THQs stock rises nearly 40 percent thanks to Humble Bundle

Whether you think the organisers of the Humble Bundle were right to host a Windows only, Steam only bundle of great games (and Red Faction: Armageddon), its been a pretty good move for THQ. Since the pay-what-you-want sale went live, not only has the site raised almost $3.3 million, but its had a positive effect on the companys share price too.

Moments after the bundles launch, THQs stock rose 37.96% to $1.61 per share, at which point previous investors took the opportunity to jump ship, quickly knocking the share price down to around the $1.40 mark. Stocks are weird.

Its a definite improvement on THQs pre-bundle price tag of $1.07. Although, to put those figures in perspective, the troubled Zynga has a share price of $2.33, while EA and Activision are laughing their way to the invisible bank of fake money that doesnt exist at $14.65 and $11.36 respectively.

What we dont know is how much of the raised money is heading directly to THQ, with the distribution between them, the Humble organisers and charity not available. What is known is that THQ CEO Brian Farrells donation of $1,650 went entirely to charity. He stresses that this should not be interpreted as a recommendation to others on their split.

Im now going to stop watching a constantly updating graph of share prices before it turns me into a crazy person.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/12/03/thqs-stock-rises-nearly-40-thanks-to-humble-bundle/

Good for THQ

THQ's still not going to last. They can what, maybe get a few more games out the door? I wouldn't be surprised if Activision or EA decided to buy them out just for some of the IPs.

Unfortunately, 40% higher than f*ck all is still f*ck all.

This is only prolonging the inevitable.

So they are going to make a few million on the HB? Good for them. FYI they lost a quarter Billion dollars in fiscal year 2012.

Excellent news.

Shame the average barely rose over those few days, I thought it would be at $6 at least.SaltyMeatballs

Looks like the Humble Bundle did it's job then. Glad they got a bit more back for themselves, I would hate to see them go belly up.

That stock raise is called a "dead cat bounce." The ships still sinking folks.caseypayne69

jesus ******ing christ what's going on with these sigs:lol:

[QUOTE="caseypayne69"]That stock raise is called a "dead cat bounce." The ships still sinking folks.lawlessx

jesus ******ing christ what's going on with these sigs:lol:

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="caseypayne69"]That stock raise is called a "dead cat bounce." The ships still sinking folks.caseypayne69

jesus ******ing christ what's going on with these sigs:lol:

So... much... ass... I mean the sigs. The Humble Bundle looks awesome.Blabadon

Go THQ! I really hope that COH2 will pull them through, and that they will do the right thing with it financially even though they are in such a whimsical situation.
Keep your cool THQ! You need your fanbase and your smarts more than ever.
Also scissor kick the guy who thought the wii peripheral was a good idea, especially financially!

Activision and THQ finances should be swapped really, if you look at both their track records.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]So... much... ass... I mean the sigs. The Humble Bundle looks awesome.caseypayne69

Is there anyway to turn off sigs? It's getting alot more difficult to navigate here at work.

Is there anyway to turn off sigs? It's getting alot more difficult to navigate here at work.

GD1551

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="caseypayne69"]That stock raise is called a "dead cat bounce." The ships still sinking folks.caseypayne69

jesus ******ing christ what's going on with these sigs:lol:

I was just telling about this to my friend, here I am checking out a gaming forum and all I see is T 'n' A. :P

Oh how original, what are you f'ing 12? ditch the sigs....system wars, not asswars. Damn attention seekers.

soapandbubbles

Jesus, lighten up. I swear people get offended by anything these days. It's a bit of bare-ish flesh.

lulz your sig hasn't strictly got anything to do with gaming, I demand you remove it post-haste:roll:

It's a laugh, go elsewhere if you can't hack it.

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]Oh how original, what are you f'ing 12? ditch the sigs....system wars, not asswars. Damn attention seekers.

balfe1990

Jesus, lighten up. I swear people get offended by anything these days. It's a bit of bare-ish flesh.

lulz your sig hasn't strictly got anything to do with gaming, I demand you remove it post-haste:roll:

It's a laugh, go elsewhere if you can't hack it.

At this rate SW is not a SFW forum anymore. BTW I find it funny that they usually censor people wearing a thong in American TV shows.

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]Oh how original, what are you f'ing 12? ditch the sigs....system wars, not asswars. Damn attention seekers.

balfe1990

Jesus, lighten up. I swear people get offended by anything these days. It's a bit of bare-ish flesh.

lulz your sig hasn't strictly got anything to do with gaming, I demand you remove it post-haste:roll:

It's a laugh, go elsewhere if you can't hack it.

BTW in general System wars is becoming a joke.

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]Oh how original, what are you f'ing 12? ditch the sigs....system wars, not asswars. Damn attention seekers.

soapandbubbles

Jesus, lighten up. I swear people get offended by anything these days. It's a bit of bare-ish flesh.

lulz your sig hasn't strictly got anything to do with gaming, I demand you remove it post-haste:roll:

It's a laugh, go elsewhere if you can't hack it.

Do you see anyone moaning about your sig, especially considering where the link takes you? No.

Do we see you moaing about other sigs, which contain nothing more than a few lovely, harmless bums? Yes.

I am chill.