THQ and SyFy bringing De Blob back for games and more

When THQ announced that the De Blob franchise would continue this year, we didn't imagine it had anything this big in store for what we thought of as a semi-obscure Wii franchise. The publisher has partnered with the "Syfy Channel" (ugh) on a new banner called "Syfy Kids," a multimedia initiative including web content, TV, and games -- and De Blob is going to be featured heavily.

"We are pleased that our owned franchise de Blob has been selected as a foundational character and storyline for Syfy's new Syfy Kids brand," said THQ's Doug Clemmer. "We look forward to working closely with Syfy to introduce de Blob's colorful world to a new audience of young adults via webisodes, television and other media, broadening awareness for this loveable hero."

Most importantly, this De Blob resurgence will result in new video games. The announcement claims that THQ will release new de Blob games across "multiple gaming platforms" by the end of March 2011. That's something you can appreciate even if you never watch a second of SyFy.

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I loved de Blob. It was a really unique game. I'm skeptical about a sequel though.

No bad for a homebrew game! An iphone version would be awesome.

@ridgecity:

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/892/892411p1.html

Thanks shouryuken, didn't know about that one, maybe they can bring 3d this round.

On this episode........... of Ghost Hunters!
Special Guest Star De Blob and the team go to New Orleans........ but its not for the food! In this 100 year old home......... something is lurking.........
*crash*
"What the BLEEP was that?"
and it wants them out!
"BLEEP BLEEP Go go go go go!"
Tune in at 9:00PM Central...... for scares!
"Blob did you just hear that?"
"Hear wh-"
"Shhhh....."
Semag ruo yub!
"BLEEP"

Not really, I like writing short stories, and I have been doing that until I opened Google Chrome, and when I saw this article I thought I would free form and I did.

SyFy

I still can't get over how lame of a name change that is

I sort of agree, but from a business branding point of view, it was brilliant. Sci Fi is generic enough that it could not be trademarked for them since it is a genre, but SyFy is uniqually their own, yet still convey's the core content of the channel (except for maybe all the frackin' non sci fi WWE garbage. If WWE is your thing. great, but it belongs on a different channel.).

Come on Chilly Willy, you got to have the WWE on SyFy. No WWE would be like G4 without Cops showing for 23 out of the 24 hours in a day.

Edit: uniquely was spelled wrong and I also put a period when I meant to put a comma at the end there.

Joystiq, we've been asking literally for YEARS! Are we ever going to get an edit button?

Bring it back... and bring it to the next-gen/current-gen consoles, whatever they're called now. It didn't rely on the Wiimote nearly enough to justify the exclusivity.

don't worry... if there's a company that can milk a franchise it's THQ...

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=13703®ion=All

I know it's not the most accurate source, but it's the only one i know. Also last update was about half a year ago but i don't expect it sold many copies in that time. All in all, it sold quite well if we go by those numbers.

The flash version?

Oh nevermind, it only lists for the Wii version.

No I was talking to teabag, what flash version?

Is it a bad thing that I missed this game the first time around?

Yes.
de Blob is awesome. One of the most joyful, fun games I've played in forever, even today. It's sort of like a Nintendo-made game, in a lot of ways. Heck, if it weren't for the character design, I'd have believed you if you told me it WAS made by Nintendo.

It sold around 700,000 copies, last we officially heard.

I adored this game to no end. It's just a fun game to screw around in and do nothing in particular, just to listen to the music.

The only thing I imagine I'd like to see them do in a sequel is to have better sound banks for the music. The original's music was pretty good, but it could have been a lot better, too.

I know a sequel was inevitable but this is just unnecessary milking.

If a lot of licensing is what it takes to get this IP some notoriety, i approve.

Though a big licensing push didn't help Viva Pinata at all...

Viva Pinata would have sold like gangbusters on Wii.

I still can't believe something as nice looking as Viva Pinata has been surpassed on the 360 yet... sure there's realistic, but damn did Viva Pinata's bright colors and glow just POP out of the screen and smack you in the face.

...Viva Pinata was my definition of "next gen graphics"... not Gears of War.

THQ and SyFy bringing De Blob back for games and more

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