Nordic Games has proved you don’t just find bargains on games in discount bins. THQ’s implosion has made picking up entire franchises as affordable as buying into Sydney real estate, with several titles proving to be even cheaper. Spending $4.9 million over all, Nordic Games have claimed over...

In this week’s Humble Bundle Sale, you can pay what you like for THQ games and support charity. You can pay 1 dollar or more for Darksiders and Red Faction: Armageddon. Darksiders II and Red Faction: Guerrilla can be bought as well if you beat the average purchase price. These games can only be...

THQ has fallen, although they will not be forgotten. Many of their IPs will continue in development, and have found new homes. We’d like to share with you a letter, posted by Kotaku, that was written by THQ CEO Brian Farrell and President Jason Rubin, directed to all their employees. To All THQ...

THQ just sold the majority of their assets in their Bankruptcy induced auction earlier today. The following is a rundown of who acquired what and for how much: Relic, developer of Company of Heroes 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, has been purchased by SEGA for $26.6 million – the highest single...

At the THQ assets auction, Volition Inc., developers of the ‘Saint’s Row’ franchise, were bought out by Koch Media, owner of ‘Dead Island’ publisher Deep Silver. Not only that, but Koch Media has also paid for the rights to develop, market and publish future titles in 4A...

“WHAT?!” Hot off the heels of the THQ assets auction, the rumour is that the WWE Games license (which reportedly didn’t sell during the auction itself) will find a home with one of the big two sports games developers. And it’s not EA Sports. Take-Two, the parent company of 2K Games,...

Ubisoft has confirmed in a press release that they won the bid for THQ’s Montreal studio along with the publishing rights to South Park: The Stick of Truth. Ubisoft Montreal has expressed excitement about the deal. “This deal adds experienced developers to our internal creative teams at a key...

The largest ever roster in a WWE game just got bigger with the release of the ‘You’re Welcome in Five Languages Pack’. For all the details on content and pricing, check out the list below. ‘You’re Welcome in Five Languages Pack’ Playable WWE Superstars: Antonio Cesaro,...

Today THQ confirmed reports that they would be moving forward with their bankruptcy proceedings and sent out a press release containing new information. Now it seems that the only time that the company’s assets (IPs and studios) will be sold individually is if the offered price is more than the whole...

According to a recent tweet by Distressed Debt Investing, THQ’s intellectual properties will be auctioned off “title by title”. “Parties have come to agreement: THQI auction now on Jan 22nd. The auction will allow for piecemeal (“title by title”) sales of THQ...

As was expected from their filing of bankruptcy in mid-December THQ has now been delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.  Another blow to the company as it continues through the bankruptcy process, while delisted from NASDAQ the stock itself is still technically tradeable under the stock symbol THQIQ...

Darksiders II Developer: Vigil Games Publisher: THQ Platform: Nintendo Wii U (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Release Date: November 18, 2012 Price: $59.99 – BUY NOW Overview Darksiders II is yet another launch port-job for the Wii U, giving Nintendo fans a taste of what their new console can...

Video gaming publisher THQ has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced in a press release today. The publisher of such video game series as Company of Heroes, Saints Row and WWE, said that it continue to operate as normal as they go through the bankruptcy process, while its assets have been sold to...

“The hit nobody realized was a hit!” so said THQ president Jason Rubin on Saints Row: The Third reaching a new impressive milestone: 5.5 million copies sold, he took to twitter to announce the news. @kaiolivertaylor @game_charts 5.5 million people (pre Humble Bundle) can’t be wrong.Saints Row was...

It’s becoming something of a habit for games to offer special bonuses for people who pick up launch copies of the game and Metro: Last Light will be no exception. Today THQ announced that anyone who picks up a copy of Metro: Last Light once it has been released will be given the “Limited...

Sequel to the award winning Company of Heroes from Relic Games and THQ, Company of Heroes 2, has just had an awesome new trailer released that showcases the awesome online multiplayer functionality of the game. The trailer seems to follow a team of players, or one player commanding a bunch of units, that...

At a preview event earlier this week, us here at Capsule Computers had an opportunity to sit down with the Communications Manager of Metro Last Light, Jeremy Greiner. During our chat, we discuss the upcoming Metro Last Light video game and take a look at some of the workings behind the games technical...

Yesterday, we here at Capsule Computers were given the opportunity to preview the latest build of one of THQ’s biggest projects, Metro: Last Light. This “hands-off” demo was commentated and played by Creative Manager Jeremy Greiner, who took us through a number of different elements of the game as...

No! No! No! is exactly what Santa Pipper is saying to the latest deals for Xbox Live. Welcome once again to Xbox Live News with Pipper, and this time you will wish you had coal in your stockings. Not much worthwhile up for grabs in the Deals of the Week section. However, add-ons and games on demand may be...

If you haven’t been looking forward to Metro: Last Light then you will be as soon as you check out the trailer below. You see, THQ released this new trailer which they are calling “Genesis” today and it not only shows how spectacular the game looks, but also how creepy the game will...

Fancy picking up a rather enjoyable title on the PC for absolutely free? Well you now have the ability to do so thanks to a promotion that THQ is having for Metro Last Light. Anyone who has a Facebook account can simply access the page here and follow the instructions on said page, and they will be given a...

South Park is a major franchise and from the looks of things, THQ realizes that. You see, over the weekend during the VGAs the company revealed a very exciting looking trailer for the company’s upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth title and today the company has chosen to release the finalized box...

The guys over at THQ have released a video for their upcoming Company Of Heroes 2 strategy game for the PC on their youtube channel. This video is a developer diary that follows some of the development and showcases some gameplay about the game. To quote the Youtube video - Join Greg Wilson, Brett Pascal,...

THQ has announced that the final installment to their Survivors series has been released. The final part of the three part live action series follows The Commander who must help protect the civilian population taking refuge in the Metro after a nuclear apocalypse above ground. The apocalypse has destroyed...

The Humble THQ Bundle has increased in size. As a special bonus to those who have beaten the average when purchasing the Humble THQ Bundle, Greek mythology themed action RPG Titan Quest and the Path to War DLC for Red Faction Armageddon has been added. The bundle is in support of Child’s Play Charity...

WWE ’13 is pretty damn good, as stated in our recent review. That roster was already mammoth, but as promised, the first wave of DLC has hit consoles and can be downloaded as of today to further the number of playable Superstars. For those curious, here is what this pack holds: Playable WWE...