THQ and the Star Wars Mystery

March 31st, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Yesterday, THQ took down their Star Wars branded games from the App Store. The rumours said the license, which has been owned by the company for many years already, has expired.

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Ngmoco Does Star Wars

December 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

For years, one thing was sure when it came to Star Wars branded mobile games; they came from a company called THQ Wireless. That seems to have changed now as Ngmoco released Star Wars Imperial Academy.

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THQ Releases Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

October 1st, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

THQ Wireless has just released their latest Star Wars mobile game called Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The game will be available on all mobile platforms including iPhone and iPod Touch.

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THQ Wireless Releases Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

January 14th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »

THQ Wireless adds yet another mobile game to the ongoing Star Wars saga with the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

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SEGA, EA and Gameloft in App Store Pricewars

February 9th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

It seems Valentines-day is the perfect momentum to start a new war. A price war that is, started by good old Electronic Arts with their “I Love 99¢” promotion.

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Ex Rockstar Devs Start iPhone Studio Double 11

February 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Two former senior developers from Rockstar Leeds (Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar) have announced their plans for (yet another) iPhone focused studio under the name of Double 11.

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Rockstar Takes on TAG Games

January 18th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Rockstar has released Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars on the iPhone. With this release, TAG Games’ Carjack Streets is getting some tough competition on the platform where it was released in Q2 2009.

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Rockstar Enters the iPhone

September 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

It seems TAG Games will get fierce competition as GTA will be heading toward the iPhone. Until know, the crime scenes where dominated by Carjack Streets from the UK developer.

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GamesCom: First Windows Phone 7 Titles Confirmed

August 17th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

With Windows Phone 7 being prepared for a release next quarter, Microsoft took the time to present the first batch of Live enabled games that will be available to consumers.

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Financials: THQ’s Q2 2010 – Mobile Revenues Down

August 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Over the first quarter of their 2011 fiscal year (Q2 2010 for us), THQ Wireless made $1.6 million in revenues. Down $2.6 million year-on-year. The wireless division accounts for just 1.1% of THQ’s global revenues.