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THQ Was Its Own Worst Enemy, Former Chief Says

On one hand Jason Rubin, the final president of now-defunct THQ, isn’t making excuses for the publisher’s failure. Asked by MCV if the industry pains squeezing out mid-tier publishers are what sank the company, Rubin said no, THQ created a lot of its own problems.

9 July 2012

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Red Dawn’s Writer Didn’t Actually Write Homefront’s Script, Say Ex-Developers

In a superb autopsy of Kaos Studios, closed three months after it finished Homefront for THQ, Gamasutra‘s Leigh Alexander paints a vivid picture of a studio doomed by meddling, duplicitous executives, and filled with underqualified managers, overworked developers and even an overflowing urinal.

30 May 2012

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In A Prior Life, This Video Game Executive Made Awesome Movies

13 April 2011

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THQ Respond To Homefront Reviews

Speaking to IGN, THQ’S EVP, and walking headline machine, Danny Bilson discussed the future of Homefront and, specifically, addressed the supposedly disappointing reviews the game received.

8 April 2011

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THQ’s Danny Bilson Doesn’t Focus Test – He IS The Focus Test

THQ’s Danny Bilson is fast becoming our favourite mouthy Gaming Exec. He announces games randomly in interviews for the hell of it, he talks out of turn constantly. In short, he’s a walking news machine – and we like that. His latest quote-worthy statement? He doesn’t use focus groups, he is the focus group!

15 January 2011

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Employee, Soldier, Or Hostage?

THQ executive Danny Bilson’s tweet on Tuesday about a visit to the developer of Homefront, crunching to deliver the game by its March 8 release. Seen via Develop, where a robust debate about the comment’s appropriateness is in the comments.

18 November 2010

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UFC Undisputed Comes To IPhone, IPad

Following EA Sports MMA into mobile gaming, THQ’s mixed martial arts franchise UFC Undisputed will hit the iPhone and iPad this week, a company executive says.

9 November 2010

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Darksiders 2 Won’t Tell A War Story

Fans of the apocalyptic action-adventure Darksiders better get ready for a new hero to take the reins in the game’s sequel, because it appears War will be taking a back seat next time.

19 August 2010

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Guillermo Del Toro Working With Red Faction Developers?

Guillermo Del Toro, the man behind movies like Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone, has said he wants to make video games. Could he be making them with THQ?

30 June 2010

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Saints Row 3DS Is Also An Xbox Live Arcade Game, Connects To Saints Row 3

The violent open-world action of Saints Row is something of a surprising addition to the Nintendo 3DS line-up. But there’s a good reason – two of them actually – for Saints Row’s appearance on Nintendo’s new 3D game machine.

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