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Former THQ Pres: Metro Makers The ‘Jamaican Bobsledders’ Of Developers
In the Olympics, the Jamaican bobsledding team is famed for beating out countries who had a number of advantages over the Jamaican team — like winter coats and bobsledding tracks for training. Sure, the Jamaican team didn’t come in first, but the fact they were competitive in the first place was amazing.
Six Critics Are Pleasantly Spooked By Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light is a survivor. Not only did it suffer multiple delays, but it also managed to get through its publisher’s unfortunate closure unscathed. The result is an excellent, albeit slightly troubled, first-person horror shooter.
Turns Out Gearbox Is The Highest Bidder On Homeworld
Gearbox today announced that the mysterious highest bidder on Homeworld was actually itself. Luke gave us a rundown on the runners up last night, but the winners of the RTS series once owned by THQ wouldn’t reveal themselves at the time.
Someone Now Owns Homeworld. But Who?
Last week, the rights to Homeworld, a beloved old RTS series by Relic, went under the hammer as part of an auction following the closure of former publisher THQ.
Darksiders’ Creators Want To Buy The Series Back
David Adams, the CEO of Crytek USA, has tweeted that he (or at least his company) is looking into buying the rights to the Darksiders series when it hits the auction block as part of the last sale of THQ properties. This would be a big deal, because Crytek USA is made up of refugees from Vigil, the former THQ studio that created the Darksiders series and developed both games.
Volition: Saints Row: The Third’s Success And uDraw’s Failure Cancelled Each Other Out
We know publisher THQ made more than a few missteps during its existence, though none can quite match it with uDraw, the drawing peripheral that’s fortunes on the Wii were not replicated on the Xbox 360 or PS3. That said, THQ had its wins, including Saints Row: The Third, but all the good from Volition’s title was gobbled up entirely by uDraw.
It’s Officially WWE 2K14, And It Will Still Release Later This Year
In an interview published this morning by ESPN, 2K Sports and World Wrestling Entertainment discussed their new, five-year contract arising from THQ’s bankruptcy and dissolution, formally christened their next collaboration as WWE 2K14, and said it should launch during its traditional Q4 release window this year.
It’s Official: 2K Will Make WWE Video Games From Now On
As was rumored during the breakup and selloff of THQ, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K Sports, will take over the licence to make WWE video games. Documents filed today in court say Take-Two, THQ and Yuke’s, the Japanese company which developed the wrestling games for THQ, have come to an agreement settling all claims.
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