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Saints Row: The Third is on course to become THQ’s most pre-ordered title ever, the publisher has told MCV. Strong interest in the game has been driven largely by the Professor Genki pre-order campaign.Paying homage to madcap Japanese game shows, the Professor Genki’s Hyper Ordinary Pre-Order Pack gives users access …
Read More »MCV’s UFC Industry Fitness Challenge: Week Two
The competition is heating up as our contestants brave the deadly V-up for that trip to Vegas. So what’s the latest in the industry’s fight against fat? GameSpot UK’s Johnny Chiodini and his GameSpot colleague Guy Cocker have been updating their blogs with regular updates on their workouts. While I …
Read More »THQ closes UK studio
The closure consultancy period for THQ’s UK development team has come to an end, and the publisher has indeed decided to shut the studio down, Develop has been told. Close to 36 will be made redundant effective immediately, with a transition team of 10 left to see the studio’s current …
Read More »Farewell to THQ’s UK studio
Publisher shuts team after consultation period - but at least three firms form from its ashes
Read More »UFC Fitness Challenge: Week One
The UK games industry is pumping iron to win a Las Vegas holiday in MCV’s industry fitness challenge, in association with UFC Personal Trainer. So how are they doing? Well, a number of the competitors have already seen signs of weight loss. Weigh-in sessions have shown that TeePee Games’ Darren …
Read More »Namco Bandai sues CD Projekt over Xbox 360 Witcher 2 rights
Having successfully brought the PC version of acclaimed RPG The Witcher 2 to PC, Namco Bandai has launched legal action against CD Projekt over its decision to hand the Xbox 360 publishing rights to THQ. Gamepur reports that Namco Bandai is filing action on two counts – firstly, that the …
Read More »THQ nabs Witcher 2 Xbox 360 rights
The Xbox 360 version of the Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will be published by THQ. Unlike the PC original – which was released in May by Namco Bandai – THQ will be responsible for the Xbox 360 version. It will publish the game in western Europe, Australia, New Zealand …
Read More »THQ advocate Votypka joins rival Ubisoft
Kaos general manager declines move to Montreal
Read More »Win a trip to Vegas with THQ and UFC
Fancy shedding a few pounds this summer and getting your efforts rewarded with a trip to Las Vegas? MCV has teamed up with THQ and its new UFC Personal Trainer game to offer the fighting fit a jaunt to the US city, 1,000 spending money, and tickets to UFC Live …
Read More »New York development ‘cheaper than west-coast US’
Avalanche believes The Big Appleâ??s best developers cost less to hire
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