While we were furiously running from appointment to appointment somewhere inside the LA Convention Center last week, THQ was busy holding an investor call -- and subsequently detailing a densely packed game release future. While we already heard from the publisher back in February that Darksiders and Saint's Row sequels would be arriving sometime in fiscal 2012 (between March 2011 and April 2012), it seems that Valhalla Games' debut effort Devil's Third will join the fold (as evidenced by the above image).
Also of note, "UFC Trainer" was detailed in the financial call as a Kinect/Move/Wii exercise/training title set for release in Jan 2011 (as reported by GameSpot). It's aiming to contend with the likes of EA Sports Active and Wii Fit, albeit with a tougher slant. "We want this thing tuned to perfection without lag. And I'm not going to ship it until it's the coolest fighting thing in the world," THQ exec Danny Bilson said of UFC Trainer, explaining its absence from E3. He also reconfirmed that a sequel to Darksiders has been "greenlit" and is currently in production, though said nothing of the Devil's Third release window specifically (presumably for fear of being sliced to bits by Valhalla's ninjas).
Reader Comments (24)
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:36PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Poor UFC Trainer and Darksiders 2.
No fancy logos for you!
No fancy logos for you!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:40PM mezzaninex said
Damnit. Saints Row is so far...
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:43PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
DARKSIDERS 2!! Hopefully it drops before the actual apocalypse in 2012.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:52PM HardBoiled2009 said
@Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En
it's a good thing your joking cause if not i would say. hey who's letting the Crazy's out of their asylum Rooms ?
all in all i really liked Saints Row 2 even more then GTA IV come on SR3 !
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it's a good thing your joking cause if not i would say. hey who's letting the Crazy's out of their asylum Rooms ?
all in all i really liked Saints Row 2 even more then GTA IV come on SR3 !
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:15PM Ashkental said
@Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En
I'm almost at the end of Darksiders 1... and gotta say it's the most frustrating game I have (well, maybe Demon Souls is a bit more). But playing on apocalypse is so hard... 1 hit (depending on the mob) and you get a full life bar or more out. Nevertheless is a freaking awesome game with a great story. I wish it's combat mecanic was a bit more solid so that dificulty wouldn't be such a huge factor.
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I'm almost at the end of Darksiders 1... and gotta say it's the most frustrating game I have (well, maybe Demon Souls is a bit more). But playing on apocalypse is so hard... 1 hit (depending on the mob) and you get a full life bar or more out. Nevertheless is a freaking awesome game with a great story. I wish it's combat mecanic was a bit more solid so that dificulty wouldn't be such a huge factor.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:46PM mikeymilkshake said
anyone know anything about that warhammer 40k space marine game? fps? 3rd person shooter? seems like it will be pretty dope either way.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 5:07PM TheDarkWayne said
@mikeymilkshake It's a 3rd person shooter, but also a fighter I guess? Like if you combined God of War and Gears of War, there was a trailer for it from E3, just joystiq didnt post it
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:54PM John Z said
Space Marine in 011M03, and Dark Millennium Online in 012M03. Not bad-- gives me plenty of time to get my Guard and Orks painted up and playable before I lose too much time to video game tabletop gaming.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 12:56PM rajendra82 said
"We want this thing tuned to perfection without lag. And I'm not going to ship it until it's the coolest fighting thing in the world,"
Good luck with that. I guess you will have to wait to release until next generation.
Good luck with that. I guess you will have to wait to release until next generation.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:08PM 831 Son said
"coolest fighting thing"
He appears to not have the coolest vocabulary in the world.
He appears to not have the coolest vocabulary in the world.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:12PM Ashkental said
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 2:07PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
Darksiders was such a pleasant surprise. How about the voice acting?! Maybe War's voice was a bit over the top, but he IS War after all. I cannot wait until the sequel comes out.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:17PM (Unverified) said
Darksiders 2 in 2012.. looks like I'll be playing a game about the end of the world during the end of the world. oh the irony.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:43PM HardBoiled2009 said
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but nothing is gonna happen that year. unless your talking about the movie based on that then i get the irony but other then that nothing is gonna happen.
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but nothing is gonna happen that year. unless your talking about the movie based on that then i get the irony but other then that nothing is gonna happen.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 2:14PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
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@HardBoiled.
No doubt. We are clearly on an accelerated schedule.
I'm proud to announce that the apocalypse in production today and will be available later this year, just in time for the holiday shopping season 2010!
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@HardBoiled.
No doubt. We are clearly on an accelerated schedule.
I'm proud to announce that the apocalypse in production today and will be available later this year, just in time for the holiday shopping season 2010!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 1:19PM golfs4panzys said
THQ needs to get their **** straight and take care of MXvsATV this next time around. They have been too focused on bringing in gimmicks to the series for far too long. They need to get smart and focus the series back on professional racing and obtain licensing from ALL of the big manufacturers and the AMA and/or FIM.
There is a lot of money to be had in that game if they would just focus the game on the right audience and develop a marketing program to match. I imagine the next installment will be released a month or so before the start of the 2012 Supercross season. If they would just focus on bringing the excitement of that series to the living room they could create an awesome product and make some serious scratch. Release track replicas of the season in installments along with new gear, team bikes etc as DLC throughout the season. Racers tend to be willing to spend their money on anything related to the sport they love. Utilize this THQ!
/end rant nobody on joystiq cares about
There is a lot of money to be had in that game if they would just focus the game on the right audience and develop a marketing program to match. I imagine the next installment will be released a month or so before the start of the 2012 Supercross season. If they would just focus on bringing the excitement of that series to the living room they could create an awesome product and make some serious scratch. Release track replicas of the season in installments along with new gear, team bikes etc as DLC throughout the season. Racers tend to be willing to spend their money on anything related to the sport they love. Utilize this THQ!
/end rant nobody on joystiq cares about
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 2:14PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
@HardBoiled.
No doubt. We are clearly on an accelerated schedule.
I'm proud to announce that the apocalypse in production today and will be available later this year, just in time for the holiday shopping season 2010!
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No doubt. We are clearly on an accelerated schedule.
I'm proud to announce that the apocalypse in production today and will be available later this year, just in time for the holiday shopping season 2010!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 3:13PM kentuckyfried said
2012 for Devil's Third? wtf...
Screw early announcements for games so far down the pipeline...
Screw early announcements for games so far down the pipeline...
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 5:58PM Lerkero said
Note to publishers: When you announce a game and say that it is at least 2 years off, I stop caring.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2010 10:26PM N3M0F8ng said
THQ is the epitome of Relevance in the industry right now...
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:52AM emirabal said
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THQ - I NEED DARKSIDERS 2 SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, RELEASE DATE OF FEBRUARY 2011. I CAN TAKE THAT AS ACCEPTABLE.






