THQ posts $47 million loss

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I say hooray! Anyone who makes a game that requires a 4 hour download on a DVD INSTALL (Dawn Of War 2 with Steam) deserves to go down. I am actually feeling better as i go to get my money back!

That sucks, THQ have made some of the better RTS' recently (CoH, DoW et al.)

I hate to be mean, but I'm actually not surprised to see THQ lose money. I've played the old Red Faction 2 and all of the Smackdown! Versus Raw games, and they were so buggy it was unbearable. The games are freezing up all the time, and you're charged to pay $10 for laggy multiplayer. No thanks.

THQ, release Space Marine as a game that blows up our brains with good game mechanics & action and you'll get money... trust me :)

A lot of people apparently only know THQ from UFC and SvsR, which are buggy/bad games i guess (I dont know, I never played them). I on the other hand, know THQ from the excellent and unique PC RTS's they produce, like Supreme Commander, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes. As they are one of the few companies that still produce good RTS's these days, I hope this setback will not affect the future of the company or any of their their developers, especially Relic.

I really hope this doesn't affect the release date for Red Faction: Armaggedon.

With the HORRIBLE job THQ did on SVR2011 it is not hard to believe they are in financial problems

@kobyjordan7 Not Warhammer 40K: Space Marine? That's a game that a ton people are psyched about.

Well, Homefront is this company's last chance.

Never been a huge fan of THQ, but Homefront looks fun.

Never really been a huge fan of THQ. Once in a great while a game will come along that I like from them but it hasn't happened recently. I had high hopes for Red Faction but they kind of killed it by switching to third-person view. Well, in any case though I do hope the company stays around.

@Smoothy08 I'd say Black Ops looks more generic than Homefront...

I enjoyed Evil Dead: Regeneration. Could you work with Cranky Pants again and make a new Evil Dead game, THQ?

Duderdave, the devs that made CoH are the same devs that made DoW2. As in, almost the same team.

@AZ_sofa_king LOL, you mean THX?

They need a new fresh IP, Homefront looks ok but why would i want another generic shooter when i have Black Ops... Overall they make fun games that i enjoy playing which is shown in Saints Row & Red Faction.

they make games? i thought THQ is the surround sound system at movie theaters.

If they make a COH 2, PLEASE do NOT use the DOW2 model! COH has the right balance for the number of units in play, the view of the battlefield, and the scope. DOW2 has far too few units in play, the view is way too far away from the battlefield, and the multiplayer is closer to being a SC clone than COH imo. COH2 should not lose those things it has right because of DOW2 devs. Thanks! :)

Oh, and I forgot Saints Row :P

@G2Megatron, Yeah most of their console stuff is terrible I will agree, but they own relic, who have made some of the best PC strategy games ever including Dawn of War, Homeworld and Company of Heroes. They also make the Red Faction games which are great, explodey fun and Titan Quest which was a fun albeit derivative RPG. They have also made some decent FPSs, Frontlines was ok-ish though not that great, and you can't forget about the fantastic Stalker series and the great Metro 2033. They also have Space marine coming out, which could be the first good 40k action game along with Red Faction: Armageddon which if Guerilla was anything to go by will be good fun. Still think they deserve it?

... if you build it.... they will come... ....still waiting...

Not surprise there. Each year the put out worthless crap games, especially the Smackdown games, ripping off thousands if not millions of people who buy these games. Honestly if they were to fold within the next year, I wouldn't shed a tear because they brought it all on themselves, putting out the same game with very few updates and little to no improvement with the same bugs and glitches that have been with the games from the very start, that still have not been fixed only makes it worse. And it justifies people's hatred for the company and comment about their lack of work ethic, it seems the just enjoy employing lazy workers who do the bare minimum to get by.

Honestly I thought they did pretty good with Darksiders, even though I thought it didn't look that interesting at all, and releasing next to Bayonetta (which was superb). Anyhow, I'm really looking forward to next year when THQ will release WH40K Space Marines, can't wait. Hopefully they'll make loads of money off of that, looks awesome.

they dont make epic games...sorry to say

Sadly it's not as simple as 'make good games.' It comes down to make games that sell. UFC 2010 was classed a 'good' game yet sold poorly. They had such a bad quarter release schedule it's a wonder how they have managed to maintain their share price. They may bounce back with SR3, WH 40k and RFA next year, but the true test for long term stability is whether they can create new franchises rather than yearly sequels (WWE, UFC). Let's all hope Homefront proves that. It's more important for them than any other game right now.

Maybe they should have saved their $$ and axed that Retribution expansion for that accursed DOW2 game and fully concentrated on their MMO and hopefully a much improved DOW3.

For the Emperor! 40k ftw.

They ought to make a Company of Heroes 2. That should get their sales up.

Some sound financial advice here...make good games, simple.

THQ is horrible nowadays.

I'm not even sure what THQ puts out anymore, other than the wrestling equivalent of Madden where they apparently charge you $60 for last year's game with a new kind of table or piledriver. They've always seemed like a lowest-denominator publisher that cranks out safe stuff that young males love, so it's no wonder they're taking it on the chin in a weak economy.

A good tip when it comes to THQ games is to wait until after the 1st expansion has been out awhile then you can get the 1st game and the expansion for less then half the price of both of them. The expansions are always way over priced anyway IMO. Looking forward to giving Space Marine a spin. might be good. There is nothing else in their line up that even makes me take a second glance. I think They appeal more to an American market.

Yep definately have high hopes for space marine but the last Red Faction was also really good so maybe Armageddon will be worth picking up.

meh i dunno if i have any thq games

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the only games that r worth playing from THQ is the dawn of war series

@netolic Some companies have benefits (Sony, Microsoft, Activision) and some have looses (EA, Nintendo, THQ). I don't see this as a decline, but the usual year changes. Since I play videogames I saw a lot of companies come and go, this is the usual. :)

Homefront's premise compels me and I'm interested to see what they do with Saints Row 3. Also some of their future mysterious projects interest me as well.

red faction will be next years surprise hit i predict!

WWE and UFC can really help THQ

Company of Heroes 2 would be nice.

i will buy 40k space marine for pc but release the stupid thing, darksiders was great

that's sad, get back on the horse THQ. !!

One thing you should do THQ. Hype up Homefront as the best single player FPS story.

I hope Warhammer 40K Space Marine can help boost profits and I can't hardly wait for Warhammer 40K Space Marine to be released, I'm really excited for this one!

it looks like video game industry is in decline.....

TAKE THAT THQ ufc online is so laggy and unresponsive YA'LL FAIL

Studios must make better games that could compete with the greatness of COD. I'm only saying greatness because the sales of those games are huge. / About 20 million copies in xbox/ps3 more than 7 million copies in stimulus/resurgence which costs $15. Explains why many developers are going bankrupt and why EA can no longer survive on the 360 and solely stay exclusive to it. Now its on 360 and ps3./ Another example, Activision earned about $500 million on the first day. How many developers would want a 1/10 of that money per game

For once I'm actually glad to see a company lose money - THQ has been nothing but crap lately, and adding "online passes" into all of their games isn't going to make me support them anytime soon.