Ubisoft Acquires THQ Montreal

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As many of you know THQ is having financial issues and filed Chapter 11. This means they are reorganizing and trying to find ways to pay off their debts. Once way of doing this is selling off different parts of the company. And today this was done when Ubisoft acquired THQ Montreal. They will be joining the already existing 26 studios in 19 countries and more then 6,250 employees that Ubisoft has that are dedicated to creating video games. Ubisoft was already has the second-largest in-house development staff, so this is a nice addition for them.

Now the studio was not the only thing they purchased. Ubisoft also gets  publishing rights for a very anticipated and funny game, South Park: The Stick of Truth.  South Park: The Stick of Truth is being created by external developer Obsidian and is planned for release sometime this year. Obsidian was also the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas. Fingers crossed that it will be awesome.

 

This Weeks Geek - End of Year

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Yes, we are still alive over hear at Gameslave HQ, and we even managed to survive the holidays. So now that the chaos is mostly over I have taken a few moments to collect my thoughts about 2012. This has been a good year for gaming. We have had some great games and some fun controversies (as fun as they could be). Unfortunately we have also some of the most ridiculous things from people that just don't know better. What were some of my favorites this year? Well hold your horses and I will tell you.
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Darksiders 2 - Review

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Death rides again, but not to reap the souls of the dead. This time it is to save his brother War, who doomed all humanity to dust. The Charred Council has given Death a single task to complete and they will forgive War's transgressions. He must restore humanity to Earth. This will not be an easy task, but it is one that he has accepted. So begins the journey to save War.

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Darksiders 2 - Review

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Death rides, but not to reap the souls of the dead but to save his brother War whom doomed all humanity to dust. The Charred Council has given Death a single task to complete and they will forgive War's transgressions. He must restore humanity to Earth. This will not be an easy task, but it is one that he has accepted. So begins the journey to save War.

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E3 in Less then a Week

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So E3 is next week, and I really have not said much about it.  Some of you may think this means that I am not excited about it.  That is a lie, in truth I cannot wait for the biggest gaming convention in the states. In preparation for this people have asked me what I am looking forward to this year. My normal answer to this is everything, but giving it some thought I do have a small list.
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Sequels Abound - Saints Row 3 Announced

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THQ recently announced that Saints Row: The Third is scheduled for release on the 360, PS3, and Windows PC (sorry Mac guys).  According to THQ Executive Vice President Danny Bilson this games starts off with you at the head of the Third Street Saints who are now an elite criminal orginazation.  This means that "There’s no delivering pizza, no shuttling family members about in a long series of taxi missions. Instead, you take all the power of the Third Street Saints and you take the world by storm."  So hopefully there will be less pointless missions as are pretty standard in free roaming games, at least from my experiance.

So what is the games point?  Well now the Thrid Street Saints are a household name complete with their own products such as sneakers, energy drinks and even bobble heads.  But all this comes at a price at they have garnered attention from The Syndicate (BUM BUM BUMMMMMMMMMM).  The Syndicate is a global criminal fraternity and now demands the that Saints pay them tribute.  Being who you are you bow to no man (that is what go you to where you are now afterall) and the battle begins.  Look forward to even more outlandish gameplay then we had in the previous games this holiday season.