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Jason Rubin has become THQ’s new president. The move was announced just minutes ago as part of the company’s new leadership structure. Rubin will work on THQ’s worldwide product development, marketing, and publishing operations.

Rubin is the co-founder of Naughty Dog and founder of the media mashup technology Flektor.

THQ Chairman and CEO Brian Farrel said the following about Rubin’s appointment:

“Jason’s proven track record in the industry speaks for itself, and he is one of the brightest minds in the business. We believe he can be a game changer and can contribute immensely to executing on our strategy of delivering quality connected core game experiences.”

Rubin also commented on his new position:

“THQ has incredible internal and external game development teams, and an exciting slate of games in its development pipeline. The recent transformation of THQ into a creator of wholly-owned IP has placed it in a perfect position to leverage future trends in the game business. I look forward to working with the management team and board to realize the company’s goals.”

Jason Kay has become THQ’s Chief Strategy Officer. Kay was previously involved with Flektor as a co-founder, and worked at Activision, Columbia House and Home Box Office.

Lastly, THQ’s EVP Core Games Danny Bilson and SVP Core Studios Dave Davis have departed from the company.

Farrel thanked both men for their contributions to THQ:

“Danny has made significant contributions to THQ, and we thank him for his efforts. Along with Danny, Dave has been instrumental in getting our strong pipeline into production.”

Source: THQ PR

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Konami is mixing things up for its pre-E3 show this year.

The stream will be located exclusively at GameTrailers this Thursday at 1:30 AM ET/10:30 PM PT. A few bits from the broadcast will be shown during the latest episode of GT.TV, which airs a half hour earlier on Spike TV.

The pre-E3 show will be presented in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Japanese.

Fans can look forward to trailers, interviews, and other Konami updates. The company will be announcing a new game set to launch next year. We all know it’s Castlevania, but we’ll just pretend that no one has a clue about Mirror of Fate/Lords of Shadows 2.

A press release about the pre-show has been attached below.

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D3Publisher has mysteriously halted its E3 2012 teaser page. It’s unclear as to what happened and if/when the countdown will be returning.

A notice on the site reads that the move was made as a result of “various circumstances.”

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Nintendo’s E3 2012 media briefing will be taking place one week from today. It goes without saying that this conference is extremely important for the company.

This is the Wii U’s second chance in the spotlight, and a big show is needed to wipe away some of the doubts surrounding the console. We also shouldn’t forget that the 3DS can’t be forgotten, and how Nintendo intends to maintain the system’s momentum will be significant.

A number of analysts have offered some thoughts as to what they expect to see from Nintendo at E3. All of the responses can below.

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Natsume has released yet another hint about its upcoming title announcement. On Twitter, the company confirmed that the game series doesn’t begin with the letter “L”.

That rules out Lufia, then! I’m sticking with Harvest Moon: The Land’s Origin localization as my guess for now…

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Natsume has dished out a couple of extra hints pertaining to its title announcement this week.

The company has further clarified that it will be related to a series in which it which it has published at least three previous entries in North America.

Natsume also sent out the following word teaser on Twitter:

“C_s__m_z____n i_ Ki__”

Customization is King seems to fit fairly well into the spaces.

The most likely candidate for an announcement is now Harvest Moon: The Land’s Origin. The 3DS title recently came out in Japan, and features extensive customization features.

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Capcom successfully registered a trademark for something called “Remember Me” in both the US and Europe last week. It’s definitely related to a video game, as one of the filings mentions “computer game software”.

Trademarkia indicates that Remember Me was added to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 22. Meanwhile, the OHIM shows that the European filing was made on May 25.

Perhaps this is related to an upcoming E3 announcement?

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It doesn’t get much more random than this!

Thanks to Adam J for the tip.

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According to Natsume’s Twitter, the company will be making an announcement within the next few days. Three hints have been provided thus far.

Natsume has confirmed that the announcement contains a “celebration”, is related to an existing series, and is based on a franchise that has seen three entries released previously.

Rune Factory IV is one possibility. The game is set to launch in Japan in a couple of months, so Natsume could be preparing a localization announcement.

That’s just one of many possibilities. We’ll be receiving the announcement soon.

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With the popularity of mobile and social games as well as a slight de-emphasis on boxed titles, some would argue that E3 isn’t as important as it once was. Furthermore, these doubters may say that the expo is quickly becoming irrelevant.

E3 organiser ESA obviously isn’t in this camp. SVP Rich Taylor, when approached about his thoughts about the trade show becoming irrelevant, responded by explaining that this year’s show is “going to be one of the strongest shows we’ve had in a long time.” He added, “The industry will change and we will change with it.”

Taylor’s full comments are as follows:

“I disagree with broad declarations that a show which hasn’t occurred yet is irrelevant. Folks haven’t even seen what’s going to take place. The fact that Zynga and GREE are going to be there is reflective of a show that is very much relevant. These firms are talking specifically about mobile and social. What happens in LA will be heard around the globe and echo around for the months to follow. If E3 was losing relevancy we’d be having a fire sale on exhibit space, but it is the opposite, we are packed to the gills. I think it’s going to be one of the strongest shows we’ve had in a long time. The industry will change and we will change with it.”

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