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Swords & Soldiers Micro-Review: Violence Included
WiiWare had been hurting for games about killing. But the originators of de Blob have released a cartoon-violent battle between Vikings, Aztecs and ninja monkeys to more than compensate. More » -
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de Blob Performs Rare "Sells Well On Nintendo Hardware" Trick
We know that THQ's de Blob has been selling well, sometimes even better than Nintendo's first party Wii titles. But how well can a non-phoned-in, non-mini-game collection title sell on the Wii? Pretty well. More »
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Comment by Despacio: Hmm, maybe THQ should email this news to Nintendo and remind them how to make games for long time Nintendo... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Strong Sales Make de Blob Sequel Certain
IGN noticed that De Blob outsold Wario Land: Shake It by 80,000 copies, and both were released the same day. THQ, asked for comment, said there's more where that came from. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Remap jumping to a button press, and you've gotta sale outta me, THQ. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Indie Games Get a Mainstream Closeup
In its "All New" issue, discussing the cutting edge of trends in American culture, New York Magazine lauds four indie titles for "ushering in a golden age of smart, beautiful, and really weird games." More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: Braid not good enough for you EH! well FUCK you too! 15 Responses | Other threads
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de Blob Review: Painting A Very Pretty Picture
de Blob began life as a school project from studying Game Design & Development at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands, meant to reflect the end result of the rebuilding of a local railway station, but THQ saw much more potential for the quirky PC painting game. They purchased the rights, handed over development to Blue Tongue Entertainment, and now we have De Blob for the Nintendo Wii. The I.N.K.T. Corporation has drained all the color out of the city of Chroma, enslaving its inhabitants and putting them to work doing its evil, clerical bidding. It's up to de Blob to be the paintbrush of the people, restoring color to the city one building at a time. While a very unique and compelling concept at its core, have THQ and Blue Tongue managed to stay true to de Blob's origins, or has the entertainment value of the original game been completely painted over? Mixing a little red with a little blue, after the jump. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by EmeraldDragon: I'm really enjoying this game. My biggest problem is that the camera makes it hard to see in front of... 5 Responses | Other threads
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De Blob Arrives With Friend
THQ's de Blob for the Wii is one of those games that just seemed to slip by me every time a chance to check it out came up, which is strange, considering it is one of those odd sorts of games that I crave to help break up the monotony of having to play through FPS X and MMO Y all the time. Now the game rests in my hands, and with it came a little friend to help keep me company as I play. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by excel_excel: Lovely! Can't wait for this, got a really katamari feel to it! 3 Responses | Other threads
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Swords & Soldiers
de Blob Devs Bringing Swords & Soldiers To WiiWare
The original de Blob developers are back with their own game studio and a shiny new title coming out on WiiWare in Q4 2008. Ronimo Games, founded by said de Blob creators in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is readying Swords & Soldiers for European and North American release. Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling RTS in which three different factions battle against each other in order to obtain the powers of the gods. While I'm not yet sure what type of gameplay to expect from the title's single player campaign or split-screen multiplayer, I'm definitely liking the animated style they've got going for them. Check out the first screens from Swords & Soldiers for yourself below. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Agnates: Even you guys call the Castle Crashers' art flash-style, probably thanks to said obvious outlines and the shading, how does... more » | Other threads
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THQ Holiday Preview 08
Rainbow Connection: Hands On With De Blob
My Kotaku Tower compatriots have taken THQ's upcoming Wii exclusive De Blob for a paint-spattered spin in the past, but after giving it a try today during the publisher's Fall 08 and holiday preview event, I thought I'd add my own impressions of the single-player mode to the mix. More »
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Comment by RubyMars: I'm very optimistic about this title. It may even lead me to re-think my opinion of THQ (current position: shitty... more » | Other threads
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hard times
THQ: "Fiscal Year 08 Was A Very Tough Year"
Despite reporting modest revenue growth for its 13th consecutive year, THQ reported a net loss of $35.3 million for the fiscal year ending March 2008. The company's sales totaled $1030.5 million, relatively little change from last year's $1,026.9 sales. More »
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Comment by PaulMorel: Nary a mention of STALKER, which THQ distributed in the US, and was their best title in FY08. more » | Other threads
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Color My World: Hands On De Blob
The story of De Blob is fairly simple. A race of evil aliens come to a friendly planet and suck all the color out of it, leaving it all white and shades of gray. As one of the remaining unaffected blob-like denizens of the planet, it is up to you to restore the world to its full color capacity. This goal is achieved by rolling your little blob around the world and picking up color bottles. Once you have picked up a color, simply touching an object will turn it that color and give you some points. You can also mix your colors for some different effects. For instance, say you are yellow and want to change to orange. Simply roll over a red bottle and, voila, you are now orange. Rolling over the red bottle again will revert you to red. More » -
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THQ Hops On Delay Bandwagon
Not content to let EA and Capcom steal their thunder, THQ has delayed three of its upcoming releases, including Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon, de Blob and Frontlines: Fuel of War, citing "quality." The trio have been moved out of the first quarter of 2008, into an unspecified window in the company's 2009 fiscal year. That fiscal year happens to start April 1, 2008, for the record, so don't . Also, in the interest of further clarification, I should mention that only the PlayStation 3 version of Frontlines has been pushed back, with the Xbox 360 edition of the war game still on target. Shocking, isn't it? More »
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Comment by Stream_Of_Consciousness: By the way....great headline and picture!! That made my day. So is THQ serving time in prison for money laundering? more » | Other threads
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De Blob Wii Impressions
Probably the worst kept secret from THQ's pre-E3 event was upcoming Wii title De Blob. A game that started its life as a student project that was entered into the Independent Games Festival last year.. More »
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Comment by timeywimey: Yes the PC version was making me dizzy! But this game looks very awesome! BTW If you have a trackball... more » | Other threads
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Comment by xerxes7: @Marasai: You beat me. I was going to say that this looked liked an excellent bridge between Katamari and Jet... more » | Other threads
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De Blob Heading to De Wii
Go Nintendo got their hands on a scan from german mag Maniac! which seems to prove that Utrecht School of the Arts and Utrecht University student project (and 2007 IGF student finalist) De Blob will be coming to the Wii via publishers THQ. More »
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Comment by FlashIV: I would think that the free version is more of a proof-of-concept/tech demo while a retail game would have more... more » | Other threads
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