Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. Today Verizon confirmed that Jelly Bean will begin rolling out to the Galaxy S III starting tomorrow, so get ready for that to drop. Apple released its iTunes Best of 2012 list today, while Facebook rolled out a native app for Android, which can boast speeds that are twice as fast. Google has brought double tap functionality to its mobile ads, meaning that you no longer have to worry about accidentally clicking an ad, and a US court has found that the iPhone infringes on three MobileMedia patents, with those patents revealed later in the day.
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‘THQ’ Stories
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 13, 2012
Humble THQ Bundle closes with more than $5 million raised
If you didn't pick up the stellar Humble THQ Bundle, then we're sorry to say that your window of opportunity has passed. The bundle closed last night with gamers throwing a total of $5,097,629.01 at the promotion. 885,307 bundles were sold during the run, easily making this one of the most popular Humble Bundles ever.
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Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War joins Humble THQ Bundle
The Humble THQ Bundle has just two days left before coming to a close, and it's apparently looking to go out with a bang. The bundle was already an excellent offering that brought together some of THQ's biggest titles for some name-your-price insanity, but the deal just got even sweeter with the addition of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition. The game, as many of you are aware, is the first title in THQ's much-loved Dawn of War series, and it is now available to those who pay more than the average of $5.64.
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Titan Quest joins the Humble THQ Bundle
If you thought the Humble THQ Bundle couldn't get any more awesome, we're pleased to say that you were sorely mistaken. With six days left to go, additional content has been added to the bundle in an effort to get those who are on the fence to drop a few bucks. Titan Quest and Red Faction Armageddon: Path to War have joined the other seven games in the bundle, making what many consider to be the best Humble Bundle ever even better.
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Humble THQ Bundle surpasses $2m in 24 hours
In what may be considered the most deal-worthy Humble Bundle yet, THQ launched a sale where you can get up to seven of the game studio's titles for whatever you wanted to pay for them. When we mentioned the deal yesterday, it had already reached over $220,000 in sales. Now, after 24 hours, the bundle has received over $2.2 million in sales from more than 400,000 people.
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THQ stock climbs nearly 40% after release of Humble Bundle
Earlier in the day, we told you about the latest Humble Bundle. This Humble Bundle is more or less the same as past bundles in that players get to name their own price for it, but there's one key difference: instead of bundling together a bunch of indie titles, this latest one is a collection of THQ's biggest games. It would appear that THQ's investors like this idea a whole bunch, because THQ's stock ended the day up a whopping 37.96%.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 29, 2012
Welcome to Thursday evening everyone - we received some pretty big news this afternoon, so let's just jump in! Microsoft announced today that we'll be able snag a Surface Pro starting in January, with the 64GB model demanding $899 and the 128GB model going for $999. Apple launched iTunes 11 today, complete with a brand new user interface and iCloud at every turn, so get those updates going. We also heard that Google is looking to deliver information to you before you even search for it, which is pretty cool but also a little bit creepy.
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Humble THQ Bundle includes Company of Heroes, Metro 2033 and more
If you know anything about the Humble Bundle, it's that you can get a bundle of great games for whatever you want to pay for them. It's arguably one of the best business models there is, and taking a donations approach instead of a fixed price opens the gates for greater revenue. THQ is one game studio that needs revenue, so they've decided to throw together a Humble Bundle of their own.
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THQ clears up Wii U “horrible, slow CPU” claim
A couple days ago, 4A Games developer Oles Shishkovtsov had some fighting words for Nintendo's new Wii U gaming console. He simply said that the new console has a "horrible, slow CPU." He was pretty straightforward in his comment obviously, but THQ's Huw Beynon -- who works full time as a representative of 4A Games -- says that Shishkovtsov's comment didn't tell the full story necessarily.
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NPD: Darksiders II sold 247k copies in August, takes top software spot
NPD has released its sales statistics for the US video game market in August, and Darksiders II has taken the software crown. That's in a month where every category tumbled year-over-year, with total software sales falling by a significant 20% to $515.6 million. The decline in software sales didn't sting as much, with that number only dropping 11% year-over-year before resting at $252.8 million for the month.
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South Park: The Game delayed until 2013
Bad luck if you you were hoping to get South Park: The Game for Christmas, as the anticipated title becomes the latest in a string of high-profile games to be delayed into 2013. THQ buried the news in its fiscal 2012 financial results, pushing the release date back from the second half of 2012, as original intended, to last quarter of the 2013 financial year, which means sometime between January 1 and March 31 2013.
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THQ announces layoffs, reduces Warhammer ambitions
Video game publisher THQ announced today that is has decided to hand pink slips to 118 of its employees across two studios. In the same breath, the company said its upcoming new entry in the Warhammer 40K series, one of its most profitable, will not be a massively multiplayer online game as it originally promised. Instead, it will focus more heavily on a single-player aspect.
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