Articles tagged with 'thq'

THQ: Darksiders sells loads, sequels incoming

Thursday, 04 February 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

THQ's had a rough time over the last few years - at the end of 2008, the company posted an impressive $334 million loss. Impressive because that's like the national deficit of a third world country or something. Probably not so impressive for shareholders ...

Darksiders Review

Monday, 01 February 2010 Henry Dowling

If one has to break the gaming experience down into its fundamentals, I think it's safe to say that probably the most important aspect of all, is the pursuit of pure escapism. We play these games because we want to be absorbed into a new world, to switch off from reality for a couple of hours and be whisked away to some fantastical new playground. Vigil Games seems to have cracked that, then, with Darksiders, an action adventure title which, while perhaps not entirely original in terms of gameplay style, does wonders to immerse the player in its gripping tale of cataclysmic proportions ...

UFC Undisputed 2010 reveal trailer

Monday, 14 December 2009 Henry Dowling

With UFC Undisputed 2009 being labelled the 'best selling MMA game in history', it was a no-brainer that THQ would bring out a follow-up to capitalize on the popularity of the sport. At the recent Spike VGA's, the first footage of UFC Undisputed 2010 was revealed, showing not just a brief glimpse of some of the roster to feature in next years title, but also a sneak peak at the gameplay too ...

THQ announces Metro 2033

Thursday, 22 October 2009 Tarryn van der Byl

Moscow, 2033. Like all good FPS's, it's the post apocalypse. People are living underground, probably in the metro tunnels because the game's called Metro. You're this guy that leaves the tunnels, and has an adventure ...

E3 2009: New action RPGs from Konami and THQ

Thursday, 04 June 2009 Tarryn van der Byl

Originally announced last year at the annual Games Convention in Leipzig, it seems Lords of Shadow has been snapped up by Konami and reinvented as a Castlevania title. Since the game debuted with a protagonist named Gabriel who was armed with some kind of half-sword half-whip thing, I don't imagine there was all that much reinvention needed - just a few more lacy frills on his jacket, maybe. Can't have too many lacy frills in Castlevania. According to the press release ...

UFC 2009 Undisputed, Red Faction: Guerrilla demos now available

Thursday, 23 April 2009 Aaron James

THQ announced the release of two playable demos today available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace. First off is the singleplayer demo for Volition developed, Red Faction: Guerrilla, and the other is the Yuke's developed, mixed martial arts game, UFC 2009 Undisputed ...

WWE Legends of WrestleMania Review

Friday, 10 April 2009 Terrance Brown

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as it was known when it arrived in South Africa made its first appearance on local screens during the 90s and captivated a whole generation of youngsters who fell in love with the spectacle and showmanship that made up wrestling. Most of us knew it was all fake of course, but that didn't stop us rooting for wrestlers like the Undertaker or Bret "The Hitman" Hart when they entered the ring. Slowly we all grew out of that phase though and I haven't watched an actual wrestling match in years, but THQ and YUKE's are hoping that they can once again ignite the nostalgic passion most of us once had for wrestling in its heyday by releasing WWE Legends of Wrestlemania which gives us 42 of the sport's finest wrestlers, and tasks us with reliving or redefining the Wrestlemania matches that have stood out as some of the best ever fought. ...

THQ's hopes on the ropes

Monday, 02 March 2009 Terrance Brown

Gamesindustry.biz reports that according to Analyst Michael Hickey of Janco Partners, THQ’s future might not be so bright with their chances of going into bankruptcy being rated as 50-50. ...

THQ to close multiple studios after major layoffs

Tuesday, 04 November 2008 Steven De Klerk

Shortly after EA's announcement of large-scale layoffs, it looks like THQ will be closing several of their own development studios due to staff cuts. The following development houses have been removed from the THQ Studio list and are most likely to be closed shortly: ...

Porn star Tera Patrick joins Saints Row 2

Friday, 25 July 2008 Steven De Klerk

THQ has just posted news welcoming their newest team member on Saints Row 2, porn star Tera Patrick. The adult film star is said to have started work as a 'special producer' bringing her one-of-a-kind touch to the game.. ...