THQ reports smaller loss than expected but pushes back South Park, Metro, and Company of Heroes 2

Struggling video game publisher THQ reported a smaller loss than analysts expected, but it also warned that some of its upcoming titles need some extra polish. That could mean some delays for several of its future games.

THQ reported non-GAAP sales of $91.8 million for the second fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with $119.6 million a year ago. The non-GAAP loss was $12.1 million, or $1.76 a share, compared with a loss of $46.9 million, or $6.86 a share a year ago. Analysts had expected a loss of $3.47 cents a share.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.