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THQ Japan is dead
THQ’s doing everything possible to stay alive. It’s discarding it’s children’s game licenses, firing staff, cutting back salaries and looking at the uDraw Tablet while wondering how it could ever have thought that was a good idea. Add closure of a regional branch to the list of things you didn’t expect to see THQ do more »
Darksiders II out June 28, accompanied by pre-order bonuses
THQ’s future remains uncertain but there’s one thing we do know for sure. Darksiders II is happening. Whether or not it’ll be the publisher’s salvation or swan song is uncertain, but at least we’ll get another possibly awesome game from Vigil Games on June 26, 2012. Yup, we have a release date now! That means more »
THQ says its financial woes are uDraw’s fault
All is not well for THQ. The company is sinking and flailing, due to debts and losses, and it’s responding by cutting back on jobs, pay and the kinds of games it’ll make. Now, it’s CEO Brian Farrell is saying that a big part of its problems is because people didn’t like the uDraw GameTablet. more »
THQ announces its fiscal 2013-2014 releases
As part of its third quarter fiscal 2012 earnings report, THQ revealed estimated release dates for more than 10 upcoming games. Most of these games are expected to be released in THQ’s fiscal 2013 year which runs until March 2013. There are also a few others titles such as inSANE which should come out in more »
THQ axes uDraw hardware
THQ announced its third quarter financial earnings for fiscal 2012 earlier today. One interesting note in the publisher’s financial report declared the end of uDraw hardware. THQ will rely on its core games and digital revenue until it can become profitable again.
THQ plans to layoff 240 employees as execs take pay cuts
We won’t have to wait until THQ’s conference call tomorrow to learn about all the grim news. The company released its latest SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) filing and it doesn’t look good. Instead of letting go an estimated 140 employees as suggested by earlier rumors, THQ will actually be sending 240 “selling, general and more »
The true state of THQ should be revealed in tomorrow’s earnings call
For the past several days, numerous reports that paint a very grim picture of the future of THQ started to come out. THQ denied it had cancelled its 2014 releases, but it did decide to stop making kids games based on licensed properties. Yesterday, THQ’s listing on The Nasdaq Global Market was threatened with a more »
THQ may get delisted from The Nasdaq Global Market
THQ’s financial woes have taken another dark turn. Nasdaq sent THQ a notice informing the company it’s in danger of losing its listing on The Nasdaq Global Market. Nasdaq issued this warning because THQ’s stock has been trading below $1 per share for the past 30 business days. Nasdaq requires each share to be valued more »
THQ decides to stop making licensed kids games
As part of its alignment strategy, THQ announced it will stop making kids games based on licensed properties and focus more on building and supporting its core brands and digital business. This revelation comes not too long after rumors surfaced that THQ was in so much financial trouble, it would not publish any games in more »
THQ is still alive, says closure reports were just rumors
THQ will survive! Or, perhaps more appropriately, it’s still alive! Despite vicious rumors swirling on the internet last night, THQ stepped up to say that those rumors were just that. They were only rumors and there were no substance to any of them. Here’s how all this happened. The International Game Developers Association’s Mobile Special more »
























