Monthly Archives: November 2012

THQ: Is this the beginning of the end?

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With most of its games delayed, and with the company pulling all financial guidance, looking desperately for more money, and refusing questions from analysts, Gamasutra analyst Chris Morris wonders if there’s a future left.

It’s starting to look like THQ is entering the end game.

The company beat the forecasts of financial analysts Monday, but tempered that good news with a lot of bad. Earnings guidance was suspended. The guidance for the rest of this fiscal year? Just forget about that, said the company. Big games? Delayed – with the biggest being pushed into the next fiscal year. And the money? Running short.

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Rare Atari game found in storage sells for over $33,000

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In the end, things worked out pretty good for Harv Bennett, the Pomona, CA man who recently unearthed a copy of the incredibly rare Atari 2600 game Air Raid.

You might recall his story: After reading up about the scarcity of the game, Harv and his daughter Alana went treasure hunting in the family storage shed, excitedly finding Harv’s pristine copy amidst stacks of other Atari 2600 games. After verifying its authenticity, they put it up for bidding at video game auction site Gamegavel.com, hoping collectors would go nuts.

They did.

Read more at Yahoo! Games

Castle Wolfenstein headed to the big screen

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Another classic video game from id Software is on the way to movie theaters. Let’s just hope it turns out better than “Doom.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Castle Wolfenstein is ready for its close-up. Roger Avary, who co-created the story for “Pulp Fiction,” will handle the writing and directing duties. At present, there’s no estimated release date for the film.

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Rhode Island sues Curt Schilling’s game studio over $75 million loan

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Former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling’s bad luck in the video game industry didn’t end with the closure of his development studio. In fact, it could be about to get a lot worse.

The state of Rhode Island is suing the founder of 38 Studios — and several others — over the $75 million loan it made to the company, saying they “knew or should have known … that 38 Studios was destined to fail.”

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NBA 2K13 predicts the Lakers will win it all

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The Los Angeles Lakers have an 0-2 record and went winless in the pre-season. Kobe Bryant is playing on a bad foot, Dwight Howard’s still getting in game shape and star point guard Steve Nash had to be helped off the court near the end of the first half on Wednesday after suffering a shin injury.

But according to 2K Sports’s NBA 2K13, they’re still going to win it all this season.

Read more at Yahoo! Games