Vigil, Volition keeping busy
According to GameSpot story, a slide seen in an THQ investors’ presentation from February (click the screenshot to the left to check it out) offers a sneak peek at its release schedule for the next few fiscal quarters.
THQ’s in-house studios Vigil, Volition and Relic are hard at work on several games:
Vigil
Darksiders: Wrath of War: An action RPG for PS3 and 360, coming sometime this year
Darksiders 2: Coming sometime after April 1, 2011
An as of yet unnamed Warhammer 40,000 MMO also coming sometime after April 1, 2011
Volition
Red Faction: Guerilla: a third-person shooter for PS3, 360 and PC, coming June 9
Saints Row 3: a sequel to the popular open world, street gang franchise, planned for sometime after April 1, 2010
Red Faction “4″: planned for after April 1, 2011
Relic:
Company of Heroes Online: A persistent world RTS co-developed with Chinese online company Shanda is supposedly coming to the United States sometime in 2009-early 2010
A new Relic action game is planned for sometime after April 1, 2010
Also in the presentation, THQ promised a continued emphasis on its popular wrestling and fighting franchises, as well as more games from developers Kaos Studios (Frontlines), Juice Games (Juiced) and Blue Tongue (de Blob and the upcoming Marvel Super Hero Squad).
Conspicuously absent from the presentation was Big Huge Games, which is working on an as yet unnamed RPG headed up by Ken Rolston of Oblivion and Morrowind fame. BHG was recently hit with numerous layoffs and THQ has said it is looking for a buyer for the studio.
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Dawn of War 2 Gold
Development is complete on Relic Entertainment’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, with the final gold master heading off to manufacturing for a roll-out on Feb. 19. This sequel to Relic’s first Warhammer 40,000 RTS game once again puts players head first into an intergalactic conflict between ancient races that has raged on for countless millennia.
The game promises front-line combat, destructible environments, a cooperative multiplayer mode, four playable races and a non-linear single-player campaign with branching storylines. If you like your science fiction mixed with a little fantasy, then you will enjoy Dawn of War 2 - i think. Look for it in stores in the middle of next month.
According to GameSpot story, a slide seen in an THQ investors’ presentation from February (click the screenshot to the left to check it out) offers a sneak peek at its release schedule for the next few fiscal quarters.