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Kingdoms of Amalur Developer and MLG Announce Opposition to SOPA Bill

38 Studios, the developer who is currently working on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning with publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that it cannot support the current version of the Stop Online Piracy Act that is currently under consideration before the United States Congress.Curt Schilling, who is the founder of 38 St...

9 January 2012
21:51 GMT

Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones Preparing Packs for UFC Personal Trainer

Video game publisher THQ has announced the upcoming downloadable content that will be delivered to UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System in the coming months on the Xbox 360 home console from Microsoft.Up first is the Cain Velasquez Workout Pack, which is supposed to be delivered on January 31 of the year...

5 January 2012
04:16 GMT

UFC Personal Trainer Gets Urijah Faber Workout Pack

Video game publisher THQ has announced the release of the Urijah Faber Workout Pack for UFC Personal Trainer, allowing gamers who own the Xbox 360, the Kinect motion tracking system and the game to get a completely new workout for free.The package includes five new workout routines and 15 Hit and Mitts Drills, allowi...

4 January 2012
09:26 GMT

Alistair Overeem Joins Roster for UFC Undisputed 3

The UFC organization and THQ have announced that the official roster of the UFC Undisputed 3 video game will be enhanced with the addition of Alistair Overeem, a heavyweight fighter who hails from Holland.Gamers who like the Facebook page of UFC Undisputed 3 and then share it with at least two friends will get a...

23 December 2011
22:41 GMT

French Court Says Namco Bandai Will Distribute The Witcher 2 in Europe

A law court in France has decided that publisher Namco Bandai should get the distribution rights for the CD Projekt RED made role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on European markets and it seems that the developers will not appeal the decision.The Lyon based court says that a distribution deal between t...

9 December 2011
02:52 GMT

South Park Creators Approached Obsidian for Video Game Project

The leading executive working at South Park: The Game at developer Obsidian says that the inception of the project was unusual because his company was approached directly by the South Park license holders and not by publisher THQ, as it is customary. Speaking to Game Informer, Feargus Urquhart, who is the Chief Execu...

7 December 2011
16:41 GMT

Details Emerge on Obsidian Made South Park: The Game

Publisher THQ, developer Obsidian and the creators of the television show South Park have confirmed that they are working on a game based upon the universe, using role playing mechanics, and now Game Informer has offered some details on how the game will play.The game will use an animated art style close to that of t...

6 December 2011
03:21 GMT

Itagaki Attacks Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3

Tomonobu Itagaki, who is the main developer working on Devil’s Third at Valhalla Games, says that the game’s focus on realism when it comes to military hardware will make it stand out from the shooter crowd.The developer told Gamasutra that realism is missing in games like Modern Warfare 3, stating, &ldqu...

5 December 2011
04:19 GMT

Obsidian Collaborates with Matt Stoner and Trey Parker on South Park RPG

Video game developer Obsidian Entertainment has announced that they are working on a role playing game that is based upon the popular cartoon series South Park, which will be published by THQ.Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the two creators who direct, produce, write and star in the South Park series, will be in charge o...

2 December 2011
08:03 GMT

Wii U Easier to Develop For Than the PlayStation 3

The Wii U home console from Nintendo might not yet have a launch date but some developers are already talking about how easy it is to actually create video games for it when compared to the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.David Adams, who is the general manager at Vigil, spoke to Game Informer about the tech demo for t...

29 November 2011
16:31 GMT

WWE 12 Is More Family Friendly

The WWE series is dropping the Smackdown vs. RAW subtitle for this year’s release and one of the main developers working on the game says that it was the perfect moment to lend some wider appeal to the game and make it more family friendly.Bryan Williams, who is the creative manager working on the WWE series in...

28 November 2011
15:01 GMT

Saints Row 3: The Third Review (PC)

I skipped over the original Saints Row back in 2006 mainly because I was still in love with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2008, however, I enjoyed Saints Row 2, largely because it offered something that GTA IV didn’t really have: pure mindless fun, even if it was a pain to play on a PC. Now, with Saints ...

25 November 2011
08:31 GMT

Dogs Were Considered as Enemies for Saint's Row: The Third

Saints Row: The Third is now out and it seems that the development team at Volition is ready to get working on extra content for it and on a fourth installment in the series, but not before taking a look back at how the game evolved and what more it could have offered.Speaking about how the game was received to VG247...

22 November 2011
17:51 GMT

WWE 12 Gets Launch Trailer Ahead of This Week's Release

THQ and Yukes have deployed the launch trailer for WWE 12, the next iteration in their wrestling simulator series, which picks up from where WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 left off last year. Wrestling has gained a cult-like following in various areas of the world so THQ has made sure to capitalize on this popularity by ...

21 November 2011
02:38 GMT

Guillermo del Toro Says inSane Will Be Very Nasty

When inSane was announced by publisher THQ and developer Volition a lot of gamers were skeptical of the concept, saying that core horror concepts cannot be translated to the video game medium.But, in an interview with Collider, Guillermo del Toro, who is best known as a movie director but is also involved in gaming c...

18 November 2011
02:31 GMT

Volition Ready to Create Saints Row 4

Saints Row: The Third might just have been launched in the United States but the developers at Volition are already thinking about the future and whether they might start work on another game in the franchise.Speaking to VG247 Scott Phillips, who is the lead designer at Volition working on Saints Row: The Third, has ...

16 November 2011
17:01 GMT

Saints Row 4 Confirmed, Will Be Even Wilder Than the Third One

THQ and Volition are getting ready to deploy Saints Row 3 next week, but the publisher has already confirmed that work has begun on the fourth installment in the open world series, which is set to be 'even wilder' than the upcoming one.Saints Row 3: The Third is scheduled to appear next week for all sorts o...

11 November 2011
14:21 GMT

More than 1 Million Characters Made Using the Saints Row Initiation Station

Developer Volition and publisher THQ have announced that more than 1 million unique characters have been created for the upcoming Saints Row: The Third action game using the free to use Initiation Station.The too, which allows gamers to create their own characters using the very deep system that the game uses, has be...

10 November 2011
10:30 GMT

Warhammer: Space Marine Gets New Free and Paid DLC Soon

THQ and Relic Entertainment have announced that some fresh downloadable content is coming to the recent Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, in the form of both free and paid add-ons, just as the companies confirmed that over 1.2 million units of the game were shipped since its release back in September.Space Marine impre...

4 November 2011
04:50 GMT

GTA V Announcement Is Not Bothering Saints Row: The Third Publisher

The official announcement of Grand Theft Auto V has not put a dent into the high hopes that the leadership at publisher THQ has for its own upcoming Saints Row: The Third.Speaking to investors during a conference call after the release of financial results Brian Farrell, who is the president of THQ, said, “It&#...

3 November 2011
06:51 GMT

Saints Row: The Third Is Underground Comic Book Version of Big Franchises

Most big franchises these days are trying to deliver important stories with a serious tone but one leading executive at THQ believes that players also need distractions like the new Saints Row open world game.Speaking to WorthPlaying, Danny Bilson, who is the leader of the core games division at publisher THQ, has sa...

3 November 2011
04:06 GMT

Batman and Saints Row Are Coming to Origin in November

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that its Origin digital distribution platform will begin to offer titles from other companies, like Warner Bros. Interactive, Capcom and THQ, starting with the month of November.Electronic Arts is bragging that the new agreement means that 'top new releases&rdqu...

28 October 2011
09:04 GMT

Saints Row: the Third Gets Initiation Station on November 1

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it plans to launch a character creation tool for its upcoming Saints Row: the Third, called the Initiation Station, which will allow interested players to create the protagonist they plan to control in the game.The Initiation Station will be launched for free on the PlaySta...

26 October 2011
15:01 GMT

Saints Row Gets Official Magazine Filled with Details

Video game publisher THQ in association with Cranberry Publishing has announced the launch of The Official Magazine of Saints Row: the Third, the upcoming open world video game coming from developer Volition.The magazine is described as being interactive and has just 14 pages, but the two companies are saying that th...

26 October 2011
07:35 GMT

Business Model for Dark Millenium Online Not Yet Decided

Dark Millenium Online, the Warhammer 40,000 based MMO, has seen a flurry of speculation lately and now a leading executive at THQ has said that the company is keeping its options open when it comes to the business model for the game.Speaking to Shacknews Danny Bilson, who is the leader of the core games division at p...

17 October 2011
16:41 GMT

THQ Denies March 13, 2013 Launch for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium Online

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it has no plans to launch the Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium Online MMO on March 13 of 2013, despite a number of reports that suggested that this was the date when the new MMO would be out.Dark Millenium Online is being developed by a team at Vigil Games, which has c...

14 October 2011
14:01 GMT

Relic Admits Space Marine Had Some Faults

The developers of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine admitted that the game they launched earlier in the year might not have been a blockbuster but was a solid title which managed to introduce some innovation to the industry.Speaking to Eurogamer as part of a bigger post-mortem analysis Andy Lang, who is the producer who...

13 October 2011
15:01 GMT

WWE 12 Gets Brock Lesnar Bring the Pain Trailer

Video game publisher THQ has announced that Brock Lesnar is the final superstar who will star in the upcoming WWE 12 wrestling simulation.The fighter has been with the WWE structure until 2004 when he left in order to be able to compete in the UFC but speaking about the reveal he said that he would not be the fighter...

12 October 2011
07:19 GMT

Saints Row: The Third Stands Out from Fall Sequel Slate

One of the leading developers working on Saints Row: The Third at Volition has said that his game is the only one out this fall to break out of the sequel trap and offer something new.Speaking to Ausgamer Scott Phillips, who is the lead designer working on Saints Row: The Third, has said, “Looking at everybody ...

11 October 2011
18:31 GMT

Saints Row 3 Pushes Boundaries, Doesn't Try to Be Serious

Volition, the developer behind the upcoming Saints Row 3: The Third video game, has admitted that it's trying to push boundaries with the over the top nature of the gameplay or various special features, but it doesn't even try to be serious about it, so anti-game militants won't be able to target the u...

5 October 2011
05:37 GMT

Saints Row 3 Still On Track for PC Release Alongside Consoles

THQ and Volition, in a rather cheeky move, have released a formal statement just to confirm that the PC version of their upcoming Saints Row 3: The Third game will arrive at the same time as the console editions.Just as Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed: Revelations for the PC, while keeping the initial relea...

4 October 2011
03:17 GMT

See How Professor Genki Handles the Arsenal of Saints Row: The Third

Saints Row: The Third continues its promotional efforts with yet another video that seems to have been specifically designed to show off the lunacy of the game, an element fully embraced by the developers at Volition Inc.The new video stars Professor Genki, a cat headed host of the game show that takes place in the g...

30 September 2011
04:52 GMT

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Unlockables and Achievements (Xbox 360)

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a video game developed and published by THQ for a variety of platforms, including the Xbox 360, via the Xbox Live Marketplace, as well as for the PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS or Nintendo Wii, released on October 20, 2008. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is based on the ex...

27 September 2011
15:31 GMT

Darksiders 2 Shows What Wii U Hardware Can Do

The Wii U home console is set to arrive in the living rooms of gamers at some point during 2012 and Nintendo has already stated that one of its aims with the device is to attract the hardcore gaming crowd, with a mix of action titles and first person shooters.One of the games which has been already revealed as gettin...

26 September 2011
13:31 GMT

UFC Undisputed 3 Gets Lots of Pre-Order Bonuses

THQ has just presented the wide array of pre-order bonuses available to those who put money down early for the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 fighting simulator, scheduled to be released early next year.THQ's UFC Undisputed franchise went on to gain critical and sales acclaim, thanks largely to its tight mechanics as...

26 September 2011
03:27 GMT

Marvel Looking for Partners for The Avengers Video Game

Comic book company Marvel, one of the two biggest publishers in the world, has announced that it is looking for a new partner in the video game world to develop and launch a title based on The Avengeres, set to be launched at the same time as the movie with the same name.Marvel, which is now party of Disney, made the...

22 September 2011
04:43 GMT

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine PC Review

The Warhammer 40,000 universe created by The Games Workshop may have started out as a tabletop gaming series, but it quickly found a great home in the video games industry, with Relic Entertainment and THQ bringing the Dawn of War real time strategy series to millions of gamers from around the world. Now, both com...

21 September 2011
08:01 GMT

Crysis Developer Now Working on Homefront 2

THQ and Crytek have announced that the upcoming Homefront 2 title is going to be developed by Crytek UK, the Nottingham-based studio formerly known as Free Radical.This is quite big news, but expected in some way, as THQ, the publisher and owner of the Homefront series, recently closed down Kaos Studios, the develope...

21 September 2011
04:37 GMT

Devil's Third Will Use Heavily Modified Relic Video Engine

Devil's Third, the most recent project from the creator of series like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, is mostly an unknown quantity at this point but the leading developer working on the game has confirmed that he plans to use the Relic developed game engine seen in Darksiders to create the game.Speaking to Gam...

19 September 2011
03:26 GMT

Quick Look - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a new attempt from Relic Entertainment to prove that it knows to create more than just extremely solid real time strategy games, like the previous Dawn of War titles, and takes the Warhammer 40,000 license held by THQ into a bold new direction, towards the third person shooter genre ...

9 September 2011
19:21 GMT

Guillermo del Toro Is a Call of Duty Fan

Guillermo del Toro, best known for his work on movies like Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, has said that when it comes to playing video games his biggest love is the Call of Duty fans and that he gets the games as soon as possible and plays them to completion. Guillermo del Toro, who is very well known as a dire...

1 September 2011
17:51 GMT

THQ Launches Vote for UFC Undisputed 3 Cover Athlete

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it is allowing fans of the UFC series to vote on the athlete that will grace the cover of the upcoming Undisputed 3 title, with five of the stars of the UFC competition being subjected to public scrutiny and choice.Those who are interested in voting can log into the officia...

30 August 2011
09:14 GMT

Gamescom 2011 Hands Off: Darksiders II (Xbox 360)

What it is: Darksiders 1 managed to really gain a cult following, largely because it borrowed elements from a lot of popular games, including God of War, The Legend of Zelda and even Portal, while adding its own post apocalyptic tone by actually allowing you to play as one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, War....

18 August 2011
01:20 GMT

inSANE Gets More Details, Is Full of Unique Monsters

inSane is one of the long term projects for the developer Volition and publisher THQ but the main creator behind the project, well known movie director Guillermo del Toro, has offered some more information about the game.Speaking to MTV Multiplayer the director of Pan's Labyrinth and cult favorite Hellboy has sa...

17 August 2011
10:35 GMT

THQ Lays Off 200 Employees, Closes Down MX vs. ATV Series

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it has closed down two development studios and that it has laid off no less than 200 employees because it aims to focus on future development efforts on a number of titles that will surely make a profit.THQ Studio Australia and Blue Tongue are the closed down studios and th...

10 August 2011
03:51 GMT

THQ Axes Red Faction Franchise After Poor Sales

THQ has announced, during its pretty gloomy financial earnings report, that it has decided to kill the Red Faction franchise, mainly due to poor sales of the last two titles released in the long-running series, Guerrilla and Armageddon. THQ has tried to restructure itself and take on large scale games publishers l...

29 July 2011
02:45 GMT

THQ Reports Disappointing First Quarter, Blames Red Faction

Video game publisher THQ has announced worse than expected financial results for the first fiscal quarter of this year, which ended on June 30, saying that it has seen a loss of 38.45 million dollars, which is an increase of more than 28 percent over the loss seen in the same period of 2010. THQ has also reported ...

28 July 2011
15:01 GMT

Saints Row 3 Can Withstand Other Franchises This Holiday Season

Saints Row 3: The Third is set to topple the pre-order record for its publisher, THQ, as the company is certain that the game will manage to hold its own against other, bigger games that will be out ahead of the winter holiday season. Saints Row 3 is the next installment in Volition's open-world sandbox title...

26 July 2011
02:35 GMT

THQ Brings Marvel Superheroes to the Nintendo 3DS and the uDraw Tablet

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it plans to launch two new superhero-powered titles during the fall of this year, with Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat coming to the uDraw tablet, the peripheral created by THQ, and The Infinity Gauntlet arriving on the Nintendo 3DS handheld. Comic Combat seems to be...

25 July 2011
03:24 GMT

PS3 and Wii U Are Hard to Program For, Darksiders II Developer Admits

Vigil Games, the developer of the upcoming Darksiders II title, has shared some thoughts about the platforms it is currently working on, highlighting that the PlayStation 3 is still difficult to program on, while the Wii U has been causing a few problems as well, because Nintendo changed the hardware components as it...

22 July 2011
03:15 GMT


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