International Business News - THQ http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Video game publisher THQ Inc. and the advertising network Massive Inc. said Monday that they will expand their relationship to put ads in THQ's upcoming computer and Xbox 360 games. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/thq-and-microsoft-unit-in-advertising-pact.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:58:11 EST Video game publisher THQ Inc. on Wednesday said it cut its profit estimate for the fiscal year and announced a major restructuring which includes the reduction of at least 250 jobs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/thq-cuts-outlook-for-the-year-plans-layoffs.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:25:59 EST Video game publisher THQ Inc. said on Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter loss ballooned and it announced layoffs as part of a realignment that it said would result in it publishing fewer titles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/thq-posts-big-2q-loss-says-it-will-restructure.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:44:47 EST Videogame publisher THQ Inc. said Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Colin Slade will take a leave of absence for health reasons. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Chief Accounting Officer and Controller Rasmus van der Colff. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/thq-says-cfo-will-take-medical-leave-of-absence.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:41:58 EST THQ Inc. shares jumped Monday after a Piper Jaffray analyst upgraded the video game publisher to "Buy" from "Neutral," mainly due to the stock's valuation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/thq-shares-climb-after-analyst-upgrades-to-buy.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:22:25 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. said Tuesday it has formed a joint venture with ICE Entertainment, a Shanghai-based operator of online games. As part of the venture, the companies will launch "Dragonica," a casual online game based on a microtransactions model--providing the game for free and charging small amounts of money for in-game items and other extras that enhance playing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/thq-forms-joint-venture-with-shanghai-game-company.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:01:52 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. said Tuesday the Connecticut Superior Court dismissed most the World Wrestling Entertainment's claims against it. The claims, brought against the company's joint venture with toy manufacturer Jakks Pacific Inc., alleged that the videogame license between WWE and the joint venture was void or could be voided based upon Jakks's alleged bribery of the wrestling group's licensing agent Stanley Shenker and employee James Bell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/thq-joint-venture-cleared-of-most-claims-by-wwe.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:07:58 EDT Shares of THQ Inc. tumbled to their lowest point since 2004 Thursday after the video game publisher revised its full-year outlook amid weaker-than-expected sales of "WALL-E," the game based on the Disney-Pixar movie, higher development costs and the delay of game releases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/thq-shares-tumble-after-outlook-disappoints.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:56:15 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. said Wednesday it expects to post a net loss of 35 cents to 39 cents per share in the fiscal second quarter ending Sept. 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/thq-forecasts-loss-in-fiscal-2nd-quarter.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:10:05 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. posted a much wider net loss for its fiscal first quarter even as sales grew, as development and other costs increased as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/thq-posts-wider-1q-loss-as-costs-grow.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:02:53 EDT Shares of THQ Inc. jumped Monday after "WALL-E," the Pixar Animation movie featuring a trash compactor robot left toiling on a long-abandoned planet Earth, debuted as the No. 1 movie over the weekend, boding well for the company's video game based on it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/last-call-thq-up-after-wall-e-movie-does-well.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:46:26 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. and Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Thursday they signed an exclusive licensing deal to make "Marvel Super Hero Squad"-based video games. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/thq-marvel-to-team-on-marvel-super-hero-squad-games.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 08:10:50 EDT Video game publisher THQ Inc. said Tuesday it expects to post a net loss in its fiscal first quarter, reflecting a "light product release schedule and the timing of expenses." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/thq-projects-wider-1q-loss-than-analysts-expect-shares-fall.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:27 EDT