Red Faction: Guerrilla now available on Games For Windows

After a little bit of a wait, THQ has finally released a Games For Windows version of Tom Chick’s favorite action game set on Mars - Red Faction: Guerrilla. Developed by THQ’s by Volition studio, Red Faction: Guerrilla is a third-person action game featuring destruction-based game-play, a story-driven single player campaign, multiplayer options and driving. Red Faction: Guerrilla is already available for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Games for Windows - LIVE version carries a suggested retail price of $39.99.

For more information, why not check out Tom Chick’s Red Faction: Guerrilla Review?

Red Faction: Guerrilla - Demons of the Badlands

Red Faction: Guerrilla - Demons of the Badlands is now available for the Games for Windows version of THQ’s third-person action game set on the oppresive red sand of Planet Mars. Earlier in the day Xbox Live’s Major Nelson had announced that the DLC was available for the Xbox 360, but that turned out to be a false start. Demons of the Badlands is an all new single player game that serves as a prequel chapter set in the Red Faction universe.

The new content takes place in Mariner Valley, the once peaceful home of the Marauder people, which has been torched and defiled by the EDF. The Marauders demand vengeance and Samanya leads the revolt. Set several years before the arrival of Alec Mason on Mars, players take control of Samanya to explore the Mariner Valley outside of Tharsis. The DLC also offers 7 new weapons including the Spiker machine gun and Marauder Missilepod, 3 new vehicles including the Punisher walker and 11 new actions including raids and demolitions.

THQ profits climb on UFC and Red Faction

For the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2009, THQ said that its net sales climbed 77 percent to $243.5 million from $137.6 million in the prior year. On a non-GAAP basis, for the three month period that ended June 30, 2009, the company reported net sales of $233.9 million, up 93 percent from $121.1 million a year ago. Fiscal 2010 first quarter net sales were driven primarily by UFC 2009 Undisputed and internally developed and owned intellectual property Red Faction: Guerrilla.

For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the company reported net income of $6.4 million, or $0.09 per share, compared with a net loss of $27.2 million, or $0.41 per share, in the prior year. On a non-GAAP basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, the company reported net income of $6.9 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $25.4 million, or $0.38 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

Yesterday THQ announced that it prevailed in a binding arbitration with JAKKS Pacific. The arbitrator established a new preferred return payment rate to JAKKS Pacific for WWE video games sold under a license granted by World Wrestling Entertainment. to THQ/JAKKS Pacific LLC. The new rate, which is 40 percent below the previous rate, is effective as of July 1, 2006 and applies through December 31, 2009. As a result, the company expects to report a one-time benefit of approximately $23 million during the fiscal 2010 second quarter ending September 30, 2009, and to reduce its accrued venture partner expense on its balance sheet by the same amount.

Looking ahead, the company expects fiscal 2010 net sales to exceed those reported in fiscal 2009, on a non-GAAP basis, compared with its previous expectations of fiscal 2010 net sales that approximated fiscal 2009 net sales. The company also expects to achieve profitability for fiscal 2010, on a non-GAAP basis, compared with its previous goal of targeting profitability for the year. The company reaffirmed its expectation that its fiscal 2010 year-end cash balance will be at least $50 million higher than at the end of fiscal 2009, excluding payments currently payable to JAKKS Pacific.

THQ has no new titles scheduled for release during the fiscal 2010 second quarter. It expects to report net sales in the range of $85-$95 million, on a non-GAAP basis, compared with $151.6 million in the prior-year period. As a result of the company’s cost cutting efforts, THQ expects to report a smaller operating loss, on a non-GAAP basis, than reported in the same quarter last year. The second quarter and full year non-GAAP outlooks exclude the expected one-time benefit of approximately $23 million from the JAKKS arbitration.

Prototype dominates UK sales charts

Prototype was the top selling game in the United Kingdom, according to ELSPA’s Chart Track for the week ending June 20, 2009 - up from the number two spot the week prior. The Sims 3 was knocked out of the top spot by Activision’s super hero action game, while Red Faction: Guerilla was pushed out of the number three spot by Wii Fit and the debut of the new Ghostbusters game, falling all the way to number six.

Meanwhile, UFC 2009 Undisputed fell two spots to number seven, while Call of Duty World at War rose from number seven to number five. EA Sports Active was down two spots to number eight, while Virtua Tennis 2009 cracked the top ten at number nine and Grand Slam Tennis managed to land at number ten.

The rest of the top twenty can be found below:

UK Retail Sales - June 20, 2009

1 PROTOTYPE
2 THE SIMS 3
3 WII FIT
4 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME
5 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
6 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA
7 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED
8 EA SPORTS ACTIVE
9 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009
10 GRAND SLAM TENNIS
11 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
12 FIFA 09
13 INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS
14 MARIO KART WII
15 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
16 POKEMON PLATINUM
17 GUITAR HERO: METALLICA
18 INFAMOUS
19 ARMA II
20 RESIDENT EVIL 5

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track

The Sims 3 rules UK retail charts

The Sims 3 and Red Faction Guerrilla have managed usurp the top two spots on the UK charts from UFC 2009: Undisputed and Pokémon Platinum, pushing Nintendo’s popular Pokémon title to number 7 on the charts, and THQ’s fighting game to number 3. This is according to retail sales data from UK based research firm Elsa’s Chart Track.

EA Sports Active fell on spot top number 4, while Wii Fit moved up one spot to number 5 and InFamous fell by one spot as well. Rounding out this week’s top ten were the aforementioned Pokémon Platinum at number 7, followed by Guitar Hero: Metallica, Virtua Tennis 2009 (being released in North America this week) and Terminator Salvation. Top twenty for the week ending June 6, 2009 can be found below:

All Formats - Week Ending June 6, 2009

1 THE SIMS 3 - EA GAMES (new)
2 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA - THQ (new)
3 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED THQ (last week #1)
4 EA SPORTS ACTIVE - EA SPORTS (last week #3)
5 WII FIT - NINTENDO (last week #6)
6 INFAMOUS - SONY COMPUTER ENT. (last week #5)
7 POKEMON PLATINUM - NINTENDO (last week #2)
8 GUITAR HERO: METALLICA - REDOCTANE (last week #4)
9 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 - SEGA (last week #8)
10 TERMINATOR SALVATION - EVOLVED GAMES (last week #11)
11 FIFA 09 - EA SPORTS (last week #7)
12 FUEL - CODEMASTERS - (new)
13 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE - ACTIVISION (last week #13)
14 MARIO KART WII - NINTENDO (last week #12)
15 SACRED 2: FALLEN ANGEL - DEEP SILVER (new)
16 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR - ACTIVISION (last week #15)
17 MY FITNESS COACH - GAMES FOR EVERYONE (last week #16)
18 STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE - SQUARE ENIX (new)
19 WII PLAY - NINTENDO (last week #10)
20 MYSTERY STORIES - GSP/AVANQUEST (new)

THQ reveals E3 2009 line-up

THQ revealed its E3 line-up today on this first day of the annual trade show dedicated to all things video games. The company will showcasing a number of original titles, licensed properties and products based on TV and film franchises. Games on display this week Relic’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Kaos Studios’ Homefront and Rainbow Studios ’ MX vs. ATV Reflex. THQ will also be offering extended hands-on time with Vigil Games’ post-apocalyptic action-adventure title Darksiders and Red Faction: Guerrilla , which was released today.

THQ’s kids and family portfolio will be highlighted by first looks at Marvel Super Hero Squad, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter and World of Zoo.

THQ will also be presenting WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, the recently released UFC 2009 Undisputed, Cars Race-O-Rama, Dragonica Online, All Star Cheer Squad 2, SpongeBob’s Truth or Square and James Patterson: Women’s Murder Club Games of Passion.

All of these games will be on display in booth #5300, in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center June 2-4.

Red Faction: Guerrilla multiplayer demo released

If you liked the single player demo for Red Faction: Guerrilla, then you might be interested to learn that THQ has released a multiplayer version of it for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Scheduled to be released on June 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla is a third person, open-world shooter featuring physics-based destruction, a story-driven single-player campaign and a number multiplayer options.

The multiplayer demo features ten-player Damage Control, a new mode that utilizes Volition’s GeoMod 2.0 Destruction Engine, to add a new twist to traditional capture-and-hold, point-based gameplay.

Get it via Xbox Live or PlayStation Network now.