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As part of its Q1 financial report, THQ boss Brian Farrell has confirmed that Volition’s FPS sequel Red Faction: Guerrilla has passed the 1m sales mark worldwide. Farrell also went to great lengths to highlight the publisher’s strong critical reception, with the Metacritic average of its titles now standing at …

American publisher THQ has reported a year-on-year sales increase for the quarter ending June 30th 2009, with revenue jumping 77 per cent to $243.5m. Net income hitting $6.4m – in the same period last year the company suffered a $27.2m loss.

 The big successes for the publisher included first person …

THQ’s UK office has hired popular Midway exec Mark Cook as product marketing manager for UK & Europe. Cook will look after the seven-month marketing campaign for Darksiders. The regional office has also stated that it has adopted the firm’s new global strategy of marketing its games earlier – and …

Former THQ trade marketing manager Wayne Wilson has joined HMV in the newly-created post of online games manager. Wilson, who started at the retailer earlier this week, worked on major releases such as Saints Row 2, UFC: Undisputed and Red Faction: Guerrilla. Prior to that he worked at Woolworths for …

MTV Games has announced it has signed up former THQ man Scott Guthrie and Sony Computer Entertainment Amercia’s David Cox. Guthrie previously worked as executive vice president of publishing for THQ’s North Amercian arm, but left recently to ‘pursue another opportunity’. He now takes up his new role as MTV …

Following yesterday’s global resturcture, publisher THQ has finalised its UK and European marketing department, following the firm’s global restructure at the end of last year. The new team is headed up by Richard Williams, who has stepped up from European marketing director to vice president of European marketing, following nine …

Publisher separates into three units: core, casual and online games

THQ has restructured its business into three new units – housing core, casual and online games. As a result, key exec Ian Curran (pictured) has been promoted to EVP for Global Publishing, and will oversee worldwide revenue for THQ. Curran’s responsibilities include sales, distribution and channel and territory marketing for …

Young starting developer set to finish its debut title Darksiders, begins Warhammer game

EA’s The Sims 3 has wrestled the top spot from UFC 2009: Undisputed, marking the second time a PC game has topped the charts this year. Sega’s Empire: Total War enjoyed the same success back in February, which was the first PC No. 1 since Football Manager back in 2007. …