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CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE.August kicks off with a bit of Hollywood flair as two of the summer’s latest celluloid blockbusters arrive on games shelves. First up is THQ’s The Last Airbender, recreating the events of M Night Shyamalan’s film of the same name. Both …

The lucrative WWE video games franchise will benefit greatly from the new direct relationship” between publisher THQ and the sports entertainment company, according to UK marketing director Jon Rooke. It benefits us massively,” Rooke told MCV. In previous years, we’ve effectively had to communicate with WWE via Jakks Pacific and …

THQ says the runaway success of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption’s damaged sales of its brawler UFC 2010. The 2009 edition of UFC was a smash hit, debuting at the top of the All Formats Charts and even receiving a nomination for Sales Triumph in this year’s MCV Awards. So expectations were high …

THQ has confirmed an interesting piece of functionality for its upcoming slate of Saints Row titles that will see players on the Xbox 360 unlocking content for the 3DS version of the game. Speaking of the 3DS version of the game, THQ’s core games VP Danny Bilson told Industry Gamers: …

Despite long-standing doubts about the viability of mature games on the DS, it has emerged that Nintendo itself was the driving force behind the scheduling of a Saints Row title for its DS successor, the 3DS. Speaking in an interview with Industry Gamers, THQ’s core games VP Danny Bilson stated: …

THQ is currently working on a sequel to this year’s Metro 2033. The publisher told CVG that the next game in the franchise – entitled Metro 2034 – will add to its range of games using 3D technology. We’re showing Metro 2033 in 3D right now, which nVidia is showing …

Danny Bilson, the VP of core games at publisher THQ, has questioned whether the huge costs of TV marketing can still be justified in the increasingly multimedia dominated world of the modern games industry. Publishers such as EA and Ubisoft have in recent times made big-noise about high-profile TV spends …

THQ has it will be releasing a range of Darksiders merchandise by the end of the year. The publisher announced it has teamed up with Udon Entertainment to release The Art of Darksiders, a book featuring a collection of concept art from the game. It will also work with SOTA …

THQ is working on a unique exercise game. The publisher confirmed at E3 this week that it is working on a UFC-inspired fitness game for Kinect, PS Move, and Wii. Unlike other games in the genre the game will be targeted primarily at men, MCV understands. (Men aspiring to be …

A follow-up to apocalyptic third person slasher Darksiders is in development, as revealed by THQ at its E3 conference. Core games VP Danny Bilson was speaking at the publisher’s analyst meeting. He said: Darksiders 2 is coming. We’ve green lit that. The game is well into production and will be …