THQ Nordic Announces New IP ‘BioMutant’
THQ Nordic has announced an interesting new IP at Gamescom, known as BioMutant. Players take control of a cute furry ninja creature, who has the ability to mutate on the go. Growing claws or wings, and replacing body parts with bionic counterparts is common for our furry hero. BioMutant is…
Darksiders 3 is Announced for 2018
THQ Nordic unveiled the new Darksiders sequel with a 2018 release date. In this new title you play as Fury, the sister of the apocalypse, whilst in the previous Darksiders titles you played as War and Death. Fury is armed with a whip and able to shapeshift in order to…
Nordic Games to Release Darksiders and Red Faction Collections
Nordic Games are planning to release ex-THQ titles Darksiders and Red Faction in bundles for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. They are aiming for Q2 this year, shipping across Europe and the US. Priced at £34.99, the Darksiders Collection for Xbox 360 and PS3 will include Darksiders, Darksiders 2 and…
Jason Rubin: “Nintendo’s Irrelevant In The Console Business”
On a recent episode of GameTrailers' Bonus Round panel show, former THQ president Jason Rubin has stated that Nintendo is failing fast in the home console business. However, Rubin also praised games such as Mario, Zelda and the veteran Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto, describing them as a worldwide treasure. It's…
Volition’s Jim Boone Wants DICE To Bring Red Faction Back From The Grave
Talking with OXM, Volition Inc senior producer Jim Boone has said he would love to see the Red Faction series return. Not only that, but he would prefer that the series would come back being developed by DICE. The Battlefield 4 devs are no stranger to destructible buildings, which is…
Gearbox Bringing Homeworld And Homeworld 2 To High Definition
After THQ closed its doors the future of Relic Entertainment's Homeworld IP was in limbo. With no one immediately claiming it and fans hoping for some sort of future things looked bleak. Thankfully in April Gearbox bought the IP for $1.35 million. Gearbox is revealing its plans for the series…
Nordic Games set to acquire THQ Inc.’s assets – Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs. ATV, Titan Quest amongst others
Nordic Games announced today that it was one of the successful bidders in THQ´s auction process, which ended on April 15. Subject to approval of the bankruptcy court overseeing THQ’s case, Nordic Games will acquire more than 150 SKUs for a purchasing price of USD 4.9 million spanned across PC,…
Bidding On Remaining THQ Properties Closed
After THQ's bankruptcy earlier this year and their IP's being bought up by numerous studios, a few of their games properties were left unwanted. These properties have been on the block to be auctioned off and bidding has recently closed. Bidding began April 1st and ended April 15th. According to…
TeamPixel Unable To Secure Homeworld IP, Refunds Pending
TeamPixel, the indie team who wanted to buy the rights to the Homeworld IP, have failed to secure the ability to continue the series their way. Having raised $58,644 through kickstarter, $13,675 though Indiegogo and an unknown amount through PayPal, they stood a chance to buy the rights from THQ.…
Saints Row 4 May be Coming Later This Year
It was sad news when THQ went under. At the very least a large number of their franchises were snapped up by other devs. The Saints Row devs Volition was thankfully bought by the taltented people at Koch Media/Deep Silver just a few months ago, and they already have plans…
Clearlake to Acquire THQ Assets
On Wednesday the 18th of December, THQ filed for Bankruptcy. However, THQ also announced that it had secured an investor, a firm named Clearlake Capital Group who are buying a majority of the THQ company. This includes development studios, THQ’s intellectual properties, contracts and also support staff that are required…
Gameplay Trailer for Metro: Last Light Revealed
THQ has just revealed the gameplay trailer to 4A Games' sequel to Metro 2033, dubbed "Metro: Last Light". The game was originally set to be released this summer, but unfortunately THQ announced in February that the game will be delayed until First quarter 2013 (now confirmed as march 2013).  …