Tim Holman of Relic Entertainment Knows All!
November 7, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Development, Genre, Interview, Miscellaneous, Newsbits, Strategy
Ah, the never-ending “PC gaming is dying” debate. For some, its a way to vent out their concerns, for others, its just a way of grabbing that extra bit of publicity while they can. Tim Holman of Relic Entertainment (Company of Heroes franchise) has criticised fellow PC developers and said they basically “shoot themselves in the foot” with the amount of resources they require. Oh and, in case you don’t know, you NEED a $6,000 dollar PC to play any PC game. Nevermind that even Crysis/Clear Sky work fine on sub $700 PCs. Quite ironic of Mr.Holman to make such statement considering how resource hungry Company of Heroes games are.
“I think one of the things that hurt PC gaming is PC developers,” he said. “If you make a game with such high-end requirements that only people with a $6,000 PC can play it at a decent framerate, of course your sales are going to drop.”
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 - E3 Screenshots
July 17, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Development, E3 2008, Genre, Miscellaneous, Newsbits, Screenshots, Strategy
THQ has released a bucket of ultra high-res screenshots for upcoming RTS; Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2. Check them out below:
Note that these screens are extremely large (5120×2880 pixels) and weight over 6MB each.
Saints Row 2 coming to PCs
June 3, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Development, Genre, Miscellaneous, Newsbits
Following the numerous product listings and rumors, THQ has confirmed that Saints Row 2 will indeed be landing on PCs. According to the THQ representative, the release date is same as PS3 and Xbox360 versions, which is October 14th.
Red Faction: Guerrilla Preview
May 10, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Development, First Person Shooter, Genre, Miscellaneous, Newsbits, Preview
CVG has a hands-on preview of THQ’s upcoming title Red Faction: Guerrilla. Red Faction: Guerrilla will be the third game in the Red Faction franchise and is set 50 years after Red Faction 2. Unlike the predessors, Red Faction: Guerrilla is no longer an FPS, instead, the game has become a free-roaming third-person-shooter. Here’s a bit from the preview:
 It’s almost like a modern take on the Wild West - humans are establishing settlements and frontier towns in an attempt to colonise the planet. Naturally - since the human race can’t agree on anything without getting into a fight - war breaks out and you, Alec Mason, the man in the fluorescent builder’s jacket, find yourself in the middle of an all-out extra-terrestrial war zone. Which is the perfect excuse to stomp all over the EDF’s buildings, vehicles and soldiers in giant robots and smash them with massive hammers.
Warhammer MMO Still Far Far Away
April 8, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Corporate, Development, Interview, Newsbits
During an interview with Yahoo biz, Brian Farrel, CEO of THQ had a handful things to say. But perhaps the most notable one was the comment regarding Warhammer MMO;
THQ also has ambitions on the massively multiplayer game market, planning to use the Warhammer 40,000 license to launch a massively multiplayer online game, which is “probably still a couple of years out” according to Farrell Read more
THQ Buys Elephant Entertainment
April 1, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Corporate, Development, Miscellaneous, Newsbits, Press Releases
As reported earlier, THQ has bought the minnepolis based publisher Elephant Entertainment. The transaction amount was not disclosed.
“The addition of Elephant Entertainment and our exclusive retail publishing deal with Oberon significantly expands the depth and breadth of our casual and online game offering,” said Clemmer. “These deals will allow us to expand our presence in this rapidly growing segment and deliver unique value to our retail partners through Oberon’s turn-key solution to deliver online games.”
Thanks, GameDAILY
Frontlines: Fuel of War to get PunkBuster
March 19, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Downloads, First Person Shooter, Patches, Release Dates
According to a forum post in the Frontlines: Fuel of War forums, the game will get Evenbalance’s annoying anti-cheating software. It should be noted that upon release, the game didn’t come with ANY sort of anti-cheating software.
THQ and Kaos Studios have contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate their PunkBuster anti-cheat software into Frontlines: Fuel of War. This will be added in an upcoming patch and more details will be released soon.
THQ to Purchase Elephant Entertainment?
March 13, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Corporate, Miscellaneous, Press Releases
GameDaily BIZ has learned from an industry source that THQ is preparing to acquire Minneapolis-based game publisher startup Elephant Entertainment, a company founded by former longtime Atari executive Wim Stocks. THQ would neither confirm, nor deny the news, simply telling us it’s their policy not to comment on rumor. We’ve been hearing that the deal will be done by Friday.Â
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, who covers THQ stock, said the deal, if it happens, “makes a lot of sense.”
 Full news after the jump. Read more
THQ Creative Director: “Trying to make a game for PC is a freaking nightmare”
March 4, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Corporate, Miscellaneous, Piracy
After the closing of Iron Lore Studios to due financial burden, THQ’s creative director Michael Fitch had a few things to say about PC game piracy. Fitch made a post at Quarter to Three Forums regarding Piracy and how it has made developing PC games a “freaking nightmare”, Fitch also shoots at all the ignorant pc gamers, saying: “But god forbid something that they’ve done - or failed to do - creates a problem with your game. There are few better examples of the “it can’t possibly be my fault” culture in the west than gaming forums.” Read more
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