Square Enix to open new Montreal studio, set to work on unannounced Hitman title
Square Enix has today announced plans for expansion in Montreal, Canada. New jobs will be created at Eidos Montreal, alongside the opening of a...
Free Saints Row 2 with PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third
THQ has announced a special treat for Playstation 3 gamers, with a free digital copy of Saints Row 2 being made available when you...
THQ’s Farrell on how the cloud will change the video game business
“Cloud gaming” has become a hot topic lately, with game startups such as OnLive, Gaikai and Otoy serving up cloud-based game streaming. But the best...
THQ’s loss will likely be social and mobile gaming’s gain
THQ laid off more than 200 employees today as it tried to realign its workforce in light of disappointing sales of its most recent...
THQ reports a widening loss but continues to invest in digital games
THQ, a mid-sized publicly traded game company, reported an unexpectedly high loss today as sales of its Red Faction: Armageddon game and children’s games...
Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games
Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed. As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was...
THQ’s Brian Farrell laughs about purple dildos and Space Marines (interview)
Brian Farrell is the longtime chief executive of THQ, the publicly traded video game publisher based in Calabasas, Calif. THQ is in the midst...