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Lightning Fish founder and CEO Simon Prytherch answers questions on his studio's development of THQ/Adidas fitness game miCoach
Read More »THQ announces miCoach console project
US studio collaborating with Adidas to bring athletics training system to consoles
Read More »E3 2011: THQ teams up with Adidas
THQ has joined forces with Adidas to produce a fitness game based on the sports brand’s miCoach training plan. The game is in development for Xbox 360 and PS3 and will be compatible with PlayStation Move and Kinect, according to Eurogamer. It is due for release in spring 2012. miCoach …
Read More »uDraw heads to 360 and PS3
Art game and peripheral uDraw will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year, THQ has confirmed. The publisher will bring a revised version of the device to those consoles following strong sales on Wii. It will boast enhanced features such as high-definition drawings, a more sensitive stylus pen, motion …
Read More »WWE unveils game rebranding
THQ has decided to rebrand its successful line of WWE console games. The next release in the series, due out larger this year, will drop the ‘Smackdown vs Raw’ moniker in favour of a simpler sequential system. It will be called WWE ’12. "I’ve just felt for a couple of …
Read More »Metro: Last Light confirmed
After weeks of rumours, publisher THQ has finally announced Metro 2033 sequel Metro: Last Light. Developed by 4A Games, it promises to expand on the tense single-player experiences of the first title amidst the setting of a civivl war for control over a secret doomsday device. THQ has admitted that …
Read More »THQ signs Left 4 Dead developer
Californian developer Turtle Rock is working on a new multiplayer FPS which will be published by THQ. The studio – which previously co-developed Left 4 Dead with Valve Software – has signed a new contract with THQ. "Our quest to sign the best artists and work with the best talent …
Read More »Left 4 Dead group Turtle Rock signs with THQ
New 'groundbreaking multiplayer project' underway; studio wants to 'take FPSes to a whole new level'
Read More »Mixamo Auto-Rigger enters full service
Character animation tech leaves Beta, paid service begins
Read More »THQs £1m bid to get UK men fit
THQ is pumping 1m into marketing its new male-focused keep-fit title, UFC Personal Trainer. Unlike other fitness games on the market, it features specific mixed martial arts exercises used by Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors. This is part of a bid to win over the male gamer as well as female …
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