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Where Will THQ's Games and Studios Go?
Beleaguered publisher THQ formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, with investment firm Clearlake Capital Group acquiring everything – “all the assets of THQ’s operating business, including THQ’s four owned studios and g...
News: THQ Files for Bankruptcy
According to a statement released this morning, THQ has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with affiliates of investment firm Clearlake Capital Group “to acquire substantially all of the assets of THQ’s operat...
Battle.Net Hack Results in, Yep, a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Blizzard
A law firm specializing in consumer protection cases slapped Blizzard, the makers of World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo III, with a class action lawsuit over its sale of two-factor account authenticators, a claim the compa...
After One Day, 85 Percent of Facebook Gamers Don't Care About Their Own Stupid Farm, Either [Social Gaming]
Research by a “social game analysis firm,”—the existence of that title tells you a lot about the state of the business—indicates that 85 percent of social gamers, who began a new title sometime between J...
Sony, Bridgestone Fighting over Kevin Butler
Sony is suing Bridgestone Tires and the actor who plays Kevin Butler. On September 11th, Sony filed an intellectual property suit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek, Inc. over a series of ads featuring Jerry Lambert, who pla...
Where Have All the Gamers Gone?
In a widely-publicized posting earlier this week, respected market-research firm NPD reported that there are an estimated 211 million people who play video games in the United States, down 5% from last year. This means 12 milli...
ABC Is Gluing Gears on Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer
From the Hollywood Reporter:The network is developing Finn & Sawyer, a contemporary take on Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The drama hails from Detroit...
