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Ahead of its release in the UK on March 11th, THQ has said that shooter Homefront is the most pre-ordered game in the publisher’s history. Over 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed in the US alone, Eurogamer reports. However, these numbers alone aren’t completely enough to alleviate fears concerning the …
Read More »THQs Watts departs for US office
Simon Watts will be joining THQ’s US team next week. He will be leaving the publisher’s UK arm after three and a half years to start his Stateside duties on March 1st. Watts will retain his role as global communications manager, having spent a year liaising remotely with the US …
Read More »THQ Australia cuts 14 jobs
Development posts go 'as required by project needs'
Read More »Kaos selects Morpheme for Homefront animations
NaturalMotion technology 'empowered our animators to create believable characters'
Read More »THQ’s Rio game gets release date
Publisher THQ has announced that it will release its licensed kids title Rio on April 12th in the US. That’s just three days before the release of the film at US cinemas. A UK release date for the game has not yet been confirmed, though with the film hitting UK …
Read More »June date for new Red Faction
Publisher THQ has announced that free-roaming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC sequel Red Faction: Armageddon will be released in the UK on June 3rd. Its US arrival will come a few days earlier on May 31st. The game sees players return to Mars once again as protagonist Darius Mason flees …
Read More »THQ: Big three must change business model
Publisher THQ has urged the three biggest companies in control of the modern video games market to rethink the fundamentals of their content delivery strategies and embrace emerging platforms such as microtransactions. The comments come as THQ CEO Brian Farrell prepares to release the latest version of MX vs ATV. …
Read More »Voltron game on the way
Publisher THQ has announced that it is to publish a game based on retro kids TV license Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The series is getting a reboot later this year under the guise Voltron Force, with toy manufacturer Mattel preparing a line of branded toys to coincide with its …
Read More »uDraw launching March 4th
The Wii uDraw tablet accessory will hit shelves in the UK on March 4th. THQ has announced that three compatible games will be released with the device on the day of release – Pictionary, Dood’s Big Adventure and uDraw Studio. The latter comes bundled with the hardware. The drawing tablet …
Read More »24MAS buys THQ Wireless
Games publisher THQ has sold its THQ Wireless mobile gaming division to Swedish firm 24MAS for an undisclosed amount, sister site MEcan reveal. The company says it will continue to provide THQ and third-party branded apps and content to mobile operators around the world, although THQ will be keeping its …
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