THQ

02.29.12

It’s been ages since we’ve run across a really good arena shooter.  I can still remember sitting around PC gaming centers a few years back, playing Unreal Tournament to my heart’s content and showing people who’s boss with Quake III Arena on the Dreamcast.  Now, outside of a Quake re-release on Xbox Live Arcade, there doesn’t seem to be any sign of the genre in modern day gaming.  Fortunately, Illfonic Studios is here to shake things up with Nexuiz, a game that happily reminds us of those good ol’ days while providing a fresh ingredient to keep things lively.

02.26.12

Back in 1991, we didn’t worry about playing networkable games or developing strategies for first-person shooter battles.  Gaming was much simpler, a matter of just having fun with the likes of the SNES or, better yet, going to an arcade like Aladdin’s Castle to have a good time.  It’s here I first discovered Technos’ WWF Wrestlefest, a game that featured the likes of Hulk Hogan and the Legion of Doom battling in simple yet entertaining 2D action.  Now, 21 years (and several arcade closures) later, the Wrestlefest label lives on, thanks to a new App Store release from THQ.

02.20.12

What is it with old-school arcade revivals this year?  First The Simpsons Arcade Game made a comeback on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, entertaining a whole new generation of gamers without the need to break out a roll of quarters.  Now THQ is hitting the wrestling ring with a remake of WWE Wrestlefest, a game that originally body slammed into arcades back in ’91 under Technos’ direction.  And just like it did back then, Wrestlefest promises to be button-mashing fun.

02.19.12

SAN FRANCISCO – Kyle “Kungbu” Kingsbury has celebrated success on the gridiron and in the Octagon. The MMA fighter was a defensive lineman on the 2005 Sun Bowl Champion Arizona State University football team. Kingsbury went from football to “The Ultimate Fighter” TV show, which led to a career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kingsbury was in San Francisco to check out THQ’s new UFC Undisputed 3 game. He talks about his own gaming background in this exclusive video interview.

02.19.12

With over 150 fighters, seven weight classes and an assortment of MMA fighting styles, there’s a lot of depth in UFC Undisputed 3. The game’s producer, Neven Dravinski, has spent years playing the new game. He’s the Ultimate Fighting Championship expert. And now he’s sharing some tips for dominating the new PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game in the exclusive video interview below.

02.17.12

SAN FRANCISCO -- MMA fighter Danny Castillo has game outside of the Octagon. The lightweight UFC fighter was able to check out UFC Undisputed 3 early in San Francisco, just down the road from his training headquarters in Sacramento where he trains with Urijah Faberat. Castillo talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview below.

02.16.12

The beloved arcade classic WWF WrestleFest, now aptly titled WWE WrestleFest will be making quite a "surpise return" to the gaming squared circle next Tuesday, February 21st. WWF WrestleFest was known for its coin-op carnage and set the precedentfor last years hit WWE All Stars. With WWE WrestleFest, THQ hopes to continue that tradition except in a much smaller package.

02.15.12

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is one of the 150 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters that have gone virtual in THQ’s new UFC Undisputed 3 game. He’s also one of the majority of UFC athletes that has grown up playing games. In fact, Jackson could easily be considered one of the biggest gamers in the organization. While he’s held The fighter-turned-Hollywood-actor talks about his gaming background, dishes on the new UFC game, and explains why he has the coolest limo out there in this interview.

02.14.12

Greg Jackson is one of the masterminds in the growing sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts gym has been the home to UFC champions like Jon Jones (UFC Light Heavyweight), Georges St. Pierre (UFC Welterweight) and Tom Watson (BAMMA Middleweight Champion). Jackson’s fighting team has over 575 wins. The Gaidojutsu expert talks about THQ’s new UFC Undisputed 3 videogame in this exclusive video interview below.

02.12.12

Sometimes I feel a little stupid reading over a review I typed a few years ago.  Not because I disagree with my opinion and felt like I wasn’t honest about my thoughts about the game, but mainly because I look at an improved product and wonder, “Man, maybe I should’ve mentioned I wanted this in the earlier product.”  When I reviewed UFC Undisputed 2010 a couple of years ago, I gave it a damn near perfect score, and thought there would be hardly any way to improve upon its fundamentals.  But now here’s UFC Undisputed 3, making me feel like an idiot.  What a way for this fighting champ to step up.

02.01.12

Consoles and PC's have had a slow month interms of new AAA quality games arriving for your respected platform. While January got off to a slow start, it quickly recovered to bring us high quality tittles through digital distribution. Plenty of great downloadable arcade tittles were made available through XBLA, PSN and Steam, giving us many hidden gems on the digital marketplace. Let's look back at the games we reviewed over the past month.  

01.31.12

In its early days, THQ was best known as a kids game maker working with brands from Nickelodeon and Disney based on Hollywood TV shows and movies. But the Hollywood licensing business has dried up with the higher costs of development and the advances of smartphones and tablets (where those licenses still thrive). THQ isn’t exiting the games business, as had been rumored a few weeks ago. Instead, the game company is exiting the kids games business in favor of successful franchises like Saints Row.

01.26.12

Every Tuesday, Sony brings its PlayStation faithful new content, add-ons for your favorite games, Themes and avatars for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Not the best week for new content for new content on the PSN. If you missed Duke Nukem Forever then here is your chance to get the king as he finally makes his debut on current gen consoles. Not the best game on the market, but worth a pick up if your Duke Nukem Fan.

01.24.12

The growing number of MMA fans out there can explore a fantasy UFC matchup between current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 UFC Undisputed 3 demo. In addition, they will relive a classic PRIDE Mode rivalry between renowned UFC fighters and former champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva. The playable demo will also offer mirror matches, enabling consumers to play against friends or opponent AI as the same fighter, in the ultimate test of skill. UFC Undisputed 3 hits retail on Valentine’s Day.