. Raw(R) 2008 for Nintendo DS, published by THQ, Inc. Super Puzzle Fighter(R) II: Turbo HD Remix for PLAYSTATION(R) Network, published by Capcom(R) Ent...
Tuesday, Jul 17
Puzzle Quest Coming To Wii, PS2, PC & Phones
D3PA's recently acquired development studio, Vicious Cycle Software, co-developer of Puzzle Quest for the PSP system, will develop Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for PlayStation 2 and Wii consoles, while the PC and mobile publishing and distribution rights were awarded by...
Steam Adds THQ To Collective Consciousness
Company of Heroes - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Gold Edition - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
Thursday, Apr 5
More Company Of Heroes Coming
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product...
Monday, Feb 19
Tetris Evolution 360 Unveiled [Tetris Evolution]
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - February 20, 2007 - THQ Inc. today announced plans to bring Tetris Evolution, the newest version of the puzzle genre powerhouse, to Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in March 2007. The Tetris brand has sold more than 70 million units worldwid...
