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Oct 19 2010

Assassin’s Creed Director Patrice Désilets to Form ‘A-Team’ for THQ Montreal

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From IndustryGamers:
You may recall that last December publisher THQ announced its intention to leverage the fantastic video game development pool in Montreal with a brand-new studio (and the help of the Canadian government). Today, THQ sent word that it’s finally opened the Montreal studio.
Moreover, the company proudly informed us that they’ve signed notable [...]

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May 05 2010

THQ Boasts ‘Successful Turnaround’ As Losses Narrow Drastically

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From Gamasutra:
Red Faction and UFC Undisputed publisher THQ said Wednesday that it completed a "successful turnaround" for the fiscal year, following a previous year that saw massive losses and substantial job cuts.
THQ attributed its turnaround to strong sales of games including UFC 2009: Undisputed and WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2010, each of which [...]

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May 04 2010

THQ Founder Jack Friedman Passes Away at 70

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From IndustryGamers:
Jack Friedman, the founder of video game publisher THQ and co-founder of Jakks Pacific, was 70 years old. Mr. Friedman spent 50 years in the gaming and industry, eventually investing $1 million dollars to start THQ Inc. in Calabasas, California. After working out several successful licensing deals with WWE, Disney/Pixar and Games Workshop, he [...]

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Feb 25 2010

EA Mobile confirms deal with THQ for Worms rights, on mobile

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From PocketGamer.biz:
As part of a three-way deal with THQ Wireless and Team17 Software, EA Mobile has confirmed that it has picked up the Worms license, giving the publisher rights to all past and future releases in the series on mobile.
The move has long been common knowledge, talk that EA was interested in a [...]

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Feb 18 2010

THQ CEO: Saints Row and Red Faction at E3, De Blob going multiplatform

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From Joystiq:
In an interview with IGN, THQ CEO (that’s a lot of three-letter abbreviations right next to each other) Brian Farrell provided more details about the company’s upcoming lineup. For one, we can expect to see the new Saints Row and Red Faction games as soon as E3, as well as other assorted games [...]

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Feb 04 2010

THQ updates: 60 Jobs cuts, Refocus On Digital, mention of PS3 Arc, Darksiders and Saint’s Row sequels

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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 [...]

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Feb 02 2010

THQ and Sony Pictures Announce Multi-Year License Agreements for "JEOPARDY!" and "Wheel of Fortune" games

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From investor.thq.com (via Joystiq):
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) (who announced they were coming to Montreal in December) and Sony Pictures Consumer Products, Inc. today announced two multi-year licensing agreements granting THQ the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish video games based on Sony Pictures Television’s popular game show properties, "JEOPARDY!" and "Wheel of Fortune". [...]

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Dec 23 2009

THQ Gets Eight More Years With WWE, Settles With Jakks

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From Gamasutra:
THQ has put some long-awaited certainty in its license portfolio as it finally signs a new eight-year, $13.2 million deal deal with wrestling brand WWE.
"This agreement ensures that WWE games will continue to be an important cornerstone of THQ’s annual release schedule for the long term," says THQ president and CEO Brian [...]

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