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THQ has reports losses in both sales and income for the three months ending June 30th, 2010. The publisher’s net sales fell by 39 per cent year-on-year from $243.5m to $149.4m. Sales were largely driven by UFC Undisputed 2010, just as they were driven by UFC Undisputed 2009 in the …
Read More »THQ names next Red Faction
The sequel to under-rated sandbox action title Red Faction Guerrilla has finally been made official by publisher THQ. Called Red Faction Armageddon, the series sticks to its traditional Mars setting, but this time a failure of humanity’s terraforming equipment had forced humanity underground. Playing as Darius Mason – grandson of …
Read More »THQ names next Red Faction
The sequel to under-rated sandbox action title Red Faction Guerrilla has finally been made official by publisher THQ. Called Red Faction Armageddon, the series sticks to its traditional Mars setting, but this time a failure of humanity’s terraforming equipment had forced humanity underground. Playing as Darius Mason – grandson of …
Read More »Red Faction TV movie planned
THQ has deepened its relationship with TV network Syfy with news of a two-hour Red Faction TV movie, which may act as a pilot for a full series. In a report on Broadcasting & Cable, Alan Seiffert, senior VP of Syfy Ventures, said, "It is a great fit for a …
Read More »New Red Faction coming March 2011
The sequel to popular third person Red Faction: Guerrilla is scheduled for a March 2011 release, according to reports from GDC. THQ’s executive VP of core games Danny Bilson, who was interviewed by Joystiq, said: The new game is being taken to a whole new place and kind of goes …
Read More »Steam sells all THQ games for £26
Steam is offering its users the chance to buy every THQ title currently on the service for 26. The deal, spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, is one of many seasonal deals the digital distributor is running in the build-up to Christmas. The pack includes all games, sequels and expansions from …
Read More »UK games market holds firm
The UK video games market weekly value continues to rise this week following the release of The Sims 3 and Red Faction: Guerrilla. According to MCV calculations, based on today’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market has hit 23.5 million for the weekend ending June 6th, a rise of three …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Sims 3 debuts at the top
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. …
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