THQ’s clever paint platformer de Blob is now available on Steam and other digital distribution channels, courtesy of the porting power of Blitworks.
THQ Is Back From The Dead (Sort Of)
It might not seem like a savvy business move to rebrand yourself after a failed game publisher, but regardless, best of luck to the folks at Nordic, who announced today that they’re now called THQ Nordic.
New Homefront Has A Very Unusual Message In The Credits
To say the new Homefront game has endured a troubled development would be putting it lightly. Something the studio ultimately responsible for the game would like everyone to know once/if they ever finish Homefront Revolution.
Early Footage From Assassin's Creed Creator's 1666: Amsterdam
In 2010 Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets left Ubisoft to form his own studio within THQ to work on a game called 1666: Amsterdam. Here’s our first look at how that game was shaping up before being sold back to Ubisoft and left in limbo for three years.
Studio Goes Broke, Rises From Ashes To Release A Strategy Classic
In 2007, Rob Cunningham (of Homeworld fame) formed a brand new studio called Blackbird Interactive. By 2009, work had begun on an ambitious new strategy game strongly inspired by Homeworld’s art design and setting. In 2013, everyone working there was laid off.
WWE Finishers Used To Look Better
I used to think that it was just nostalgia, screwing with my memory. But when I did a side-by-side comparison, there was no comparison at all.
Red Faction: Guerrilla, the free-roam action game where you blow up buildings on Mars, just got a free "Steam Edition" update on PC. Among other things, the patch moves the game to Steamworks, adding leaderboards, achievements and trading cards, and completely removes Games for Windows Live. Full patch notes here.
Lost Akira Game Spotted, But It's Not Pretty
It's a shame. For such an awesome manga/film as Akira is, its games have been pretty shoddy. One, however, was so shoddy it was never even released. The story of this missing game is one that's eluded folks for some time, but today, we've finally got some footage of it (well, the Genesis version at least).
THQ Lives Again
Like Hannibal Lecter wearing that guard’s face, Nordic Games are planning to publish games under the THQ name and trademark.
THQ's Crap Is Still There, Gathering Dust
THQ closed down for good over a year ago, but the company's old corporate HQ remains, and in that time nobody has moved in to clean out all their old stuff. Games, posters, E3 prizes, the works, it's all just sitting there.
Former THQ Boss Dishes On The Games They Left Behind
The company that used to publish the blockbuster Company of Heroes and Metro franchises imploded in rapid and spectacular fashion in late 2012, getting its assets sold off in early 2013. Some of its holdings, like the WWE and Saints Row games, found homes. But the fate of other members of the former THQ family tree—…
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THQ May Be Dead, But It's Still Filing Lawsuits
THQ, which went out of business and was liquidated by the spring, still exists in enough of a form to sue the UFC and Electronic Arts, to whom THQ sold the UFC video game license in 2012.
First Look at South Park: The Stick of Truth Gameplay [Video Removed]
We’ve seen hilarious trailers and controversial screenshots for Obsidian’s upcoming South Park game. But there hasn’t been a lick of gameplay to be found for The Stick of Truth. But now we get to see it in action, thanks to one enterprising attendee from this weekend’s past Fan Expo in Toronto.
South Park Still Looks Amazing, But Should We Be Worried?
For almost two years now, I've been following South Park: Stick of Truth with feverish anticipation.
Eurogamer reports that Sega is suing bankrupt publisher THQ for $941,710.93—the total amount of money, sans Valve's cut, that THQ received for pre-orders of Company of Heroes 2 on Steam between September 2012 and January 24, 2013, when Sega acquired the game (and its developer, Relic) from THQ.
Hacker SuperDaE Releases 1.7TB Trove of Gaming Info [Update]
Next gen hacker SuperDaeE, who breached Sony, Microsoft, Epic, Valve, Blizzard and other gaming companies, just released a 1.7TB treasure trove FTP download. The files, however, are apparently encrypted. Previously, SuperDaE vowed he would release said files, which are believed to contain sensitive information about…
Assassin's Creed's Creator Sues Ubisoft for Control of His Next Game
Patrice DĂ©silets, the creator of Assassin's Creed, is suing Ubisoft for about $400,000 and control of the game 1666, which he had been building for THQ until it went bankrupt and sold the project to his former employer.