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THQ Cancels Saints Row Expansion, Lowers Revenue by $20M

by William D'Angelo, posted on 20 June 2012 / 3,750 Views

THQ has announced it has lowered its expected revenue by $20 million for its current fiscal year. THQ also mentioned that it could mean an extra $0.03 drop per share, compared to what was previous given.

The drop in revenue is due the cancelling of the Saints Row: The Third expansion Enter The Dominatrix will not be released. THQ president explained that the expansion will be incorporated into the fourth Saints Row game, instead of being a standalone expansion.

"I asked the team what it could achieve given more time, more resources, and a broader scope for the project. We all agreed we wanted to play that game," said THQ president Jason Rubin. "We believe the potential for this sequel is far greater as a full-priced, full-length, high quality, connected experience."


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7 Comments

usrevenge
usrevenge (on 21 June 2012)

they need to hold on just until their lineup comes out. homefront 2 is looking amazing, lets just hope the original game didn't do so poorly that people won't get the second. Metro the last light isn't my kind of game but graphically it looks good, hopefully people into that kinda game will get it. Darksiders 2 is looking good. I heard the original was basically legend of zelda but bloody and better in many ways. South park and the stick of truth looks like it will be hilarious. They also own relic who is working on a new dawn of war, or company of heroes... or if we are really lucky homeworld 3.

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tankde20
tankde20 (on 22 June 2012)

they have company of heroes 2 coming out early 2013

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Araknie
Araknie (on 21 June 2012)

The week before: "we are gonna absolutely support our major brands, like etc etc etc Saints Row etc etc." This comes unexpeted even for them, and it's not a good sign.

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cusman
cusman (on 20 June 2012)

I enjoy THQ games so I really hope they pull through. I hope a next Homefront game gets Rubin's focus more than next Saint's Row game.

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tankde20
tankde20 (on 20 June 2012)

its a good idea...delay the game 6-12 months to make it a full game which will increase future revenue and sales. and with Rubin running the show now, you know it wont be short changed....also says that THQ is doing good financially. If they couldn't afford it then they wouldnt take the chance this close to bankruptcy...think about it

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VetteDude
VetteDude (on 20 June 2012)

It's inevitable, no way THQ avoids bankruptcy.

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tankde20
tankde20 (on 20 June 2012)

yeah cause all hope relied on a $30 expansion, huh???

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JRock3x8
JRock3x8 (on 20 June 2012)

that's a lit even if it is a funny one. here's how it really went : hey if you don't turn this "expansion" into a proper "sequel", THQ will cease to exist as a company, so.... go!

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Millenium
Millenium (on 20 June 2012)

:(

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