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THQ vice president of worldwide studios Jack Sorensen has said that the publisher has over $400m to spend in the market – and that it is targeting the casual and mobile sectors for expansion. Speaking to Gamespot, Sorensen said he wanted THQ to become the ‘ubiquity’ of gaming, adding that …
Read More »INTERVIEW – Phil Rogers
You’ve been very honest in killing off 14 titles because of a perceived poor return on investment. How is being a ‘slimmer’ company in this respect going to work to your advantage in the market? We want to be a leaner and fitter company in terms of what we do …
Read More »SCi chief explains what ‘studio-lead’ really means
'We've made too many average games and need to be more ruthless' CEO Rogers says as quality becomes key to firm's restructuring
Read More »Sam & Max coming to Wii
Point-and-click adventure Same and Max is coming to Nintendo Wii in North America and across Europe this Autumn. Telltale Games has announced that brining the first episode of six of the popular franchise to the console will ‘extend episodic gaming to new audiences and platforms’. The title will be released …
Read More »THQ has ‘$400m’ to spend on games development
Head of worldwide studios Jack Sorensen says firm wants to become ubiquitous in games
Read More »What keeps women away from game development?
Zoë Mode on the difficulties in seeking female staff
Read More »EA cuts PC sports games
EA has limited the number of sports games it will release on PC this year – with boss of EA Sports Peter Moore calling the platform a serious business challenge”. On his blog, Moore admits that the firm has been forced to cut its sports output on PC, because the …
Read More »Philips amBX and Sheridans sponsor Develop 100
Tech and legal firms back world's most successful studio list
Read More »Stephen King defends violent games
Stephen King, author of horror classics such as The Shining and Carrie, has come out in strong defence of violent video games. In an editorial opinion for Entertainment Weekly, in which King admits that he’s not a gamer, the novelist forthrightly attacks HB 1423 – a bill pending approval in …
Read More »Saints Row II dated
Gamespot reports that THQ has confirmed the release of Saint’s Row II – and given it an official release date of Tuesday, August 26th for North America. Another THQ title, de Blob has also been dated for September. The news comes from last week’s THQ Gamers’ day in San Francisco, …
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