say goodbye to THQ RIP

[pauadrian]

this is a report that I found


THQ had to let go of quite a few staff members and even its CEO had to take a hefty pay cut. THQ is going through some challenging times. Sadly, its challenges continue to come now that global athletic shoe brand Adidas has filed a lawsuit against the game publisher for failing to launch a game with an Adidas promotional tie-in.
Adidas has filed a lawsuit asking THQ for $10.6M due to breach on contract. Supposedly, THQ failed to launch a fitness game with tie-ins to Adidas’ MiCoach training aids range. If that isn’t bad enough, Adidas is also asking for a court injunction that will prevent THQ from selling MiCoach rights to other game publishers. Adidas claims that THQ has refused to turn over materials it has developed so Adidas can have another developer complete the fitness game. According to the lawsuit, Adidas and THQ agreed to develop a game that ties in the MiCoach electronic training aids. The deal was supposed to have been struck in December 2010. However, the game, going by the working title of MiCoach 24/7, did not launch in January 2012 as originally planned because THQ had dropped out of the project in December 2011.
http://www.gamebandits.com/news/wwe-13-thq-slapped-with-10-6m-law-suit-by-adidas-36404/

[Shining Light]

Forget THQ... Fucking Game here in the UK's going down the shitter!

A lot of business are refusing to give them games due to them losing funds

[pauadrian]

Forget THQ... Fucking Game here in the UK's going down the shitter!

A lot of business are refusing to give them games due to them losing funds

yeah thats how it is in mexico as well most developers dont get the games here we only get major titles like
mass effect fifa cod madden mlb wwe battliefeild medal of honor
to tell ya we don´t get the sims

[Tommy Thunder]

Forget THQ... Fucking Game here in the UK's going down the shitter!

A lot of business are refusing to give them games due to them losing funds

Well although Game's the biggest video game distributor in the UK, it's far from being the only one, so I'm not really too annoyed about it to be honest.

[pauadrian]

Well although Game's the biggest video game distributor in the UK, it's far from being the only one, so I'm not really too annoyed about it to be honest.

mexico´s major distributor is gamerush some company from blocbuster

[Shining Light]

yeah thats how it is in mexico as well most developers dont get the games here we only get major titles like
mass effect fifa cod madden mlb wwe battliefeild medal of honor
to tell ya we don´t get the sims

Sims annoys the hell out of me

But that's a shame you don't get small titles, the majority of great games I've ever played are from a small game company

[Shining Light]

Well although Game's the biggest video game distributor in the UK, it's far from being the only one, so I'm not really too annoyed about it to be honest.

That's where I buy my games from and that's where I have a loyalty card. It has at least £50 on it, so I'll probably wait and see if it closes, and buy loads of stuff in the "Closing Down" sale if that ever happens.

[Sully]

Isn't that the company that produces the WWE games?

Meh, I don't like them as much. They're mainly producers, it's not like they actually put THAT much development into the games. I mean I think those guys do have an influence, but I don't seem to preference their influence anyways.

[pauadrian]

sims annoys the hell out of me

but that's a shame you don't get small titles, the majority of great games i've ever played are from a small game company

i noticed no fifa street for you guys or mass effect if you preordered from there

[Shining Light]

i noticed no fifa street for you guys or mass effect if you preordered from there

Weren't so bothered about Mass Effect 3, but I was pretty pissed about Fifa Street. I went and got my refund from there at the weekend