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Another big publisher has made the move to open a dev base in subsidy-supported Quebec, Canada – with THQ the latest to establish a Montreal studio. The new studio, called THQ Montreal, will open in mid-2010. The studio will make titles for the publisher’s Core Games division, plans to create …

Deal with Quebec government fast-tracks development outfit that will host 400 jobs

Publisher THQ has signed an extension to its partnership with animation studio Dreamworks that will see three new titles released over the next two years. Alongside the previously announced MegaMind, THQ will now also publish Kung Fu Panda: The KaBoom of Doom, Puss in Boots and The Penguins of Madagascar, …

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 …

THQ has signed a new partnership with Sky One to sponsor the first series of the popular Stargate Universe. The multi-million pound deal will run for eight months, ending in June 2010, and will see the publisher sponsoring episodes of the new show, as well as repeat episodes of Stargate …

THQ continues to lick its wounds after admitting a year ago that its product line-up needed to be refocused. The publisher this evening announced it saw sales down 40 per cent year on year for the three month period ending September 30th, 2009. Net sales were $101.3 million, down from …

THQ has signed the rights to a new Russian-made FPS – as it bids to grow its core gamer audience in the next 12 months. Metro 2033, by Russia’s 4A Games, rounds out a trio of titles in key genres due for release at the start of next year. The …

Drawn To Life is being used in schools around the country in a bid to encourage children to take a greater interest in art. The Wii and DS platformer, which sees players drawing their own protagonist and other game elements, was published last week by THQ. THQ has been working …

The Rebel’s dramatic attack on the Empire’s Death Star that frames the thrilling conclusion to George Lucas’ 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars is to get its very own iPhone game, courtesy of THQ Wireless. As per the film, players will have to fight their way through hordes of TIE Fighters …

Publishing rights to Russian studio 4A Games’ long-in-the-works Metro 2033 have been bought by THQ. The publisher will release the game on 360 and PC next year. Metro 2033 is based on a best-selling Russian novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky and is built with 4A’s cutting edge proprietary engine. For the …