Take-Two takes THQ's WWE wrestling licence
WWE and developer Yuke's were owed a lot of money.
Rockstar's parent company Take-Two has wrestled the WWE licence from now bankrupt publisher THQ.
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THQ is no more. This is where its assets went
UPDATE: Platinum Games is interested in Darksiders.
Update #4: Does IP changing hands equal upheaval? Does upheaval equal game delay? Obsidian's South Park: Stick of Truth was due in March. Is it still? "It's too soon to say," Ubisoft told me this afternoon. "We'll have more details to share about plans for specific games soon."
UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year
Ubisoft's leap of faith rewarded with best sales of the series.
Assassin's Creed 3 has topped the UK charts with the best sales of the series to date. It was the biggest launch in publisher Ubisoft's history and the second biggest launch of any game in the UK this year (behind FIFA 13).
It doubled the launch week sales of Assassin's Creed 2, and beat last year's Revelations by over 117,000 copies.
Wow.
Boxing legend is pre-order bonus.
Pre-order WWE '13 and you'll get to play as the baddest man on the planet, Mike Tyson.
WWE '13 to focus on Attitude Era, THQ reveals
Due for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 this autumn.
WWE '13 will centre on the sports' Stone Cold Steve Austin-focused Attitude Era, THQ has announced, revealing the game for launch this autumn on PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.