Here are a few updates from THQ from the last couple of days.

From Gamasutra: THQ Cuts 60 Jobs As Rainbow, Juice Rebrand, Refocus On Digital

Publisher THQ announced it would be refocusing its Juice Games and Rainbow Studios on digital distribution — and cutting 60 jobs as part of the strategy.

Juice Games will now be known as THQ Digital Studios Warrington, while Rainbow will be re-titled THQ Digital Studios Phoenix. According to the publisher, the studios’ core mandate will now be to create digitally-distributed games based both on owned and new IP. […]

From Engadget: THQ CEO calls PS3 Motion Controller ‘Arc’ throughout investor call

During an investor call, Farrell referred to the "PlayStation Arc motion controller" multiple times in both his prepared statements and in the Q&A round that followed. Remember, this is the same man who loose-lipped the Natal launch date well before Ballmer confirmed it for late 2010. Yeah, so PlayStation Arc it is. […]

From Joystiq: Darksiders, Saint’s Row sequels from THQ in fiscal 2012

THQ’s Brian Farrell has revealed on today’s investor conference call that the company is planning to revisit some of its most successful franchises as far away as the fiscal year of 2012 (which would be sometime after March 2011), including this year’s bestseller Darksiders, and the popular Saint’s Row franchise. Farrell says the company is looking to fiscal 2012 for "accelerated growth with three major core game titles scheduled: Warhammer 40k Space Marine, a sequel to Darksiders and the third generation of our popular Saint’s Row franchise." […]

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