As a rough year for ailing publisher THQ comes to a close, three of the company’s high-profile games see delays.
South Park: The Stick of Truth, Obsidian Entertainment’s role-playing game for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, is now scheduled to release in early fiscal 2014, THQ’s fiscal report reads. THQ’s fiscal year 2014 ends March 31, 2013, which positions the game’s release sometime after that date.
World War II real-time strategy game Company of Heroes 2, and post-apocalyptic shooter Metro: Last Light are “expected to ship in March, later than initially planned.” Both games were previously announced for early 2013 release dates.
“When I joined THQ the company made a public commitment to quality titles. We always expected that in some cases this would mean that more time would be needed to make sure that every title is of the highest possible quality,” said THQ President Jason Rubin, who joined the company in May. “Our fourth quarter releases are the first titles that I have had the ability to materially impact, and experience told me that the games needed additional development time to be market-ready.”
THQ currently has a total of 10 games in development for 2014 and beyond, including the sequel to Saints Row: The Third, Homefront 2, and the unannounced game from Turtle Rock Studios.
Darksiders 2, released in August, received mostly positive reviews, but according to THQ CEO Brian Farrell, its sales performance was “below our expectations,” reports Joystiq.
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