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Over the weekend, tweets began to flood in speculating the downfall of major gaming company THQ. Kevin Dent started the rumor by posting one single tweet stating: “Apparently, The Game Workshops MMO has been cancelled by THQ.” Within hours, this claim was retweeted and posted on several leading gaming sites and even making it’s way onto Reddit.
Screenshots were posted on Reddit that THQ’s Community Manager, Mat Everett, was supposedly contacted yesterday via Steam chat to put an end to the rumor but were later found to be edited. Everett stated later in the day that he was away from his computer, or any computer with access to Steam on it.
Last night THQ issued an official statement to respond to the speculation.
“THQ has not cancelled its 2014 line-up, and has not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO. As part of the ongoing review of our business, we have made decisions to ensure that the company is strategically addressing the most attractive markets. As we have previously announced, we have dramatically reduced our commitment to the kids’ boxed games sector which leads to a significantly more focused release schedule moving forward. Our slate for calendar 2012 and beyond is focused on high-quality core games and continues to build our digital platform and business. We are excited for our pipeline of original and high-quality content along with our relationships with some of the best talent in the industry.
Additionally, we are thrilled with the great performance of Saints Row: The Third, which on a like for like period in North America has tripled in sell-through from Saints Row 2. In addition, WWE ’12′s worldwide sell-through sales are up almost 40% year-over-year for the same sales period with fewer platforms. According to NPD, for the month of December and the 2011 year, THQ was the #5 publisher overall, #4 third party, with reported sell through growing over 18% in a market that was down almost 6%. And coming up next, we have two great titles for the first half of the year including UFC Undisputed 3 and Darksiders 2.”
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Over the weekend, tweets began to flood in speculating the downfall of major gaming company THQ. Kevin Dent started the rumor by posting one single tweet stating: “Apparently, The Game Workshops MMO has been cancelled by THQ.” Within hours, this claim was retweeted and posted on several leading gaming sites and even making it’s way onto Reddit.
Screenshots were posted on Reddit that THQ’s Community Manager, Mat Everett, was supposedly contacted yesterday via Steam chat to put an end to the rumor but were later found to be edited. Everett stated later in the day that he was away from his computer, or any computer with access to Steam on it.
Last night THQ issued an official statement to respond to the speculation.
“THQ has not cancelled its 2014 line-up, and has not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO. As part of the ongoing review of our business, we have made decisions to ensure that the company is strategically addressing the most attractive markets. As we have previously announced, we have dramatically reduced our commitment to the kids’ boxed games sector which leads to a significantly more focused release schedule moving forward. Our slate for calendar 2012 and beyond is focused on high-quality core games and continues to build our digital platform and business. We are excited for our pipeline of original and high-quality content along with our relationships with some of the best talent in the industry.
Additionally, we are thrilled with the great performance of Saints Row: The Third, which on a like for like period in North America has tripled in sell-through from Saints Row 2. In addition, WWE ’12′s worldwide sell-through sales are up almost 40% year-over-year for the same sales period with fewer platforms. According to NPD, for the month of December and the 2011 year, THQ was the #5 publisher overall, #4 third party, with reported sell through growing over 18% in a market that was down almost 6%. And coming up next, we have two great titles for the first half of the year including UFC Undisputed 3 and Darksiders 2.”
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