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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Great Rumbler on November 06, 2012, 05:23:58 PM

Title: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 06, 2012, 05:23:58 PM
Company of Heroes 2 and Metro: Last Light got pushed from February to March, South Park: The Stick of Truth got pushed from March to "sometime between April and March 2014."

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/south-park-the-game/1226591p1.html
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Trent Dole on November 06, 2012, 05:25:59 PM
Coming soon to fuckedcompany.com: THQ!!! :rock
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2012, 05:28:35 PM
(http://asda.scene7.com/is/image/Asda/3700717?hei=400&wid=400)
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 06, 2012, 05:43:11 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2012, 05:28:35 PM
(http://asda.scene7.com/is/image/Asda/3700717?hei=400&wid=400)

The Wii version actually did really well! It was the PS3 and Xbox360 versions that were at fault!
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: demi on November 06, 2012, 05:52:24 PM
You forgot Saints Row 3-2
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: pilonv1 on November 06, 2012, 06:05:34 PM
Pretty sure they're pushed back to Q1 fiscal 2014, which is mid 2013. At least that should be the case for South Park
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 06, 2012, 06:20:20 PM
Ya southpark will be in mid 2013.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Bebpo on November 06, 2012, 06:42:10 PM
Obsidian curse continues.  Dungeon Siege III is still their only game to date that didn't encounter problems.  New Vegas kiiiinda as well, though having to use Bethesda's craptacular engine is a curse in itself.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2012, 08:30:13 PM
Its udraws fault- despite wii sales. Nothing to do with Obsidian.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Bebpo on November 06, 2012, 09:02:16 PM
Neither was KoTOR2 or Alpha Protocol.

That's the Obsidian curse.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Momo on November 06, 2012, 11:43:39 PM
Going to buy like 5 shares for the lols
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: chronovore on November 07, 2012, 02:30:48 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on November 06, 2012, 05:43:11 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2012, 05:28:35 PM
(http://asda.scene7.com/is/image/Asda/3700717?hei=400&wid=400)

The Wii version actually did really well! It was the PS3 and Xbox360 versions that were at fault!

Technically speaking, it was whomever in Marketing decided that the PS3/360 marketplace was sufficiently similar to Wii and authorized/requested this version of the product.

Marketing: :derp
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: pilonv1 on November 07, 2012, 07:38:28 PM
Down another 22% today, lets pass around a hat and buy them
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Bebpo on November 07, 2012, 07:40:30 PM
And take on a 100 million+ debt?  lol, no thanks!

Let's pool together to buy Violition instead.  Maybe we can pick up the Red Faction license too for a few bucks.  Make a real RFG sequel.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 08, 2012, 12:52:38 AM
I don't think South Park is gonna ship under THQ.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 08, 2012, 04:34:05 AM
so with no releases whatsoever, that Q1 financial report should look even more dismal than this one.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 08, 2012, 08:53:38 AM
I hope Volition and Relic don't go down with this sinking ship.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: archnemesis on November 08, 2012, 09:20:13 AM
I only care about Relic. The rest could disappear and I wouldn't even notice it.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 08, 2012, 10:17:50 AM
i guess it's good that South Park is such a huge name and will get picked up elsewhere (unlike Devil's Third.)  because this company is fudged in the rear.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Stoney Mason on November 08, 2012, 07:57:33 PM
At this point I wish THQ would just go under quickly and get bought for its assets.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: chronovore on November 08, 2012, 08:50:09 PM
Tom Petty wrote a song about THQ's stock price:
spoiler (click to show/hide)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A
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Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: G The Resurrected on November 08, 2012, 09:08:28 PM
Do they still hold the rights to homeworld? if so someone needs to get a kickstarter going to buy that shit from them and get it into the hands of some of the old relic guys.

THQ has some really good dev's on their side, it would be a shame if anything happened to Vigil, Voilition, and Relic.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Spurgeon on November 11, 2012, 11:58:12 PM
More bad news

http://www.ripten.com/2012/11/10/thq-defaults-on-50-million-line-of-credit/
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: tiesto on November 12, 2012, 09:33:01 AM
I'm honestly surprised they've managed to stay afloat this long.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 12, 2012, 09:36:58 AM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on November 08, 2012, 07:57:33 PM
At this point I wish THQ would just go under quickly and get bought for its assets.

...THQ has assets?  GTFO. 

Oh look, an Obsidian game not hitting it's launch date.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2012, 09:43:39 AM
Amazon needs to get in on some of this. They're looking to get into the game bidness, here are some wrapped up and almost ready to go. South Park and CoH, brought to you by Amazon Games in 2013.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 12, 2012, 09:54:51 AM
And then they can sell CoH 2, South Park, and Saint's Row 4 in a bundle for $10. Amazon Tony, get on this!
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: tiesto on November 12, 2012, 01:02:43 PM
Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on November 12, 2012, 09:36:58 AM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on November 08, 2012, 07:57:33 PM
At this point I wish THQ would just go under quickly and get bought for its assets.

...THQ has assets?  GTFO. 

Oh look, an Obsidian game not hitting it's launch date.

I always thought Obsidian games are forced out the door by the publisher, and that's why they are so buggy.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 12, 2012, 01:43:20 PM
The only other Obsidian game to get delayed from a set release date was Alpha Protocol, and I suspect this delay has more to do with THQ than Obsidian.
Title: Re: THQ pushes back three major titles
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2012, 01:44:21 PM
And despite all its issues- Alpha Protocol is a better game than most. Same with new vegas.