THQ Archive

  • So, What’s New in de Blob 2?

    So, What’s New in de Blob 2?

    I was poking around the THQ press site in search of some assets to accompany a review I’m working on for the Costume Quest ‘Grubbins On Ice’ DLC, and I stumbled upon a new PR sell sheet for de Blob 2 with a comparison chart […]

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  • Darksiders Soundtrack Arrives Just in Time for Christmas

    Darksiders Soundtrack Arrives Just in Time for Christmas

    A two-disc Director’s Cut release of the official Darksiders soundtrack is now on sale at Amazon, and for less than $15 you get an apocalyptic score of 36 songs and over an hour of music from Vigil Games’ surprise-hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 action/adventure […]

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  • Game Show Night With THQ

    Game Show Night With THQ

    Three popular game shows are now available for family gaming fun on the DS and Wii courtesy of THQ, so now whether you are at home or on the go you can enjoy the sophisticated trivia of Jeopardy!, the letter and phrase guessing of Wheel […]

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  • Review: Costume Quest

    Review: Costume Quest

    What type of game do you normally associate with Halloween? Probably something scary or gory like Silent Hill, Dead Space or Alan Wake, am I right? But how about a trick-or-treating JRPG in which you play as a troop of youngsters on a pint-sized quest […]

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  • Review: Metro 2033

    Review: Metro 2033

    I have made my love for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games well known, with the excellent atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic setting augmented by the open-world design and the feeling that the world doesn’t exist solely because you are there. Some members of the original developer have formed […]

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  • Company of Heroes Online Open Beta Now Recruiting

    Company of Heroes Online Open Beta Now Recruiting

    THQ and Relic Entertainment are now recruiting new soldiers for Company of Heroes Online, as the free-to-play multiplayer RTS game officially enters its open beta phase. The open beta features: – Allies and Axis armies, each with three different divisions to choose from – 17 […]

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  • Red Faction Breaks Into the Car Combat Genre

    Red Faction Breaks Into the Car Combat Genre

    Firing off an early announcement leading up to German trade show Gamescom, THQ today confirmed the development of rumored PSN and XBLA download title Red Faction: Battlegrounds. And if you’ve been playing Red Faction games since the beginning, you’re in for a bit of a […]

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  • Volition Auctioning Off Saints Row 3 Voice Acting Role for Charity

    Volition Auctioning Off Saints Row 3 Voice Acting Role for Charity

    How would you like to be a voice actor in Saints Row 3 and contribute to a good cause at the same time? Well, this is your chance! Volition and THQ are auctioning off a voice acting gig for Saints Row 3 via eBay, with […]

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  • Red Faction: Armageddon Trailer and Screenshots

    Red Faction: Armageddon Trailer and Screenshots

    Check out the latest Red Faction: Armageddon trailer and screenshots from Comic-Con. Armageddon begins on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in March 2011. [nggallery id=1360]

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  • Surprise-Hit Darksiders Now a Merchandising Sensation

    Surprise-Hit Darksiders Now a Merchandising Sensation

    Man, Darksiders has quietly become one of the more surprising gaming hits in recent memory — and I’m glad, because it really is a fine game. Vigil Games’ God-of-War-meets-Legend-of-Zelda action-adventure epic for PS3 and Xbox 360 (and PC soon too) sold something like a million-plus […]

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