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News THQ To Focus On Core Game Franchises, Saints Row: The Third Ships 3.8 Million Copies
Presumably in response to ongoing rumours about its fate, THQ has released a statement reiterating its decision to exit the "kids' licensed game market" and focus on its upcoming throng of core game franchises
THQ will be a more streamlined organization focused only on our strongest franchises [in the future], said THQ's head gaffer, Brian...
News Darksiders II Gives You The Lowdown On, Erm, Death
We don't really understand the appeal of the Darksiders series
Make no mistake, the original was a fine game, but we're not really sure it's deserving of the praise that it gets. We think back to the game's art direction and want to cry. Ugliest game of the generation so far? We think so. It's probably fair to say, then, that we're not the biggest...
News THQ Denies Cancellation Rumours, Looking To The Future
Yesterday, a slew of Tweets by IGDA Mobile SIG chair Kevin Dent alleged that THQ was in grave financial trouble, and that it was cancelling the entirety of its 2014 game line-up while holding out hope for a potential buyer
The rumours were not true. VG247 reached out to THQ's Australian branch — presumably the only one awake at the time — who...
News CheapyD Struts Into Saints Row: The Third For Free
Just when you thought Saints Row: The Third couldn't get any weirder, publisher THQ has announced that CheapAssGamer
com</a> proprietor, CheapyD, is set to join the cast of the bananas open-world game. As explained by the man himself, PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to grab the "character" for free from the PlayStation Store next...
News Saints Row: The Third To Get Even Nuttier With Genkibowl VII DLC Pack
It's time to toss your common sense aside, as THQ has announced the first piece major DLC for Saints Row: The Third is coming to the PlayStation Network next week
And, as expected, it's delightfully mad. Entitled "Genkibowl VII", the DLC pack will bring with it a host of zany sporting events such as Sad Panda Skyblazing, Angry Tiger's...
News Release Schedule Outs Unexpected Homefront: Ultimate Edition
We're not sure anyone was clamouring for a repackaged version of Homefront, but that's exactly what THQ's release schedule has revealed
Due out before March 31st, the Homefront: Ultimate Edition will likely bundle the original game alongside its two DLC packs, "Fire Sale" and "The Rock". THQ has yet to make an official statement...
News THQ To Publish Nexuiz On PlayStation Network In 'Early 2012'
After a minor mix-up earlier in the month, THQ has revealed that it is to publish CryEngine 3 powered arena shooter Nexuiz on the PlayStation Network "early" next year
No price was announced. Nexuiz began life as an open source PC/Mac shooter, before being licensed to developer IllFonic last year. You can see how the commercial version stacks up in...
News THQ Lays Off 30 Employees From Its uDraw Team
Following less than stellar sales for uDraw on PlayStation 3 (did you know it had even released?), THQ has announced that it has laid off 30 employees from its Play branch
THQ justified the layoffs by reiterating the "weaker than expected" sales performance of the drawing application, which launched on PS3 last month. Due to weaker than...
News Obsidian Entertainment Were Head Hunted By South Park Studios For Upcoming Game
Turns out someone at South Park Studios was a big fan of Alpha Protocol
Obsidian Entertainment's gaffer Feargus Urquhart has revealed that the developer was coveted by the licensor itself — as opposed to a big publisher — in order to get the upcoming South Park: The Game RPG tie-in off the ground. When the South Park project came up, it was...
News Very Exciting THQ Game To Debut In December
'Tis the season to announce games apparently
As if Sony's upcoming The Last Of Us and Epic Games' brand new "experience" wasn't enough, THQ's confirmed its got a "very exciting" announcement in the pipeline. THQ core games boss Danny Bilson told AusGamers: We actually have a game we havent announced yet and I cant announce...
News Game Informer Reveals Details About The Upcoming South Park Game
Game Informer's cover reveal wasn't the megaton many hoped for, but it was still a big surprise
We don't think anybody expected Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment to be working on South Park: The Game. But it is, and the first details of which have emerged. The RPG promises to depict the struggles associated with being a new kid on...
News Saints Row: The Third Website Adds Interactive Stats And Maps
Comprehensive stat-tracking is one of the best features of open-world games, and THQ seems to understand that
Showing a shrewd awareness of its audience, the publisher has levelled up Saints Row: The Third's official website — adding support for interactive stat-tracking and maps. The website also includes leaderboards for many of the game's...
News So, Obsidian Entertainment Is Making A South Park Role Playing Game
When editors of Game Informer magazine teased that its next issue would boast one of the most surprising covers in the publication's history, the Internet went mad
Was the heavily rumoured Sony Smash Bros about to get an unveiling? What about the next Sony platform? As is so common in the video game industry, most gamers let unrealistic expectations...
News THQ Confirms Saints Row 2 Offer For Europe
Those of you in Europe that picked up a copy of Saints Row: The Third today are in luck
THQ has announced that, just like in North America, it will be offering anyone that registers a PS3 version of the bonkers open-world game a free digital copy of Saints Row 2. As in the USA, all you need to do is register The Third's online pass within 90 days to...
News Del Toro: inSane Will Be 'Really, Really Nasty'
Remember inSane? Errr
It was the THQ game announced at last year's VGAs. Oh come on — the one with director Guillermo del Toro heavily involved. Yes, that one. It's looking "really, really nasty" apparently. But with the title not due out until 2013 (!), del Toro has talked up the complexities of game development in an interview with...
News Buy Saints Row: The Third On PlayStation 3, Get Saints Row 2 For Free
While this definitely feels like damage control for a forgotten promise -- and an opportunity to scoop back some positive press -- we suppose we have to credit THQ and Sony for coming good
Regular readers will recall our heated article regarding the removal of exclusive content from the PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third — despite an additional,...
News THQ Straps It On With Saints Row: The Third Launch Trailer
Tigers, auto-tuned pimps, barrel-sized fists -- it can only be Saints Row: The Third
In order to celebrate the release of Volition's ridiculous open-world action game, THQ has released the game's launch trailer. It's more narrative heavy than the straight-up silliness of previous trailers, but there's enough craziness in there to get your trousers...
News PlayStation 3 Exclusive Saints Row: The Third DLC Missing
Back at E3 Sony announced a bunch of PlayStation 3 exclusive extras for a variety of multiplatform games
Many of those promises have been broken. Only a couple of weeks ago EA forgot to inform customers that Battlefield 3 wouldn't actually include a downloadable version of Battlefield 1943 — and now THQ's followed suit. Despite confirming "an...
News Become An Artist With uDraw On PlayStation 3
uDraw proved a massive hit when it launched on the Nintendo Wii last year
And now it's preparing to launch on PlayStation 3. The slick black tablet peripheral allows you to interact with a variety of different games, applications and more. Perhaps most appealing to us is the drawing tutorial mode, which teaches you everything from simple shading...
News THQ Confirms Saints Row: The Third Season Pass
The thing with DLC -- from a publisher's stance anyway -- is that while the first couple of packs traditionally sell really well, there's a huge drop-off after a short while
So nowadays publishers want to sell you all of a game's DLC in advance. Call Of Duty's doing it with Elite, Uncharted's doing it with the Fortune Hunters' Club, and now Saints...
News Saints Row: The Third Is Too Crazy For Japan
Publisher THQ has confirmed that Japan will receive a slightly watered down version of its zany crime sim, Saints Row: The Third
The publisher claimed that the game's craziness is a little too much for Japanese tastes. This being the country that can propel an AKB48 dating game to the top of the software charts. One of the things that will be...
News Saints Row: The Third Does Stuff You Wouldn't Even Believe
There's a merit to creating a game like Saints Row: The Third
Every trailer is different. Anticipated games always score throngs of trailers, but Saints Row: The Third has had more than most. And what's most exciting is that Volition is yet to hone in on the same thing twice. We've seen crazy game-shows, hitting zombies with dildos and more. Now...
News Saints Row: Initiation Station Prompts Over A Million Custom Character Creations
The anticipation for THQ's upcoming Saints Row: The Third in the general media is rather striking
After a few groans and rolled eyes over the game's initial announcement, it's certainly winning journalists over with its zany sense of humour. And it's got us excited. We've only spent a limited amount of time with the title, but we did enjoy calling...
News Saints Row 4 Already In The Works, Even 'Wilder' Than Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third is days away from hitting store shelves, but THQ's core games boss Danny Bilson has revealed that a fourth entry in the bonkers series is not far away
In an interview with G4 the executive hinted that the sequel is already in the works, and is guaranteed to be even "wilder" than Volition's upcoming...
News Saints Row: The Third Resurrects The Undead With Its Own Twist
Being a game all about variety, it's unsurprising to see Saints Row: The Third's campaign fleshed out with the undead
Every game has zombies these days, why not the one with the human firing catapult car? But given Saints Row's tone, you'd be foolish for thinking The Third would offer bog-standard horror shootouts. No, it's got a much better method...
News THQ Gaffer Not Concerned With Grand Theft Auto V
Picture the scene
It's business as usual at THQ headquarters. Excitement is high regarding the publisher's upcoming Saints Row: The Third, and everyone's working hard to ensure the game's the biggest success it possibly can be. Then suddenly Rockstar updates its website, announcing Grand Theft Auto V. The news must have hit like a punch to the...
News Saints Row: Money Shot Coming To PS3, Possibly Free
Eagle eyed gamers spotted a description and boxart for Saints Row: Money Shot earlier in the year
The downloadable game (content?) promised to put you in control of a cypher, "a deadly assassin in the world of Saints Row with the most sophisticated weaponry that Ultor has to offer." According to the description, Money Shot was a mini-game...
News Volition Staffers Chat About The Problems With Red Faction: Armageddon
With Red Faction: Guerrilla being widely recognised as a pretty good game, many expected that its sequel, Armageddon, would knock things out the park
The problem is, the game just sort of existed. It'd didn't generate any sort of excitement, released without a whimper, and almost immediately disappeared. Environmental artist Wayne Adams believes the...
News We Really Don't Think THQ Can Get Anymore Bonkers
The build-up to Saints Row: The Third has been ridiculous
But it's all been manageable. While we might frown at the appearance of a hostile Hot-Dog wielding an enormous pink dildo as a weapon, we can understand it. But this latest live-action trailer... Well, yeah. Erm.
News Saints Row: Initiation Station Lets You Create Crazy Custom Characters Early
Those of you that purchased the Saints Row: Double Pack or Red Faction Armageddon may have already been invited to participate in the Saints Row: Initiation Station
Everybody else will have to wait until November 1st when the free application launches on PlayStation Network. The downloadable tool will allow players to fiddle with Saints Row: The...
News THQ Takes Part In Some Top-Notch Trolling, Parodies Modern Warfare 3 & Battlefield 3
Haha
THQ's really setting the bar for great trailers with the build-up to its bonkers open-world action adventure game, Saints Row: The Third. The game's latest clip parodies the style of Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3's trailers, complete with wire-frame buildings and deafening bass sounds. Top stuff. Catch it after the break.
News Debut Warhammer 40K: Space Marine DLC Out October 25th
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine will get a free shot of DLC on October 25th, THQ has announced
The DLC includes two, four-player co-operative scenarios that pitch the Space Marines against hordes of Orks and Foes. Developer Relic is said to be working on more DLC, with future packs available in both gratis and premium guises. [Thanks Eurogamer]
News THQ Warns Those With Epilepsy In Saints Row: The Third Trailer
Madness
If you thought Saints Row: The Third couldn't get any more nuts than its Tron-inspired trailer — you were wrong Introducing Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax. Its "fun time for the whole family," apparently. You have been warned.
News First Puss in Boots Trailer to Claw At
Here, kitty kitty
Following Toy Story 3 and Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension, Puss in Boots is the latest in an increasingly long line of film-to-video-game transitions to feature PlayStation Move support. After the first screenshots a few weeks ago we now have our first look at the game in motion, showing the swordfighting, dancing and...
News What The Heck: Crytek Confirmed As Developer Of Homefront 2
Well this one's a turn up for the books
You could probably call this a megaton if you wanted. THQ has just announced that the next entry in its Homefront series will be handled by Crysis developer Crytek. What the heck, indeed. Naturally the game will run on Crytek's CryEngine technology. The game's currently scheduled to release in THQ's fiscal...
News Japanese Icon Tomonobu Itagaki To Be Playable In Saints Row: The Third
Haha
This is brilliant. Legendary video game designer Tomonobu Itagaki has been confirmed as a playable character in bonkers open-world title Saints Row: The Third. According to GameSpot the character will be a pre-set character in the game's character customisation mode. The connection — while bizarre — makes sense when you consider that...
News Saints Row: The Third To Receive '40 Weeks Of DLC'
We've made it perfectly clear over the past six months or so that we think Saints Row: The Third looks absolutely phenomenal
So to hear THQ gaffer Brian Farrell chat about the game's DLC plans is exceptionally exciting. The executive told an audience at a keynote in San Jose that the publisher is planning 40 weeks of DLC for the ambitious open-world...
News Saints Row: The Third Does Tron, Still Looks Amazing
Good old Saints Row: The Third
THQ's bit of open-world nonsense looks different with every trailer — hopefully an indication of just how much is crammed into this little package of madness. The game's latest trailer riffs on Tron, and, well, it needs to be seen to be believed. Catch the footage after the jump. So good.
News Dig In to These New Puss in Boots Screenshots
Kitten's got claws
THQ's just released some early screenshots for its first Move-enabled movie tie-in, Puss in Boots, and it's looking pretty decent, actually. The game will let you do all the things Puss himself enjoys: duelling, sneaking and serenading women with a guitar, apparently. We haven't seen the film yet, so maybe that bit will make more...
News THQ Snaps Up Something Unreal Winner, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
THQ has revealed that it will publish the winner of last year's Something Unreal competition, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
The PlayStation Network title, which is due to release in 2012, focuses on, well, shooting things up. The game boasts four playable characters, over 20 different types of enemy, 30 stages and four game modes. Sadly it also looks...
News Choose Your UFC Undisputed 3 Cover Athlete
THQ and Yuke's upcoming entry to the UFC Undisputed series (UFC Undisputed 3, to be precise) doesn't have a cover athlete
That's where you come in. On September 30 the winner of an online voting campaign will be selected as the face of UFC Undisputed 3, gracing the cover and, well....the cover of the popular UFC game. Players will have the choice...
News Fans Of Sweaty Men Rejoice, UFC Undisputed 3 Invites You Into The Octagon
It doesn't seem too long ago since we were writing about UFC Undisputed 2010, but hey, it's already time for UFC Undisputed 3
And that means more sweaty men duking it out in the octagon. Great. Apparently this sport is macho or something? To be fair, the trailer's fairly violent. Sure there are sweaty men in it, but they're punching each other in...
GamesCom 2011 Saints Row The Third Introduces 'The Walking Apocalypse'
Amidst footage of people jumping out of planes and weird octopus weapons, we'd kinda forgotten that Saints Row: The Third might have a story underneath all the madness
But the game's latest trailer hints at some kind of plot — albeit a nuts one featuring a luchador wrestler nicknamed "The Walking Apocalypse". Amazing.
News Del Toro's inSANE Is A Sandbox Game
While Guillermo Del Toro announced his video game project with THQ last year, it's still at least a year away
But with that release date ambling forward, at least the game's starting to emerge from secrecy a touch. Speaking with MTV, Del Toro revealed that inSANE is a sandbox title, which makes sense given the titles Volition has developed in the...
News Blimey: This Saints Row: The Third Freefalling Trailer Is Nuts
The more we see of Saints Row: The Third, the more incredible it starts to look
Take this eight-minute trailer pulled from one of the game's missions. It has a bit of everything. A shoot-out in a plane, a sky-dive, a fist-fight mid-sky-dive, a shoot-out with a plane mid-mid-sky-dive and then some freefalling. Seriously, this game looks crazy. We...
News THQ Dumps MX vs ATV Franchise
Clearly not content with ditching the Red Faction franchise, THQ has also announced that its dropped the MX vs ATV franchise
The studio had lofty expectations for budget release MX vs ATV Alive, but the title failed to set the sales charts alight leading the publisher to drop the series. The publisher's shut down three internal development teams as...
News Puss in Boots Grabs PlayStation Move Support
Become Zorro
THQ's not been a huge supporter of PlayStation Move so far, with just de Blob 2 and UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System under its belt, but there's about to be a third addition to the litter: Puss in Boots. The movie tie-in of the Shrek spin-off lands in November with PlayStation Move support, and while we have no...
News WWE All-Stars Gets New Characters In DLC Pack
The game may carry the title All-Stars, but your copy of WWE All-Stars is without all of the stars
At least — right now it is. THQ's just released a new set of characters on the PSN. For $2.99 / £1.99 you'll get an extra three characters added to the game's roster: Big Boss Man, Michael Hayes, and "World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
News Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Launches August 2nd On PlayStation Network
THQ's circled an August 2nd North American release date for its class-based dual-joystick PlayStation Network Warhammer spin-off, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
Europeans will have to wait until August 10th to get their hands on the game. THQ's uploaded a stack of information about the downloadable title on the PlayStation Blog. Click through there for...
News THQ Kicks Red Faction Into Touch
THQ has pulled the plug on Volition's Red Faction series, citing poor sales for recent entry Red Faction: Armageddon
Speaking at an investor call today, CEO Brian Farrell said that publisher does "not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way". Farrell added that the Red Faction development team has now been put on...
