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Saints Row IV has been denied an age rating by the Australian Classification Board for a second time, even with the anal probe weapon being removed. A three-person panel judged the game to be unsuitable for an R18+ rating, mainly because of drug use. In the board people’s words: “In the Review Board’s opinion, Saints Row 4 could not be ... Read More »

THQ today announced that it has completed the bidding and sale process on certain of its intellectual properties with three buyers emerging to pay $6.55 million for the six available lots, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The now defunct publisher is filing its motions today with the Bankruptcy Court to obtain approval of these proposed sales. Read More »

The bankruptcy auction for now-shuttered publisher THQ’s remaining IPs has been closed, with the final 17 bids expected to bring in between $6 – $7 million, filed court documents have revealed. Read More »

Koch Media, the firm that acquired two of THQ’s most popular franchise, Saints Row and Metro, has confirmed that both IPs will see new games this year. Read More »

Ubisoft has confirmed its acquisition of THQ Montreal, a deal that included THQ Montreal’s South Park: The Stick of Truth game being developed externally by Obsidian. Read More »

There is no more THQ. The once mighty company has not only fallen from grace, but existence. Below the break is a letter from the now-dead publisher’s employees, and a breakdown of its IPs auction sale. Read More »

EA, Warner Bros. Ubisoft all want piece of the pie. Read More »

According to an MCV source, Ubisoft is extremely interested in buying THQ’s asses in wake of the company’s bankruptcy filing earlier this week. Read More »

As part of its chapter 11 filing, THQ made known the sales numbers of its franchises latest releases, and unannounced games being forged by its partners and developers. The publisher has been quite busy, it seems, with titles underway from Relic Games, Vigil Games, Turtle Rock and the creator of Assassin’s Creed. Read More »

Filing for bankruptcy is never a good press release for any company, but that’s exactly what THQ did today when it announced its chapter 11 filling, as it entered into an asset purchase agreement with an unknown bidder. Read More »

THQ and 4A Games have announced Metro: Last Light release for March 2013, and has also revealed that the game’s limited edition will come ready with Ranger Mode difficulty. Read More »

Darksiders 2 third DLC package, The Demon Lord Belial, is available today. Details inside. Read More »

THQ’s executive vice president and chief financial officer Paul Pucino has resigned from his post at the company, as its entered into a forbearance agreement with finance company Wells Fargo Capital Finance, extending the amount of time the publisher has to pay back its debts until January 15, 2013. Read More »

From (Reuters) – THQ Inc (THQI.O) lost almost half its market value on Tuesday after the struggling videogames publisher delayed a raft of marquee titles, warned of a growing need for new capital, and admitted its “Darksiders II” had undershot expectations. Shares in the company, which is trimming staff and considering alternatives to try and relieve a potential capital crunch, ... Read More »

THQ has delayed 3 huge titles, by months or even a year, in South Park’s case. This is obviously bad news, for the already troubled developer and publisher, and such long delays often turn into cancellations, but we pray for nothing worse than that. South Park: Stick of Truth was to come out in March, but will now arrive in ... Read More »