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Saban Brands appoints video game veteran Jack Sorensen as The Playforge president

By Jenna Pitcher on May 13, 2013 05.13.13

Jack Sorensen, a 20-year veteran of the video game industry and former executive vice president of all studios worldwide at THQ, has been appointed president of Saban Brands' mobile social games division, The Playforge, the company announced. At THQ, Sorensen oversaw numerous franchises including Saints Row, WWE Smackdown and Company of Heroes. Prior to his seven years at THQ, Sorensen served as president of LucasArts from 1991 to 2000, where he managed brands such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. "I am honored to have been provided with the opportunity to further grow such a talented studio's leadership position in the digital space," Sorensen said in a statement announcing his hiring. "Saban Brands has undertaken ambitious initiatives to expand its digital footprint in the last year...

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Company of Heroes migrating to Steamworks May 7, original servers shutting down

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Apr 22, 2013 04.22.13

Company of Heroes will migrate to Valve's Steamworks service on May 7, as the original servers hosted by middleware company Quazal will be shut down, developer Relic Entertainment announced today on the game's forums. Players are advised to switch over to the new Steamworks version before the migration, as all previously existing versions of the game will cease working. The Steam build is available for download now, and those who already own Company of Heroes on Steam should have a new downloadable entry in their library titled "Company of Heroes (New Steam Version)." This includes the core game plus both downloadable expansion packs. Those who did not purchase Company of Heroes through Steam can use their game's CD-Key to obtain a downloadable version through the "Activate a Product...

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Full Indie Summit to feature Mass Effect and Mark of the Ninja devs on April 10

By Emily Gera on Apr 11, 2013 04.11.13

The Full Indie Summit, a new game developers conference set to take place in Vancouver, Canada, is scheduled to run April 20 on a shoestring budget. In response to GDC Canada, a game developers conference that took place in the Canadian city several years ago but failed to be successful enough to continue operation, The Full Indie Summit is a not-for-profit event designed to avoid the traditional overhead costs of running large conferences. Tickets — which can be purchased here — are available for $10. This will be put toward costs of a 400-seat venue, as well as to food and beverages for attendees. In addition to developers from Nintendo and Sony who will describe the process of getting games onto consoles, speakers will include: Nels Anderson (Klei) - Mark of the Ninja,...

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Company of Heroes 2 beta phases rolling out April 2

By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 28, 2013 03.28.13

An early access beta of Relic Entertainment's strategy game, Company of Heroes 2, will go live April 2 for pre-order customers. A second beta phase for the public will roll out a few weeks afterwards. The beta will feature 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 competitive multiplayer and skirmish gameplay across six maps. 40 levels of progression and customizable loadouts via the Army Customizer will be available to beta testers. Players will also have the option to play with teammates or play solo. "We've added two brand new maps to the roster for this phase as well as the four already in the Alpha Stress Test," Quinn Duffy, game director. "Players can battle fiercely for control of the Oka River, or brave a close quarters skirmish on the outskirts of Moscow." The Steam-hosted Company of Heroes 2...

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Company of Heroes adding Steamworks support to retain online features

By Michael McWhertor on Mar 21, 2013 03.21.13

The original Company of Heroes, Relic Entertainment's World War II strategy game, will be updated to include Steamworks support in order to maintain certain online gameplay features that were in danger of being lost, according to producer Greg Wilson. In a community letter posted by COH2.org, Wilson explained that the online infrastructure for Company of Heroes would soon be disrupted by a shutdown of the Quazal middleware. Fortunately for fans of the 2006 PC real-time strategy game, with the help of developer Smoking Gun Interactive and Relic's new owner Sega, a port of Company of Heroes to Steamworks will help retain "as many of the original online features working on the new platform as possible." Those features include things like leaderboards, server side matchmaking and game...

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Company of Heroes movie coming to North America on Feb. 26, Europe on March 25

By Emily Gera on Feb 20, 2013 02.20.13

The straight-to-DVD Company of Heroes film, based on the THQ game franchise of the same name, is still underway with a North American release date of Feb. 26, followed by a European release on March 25, a Sony Pictures Home Entertainment representative told Polygon. The upcoming film will be available on Blu-ray and DVD formats, with two behind-the-scenes featurettes and a deleted scene included. "In the Trenches: Filming Company of Heroes," will offer a look at how the filmmakers transformed a video game into a movie, while "Fabricating World War II" takes a look at the weapons and vehicles used in the making of the historically-set film. Company of Heroes is directed by Don Michael Paul, the man behind Lake Placid: The Final Chapter and 2007 release Who's Your Caddy? The film stars...

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Humble THQ Bundle pulls in $5 million in sales, president kicks in an extra $10,000

By Michael McWhertor on Dec 12, 2012 12.12.12

THQ's Humble Bundle efforts have come to a close with more than $5 million in sales, with an extra $10,000 of that coming from recently appointed president Jason Rubin who reclaimed his position at the top of the contributor list today. More than 885,000 game bundles were sold through the Humble THQ Bundle, pulling in $5,097,261.48. That money doesn't all go directly to THQ, as contributors had the option to offer a cut of their contribution to the American Red Cross, the Child's Play charity and to the Humble Bundle organization itself. The average price paid per bundle ended at $5.76. The Humble Bundle effort kicked off on Nov. 29, letting contributors pay what they wanted for six PC games published by THQ: Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction: Armageddon, Company of Heroes, C...

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Company of Heroes developer Relic has not given up on free-to-play

By Emily Gera on Dec 12, 2012 12.12.12

Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment is still interested in experimenting with free-to-play business models for its long-running RTS series despite its troubles with free-to-play title Company of Heroes Online, game director Quinn Duffy told RPS. Duffy described the free-to-play model as being part of publisher THQ's "vision going forward" as well as the vision of the studio. Describing the challenges faced throughout the ongoing development of 2010's real-time strategy MMO Company of Heroes Online, he explained timing and a small team were both factors. "To a degree, it was timing," he said. "There's a real challenge in building a studio to create games for that infrastructure. We had a small team working on it, but a lot of live support. There was new content on an almost...

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Humble THQ Bundle deal expands to include new DLC, Titan Quest as it nears $4M

By Brian Crecente on Dec 06, 2012 12.06.12

The Humble THQ Bundle, which now tops $3.7 million in payments, just got a little bit better with the addition of Titan Quest and a piece of Red Faction Armageddon DLC. The bundle includes Windows PC Steam codes for Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction Armageddon, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opening Fronts, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and five game soundtracks for a pay-what-you-want price. If you decide to pay more than the current average payment (which is $5.58 as of this writing.) you also receive a copy of Saints Row the Third, Titan Quest and the Path to War DLC for Red Faction: Armageddon. If you already popped for the bundle, and paid more than the then average price, you just need to visit your original bundle link and claim the new Steam keys. People buying...

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Humble THQ Bundle tops $2M in less than a day, THQ president top contributor

By Brian Crecente on Nov 30, 2012 11.30.12

The Humble THQ Bundle, which offers up seven of the publisher's best Windows PC games for as little as $5.70, soared past $2 million dollars in payments in less than a day and is still going strong with a dozen more days to go. The top contributor to date is THQ president Jason Rubin who later tweeted, in response to a question, that he opted to have all of his payment go to the bundle's two charities. The Humble THQ Bundle includes Windows PC Steam codes for Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction Armageddon, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opening Fronts, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor and five game soundtracks for a pay-what-you-want price. If you decide to pay more than the current average payment (which is $5.69 as of this writing.) you also receive a copy of Saints Row the...

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    • Released 09/12/2006
    • Publisher THQ
    • Developer Relic Entertainment
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