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A notable bit of info has made its way out of last month’s NPD report: The software division’s chart-topper Darksiders II moved just 247,000 units during the period. The NPD Group passed the revealing figure onto GI.biz late last week. It points to how comparably weak the retail market is …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs shows its resilience by holding onto chart No.1
Square Enix action title Sleeping Dogs has bucked expectations by retaining control of the UK charts this week. It makes it two weeks at No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, despite a 15 per cent drop in sales. The biggest casualties are the two Top Ten newcomers, …
Read More »THQ lays off 20 staff as it shifts to dev focus
Leaked internal communication states marketing and production employees affected
Read More »THQ cutting marketing jobs to bolster development effort
In its ongoing restructuring effort, THQ has let go of 20 employees from its marketing and production staff; stating that the moves will subsequently be used to boost the company’s development side. An internal memo, apparently penned by THQ president Jason Rubin and published by 3D Realms founder Geroge Broussard, …
Read More »How teams survive a studio closure
Games development veteran Colin Bell shares personal experiences of what happens after collapse
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Darksiders II brings an end to the summer drought
You know that awful summer drought games fans have to endure every year? Guess what – it’s over! With New Super Mario Bros 2 and Sleeping Dogs last week, and now Darksiders 2 and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition this week, we can now officially say that the build …
Read More »Ex-Vigil devs uncredited in Darksiders 2
But studio GM says crediting former staff was a primary concern
Read More »Playstation Mobile developers revealed including Sega and THQ
Sony has begun to peel the curtain back a bit more on its Playstation Mobile initiative, announcing a list of developers who have partnered up to bring content for the mobile content platform on Android and Vita devices. The list contains 46 Japanese studios, and 48 international studios including the …
Read More »Four secret projects underway at THQ
Jason Rubin hoping new content will help turn around publisher's fortunes
Read More »THQ Q1: $15m net income; Insane returned to Guillermo del Toro
THQ has announced financial results for its past quarter, with the troubled publisher reporting a profitable period following heavy restructuring. Net income for the company’s Q1 FY2013 came in at $15m, according to THQ’s report. Total sales were down year over year at $133.7m compared to 195.2m in 2011, but …
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