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THQ Opens Montreal Development Studio; Announces Industry Heavyweight Patrice Désilets to Join THQ Studio System

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Video Game Industry Veteran Désilets Slated to Form New Development Studio Based at THQ Montreal Next Summer
MONTRÉAL, Oct 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) announced today its plans for talented game developer Patrice Désilets to join the company next summer to form a new THQ owned development studio housed within its video game development studio in Montreal, Quebec.
“The best way we can deliver fresh, high-quality gaming experiences is by working with the best talent. THQ is delighted to have the opportunity to make a brilliant addition to our team next year with Patrice Désilets,” said Danny Bilson, THQ Executive Vice President, Core Games. “We expect calendar 2011 to be a watershed year for THQ, and adding developers like Patrice helps ensure our focus on new IP and great games charted by leading industry artists.”

Tron: Evolution: Battle Grids trailer

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Kyabajoppi details

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– RPG
– Play as a girl who is hoping to become the number one hostess in Neo Ginza
– Entertain guests that visit the club
– Engage in an “epic story”
– Story may involve a great danger which threatens the world
– Control your character via the touch screen
– Characters shown in the screenshots:
Fukuzou Moguro
Kintaro Yajima (Salaryman Kintaro)
Lupin III (Lupin III)
Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
Yujiro Hanma (Hanma Baki)
Joe (Ashita no Joe)
Kaiji Ito (Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji)
You can see these characters in action here:
– 2011 release in Japan

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 DS screenshots

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 DS details

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The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are working hard to create handheld magic in Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTM – Part 1 for the Nintendo DS. The game will deliver an action-packed adventure, loaded with frantic combat against fierce adversaries and a myriad of challenges to uncover.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part I for the DS drops players into the role of Harry PotterTM as he undertakes a dangerous quest to locate and destroy Voldemort’sTM Horcruxes. With Ron and Hermione by their side, players will need to muster their most powerful magic against relentless assaults from the likes of Death Eaters and Snatchers.

Creative Fun Goes Portable with Nintendo’s Art Academy

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A Hand-Held Art Studio Allows Users to Unleash Their Creativity
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Everyone has artistic impulses, whether it’s doodling on a notepad or feeling inspired by a painting. With the Oct. 25 launch of the Art Academy™ software for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Nintendo shows how art instruction can teach people to create their own masterpieces in no time. Art Academy gives people from all walks of life a remarkable new way to boost their creative skills and act on their artistic inspiration anytime, anywhere. This title offers a series of fun, interactive lessons that teach the essentials of drawing and painting, plus unique features that let users create and store their own personal masterworks.
Art Academy helps users rediscover the passion and excitement for art they had as kids, whether they’re making a portrait of a friend or having fun replicating the work of a master. Users can follow basic tutorials on topics such as color and shading or just explore the boundless creative possibilities of Free Paint mode, which lets them draw whatever comes to mind. The Nintendo DS stylus can be used just like a paintbrush or pencil, while the touch screen functions as a virtual canvas. The ability to adjust brush and pencil sizes, mix custom colors and apply creative effects can yield beautifully realistic results. Even better, the skills learned in Art Academy can be transferred to real-world art materials.
“Art Academy makes it fun and convenient to express your creativity anytime, anywhere,” said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America’s director of Public Relations. “Even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before, the simple-to-follow lessons and intuitive touch-screen controls open up a world of artistic enjoyment for budding artists of any age.”
Art Academy lessons are led by a friendly on-screen instructor named Vince who gradually guides students through numerous artistic concepts. Lessons can be enjoyed at each user’s own pace, and even paused and saved for later completion. The software includes all 10 lessons from the previously released Art Academy: First Semester and Art Academy: Second Semester for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, which allows users with a broadband Internet connection to access downloadable content. Art Academy also contains additional mini lessons, 20 virtual picture frames and more than 80 motifs that can be used to practice. Users will find themselves smiling with satisfaction as each masterpiece is perfected step by step.
Via a local wireless connection, users can share a Demo lesson with other Nintendo DS owners, even if they don’t own a copy of the software. Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™ users have the added ability to use their system’s built-in cameras to take photos of subjects they want to paint and use them as a reference.
For more information about Art Academy, visit http://www.nintendo.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.4 billion video games and more than 565 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.

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