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Mar 19, 2008

Photographer claims THQ used a 'Juiced 2' shot without permission

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PS2 - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - Photographer claims THQ used a 'Juiced 2' shot without permission

Photographer Paul Ferradas has said a photo he took of a model has ended up being used without consent from him or the model.

Apparently an ex-boyfriend of the model was playing Juiced 2 and recognised her in the "loading - please wait" images of the game. No comment from THQ at the moment, which may be scrambling to investigate themselves.
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Feb 5, 2008

THQ Explains Stuntman And Juiced Failures

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PS2 - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - THQ Explains Stuntman And Juiced Failures

During THQ's financial conference call with analysts, company execs explained why two of their highly anticipated in-house games, Stuntman Ignition and Jucied 2: Hot Import Nights, did not do as well as anticipated in sales and reviews.

For Stuntman, the execs stated that they felt the game's design was too old-fashioned and highly scripted compared to the more open games that involve more player's choice that the publisher feels are more popular now.

For Juiced, THQ felt that giving the developer, Juiced Games, a total of six different platforms to develop all at once was too ambitious and that going forward THQ will only give their game developers no more than three SKUs to work on at once.
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Jan 23, 2008

THQ scraps Juiced and Stuntman franchises

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PS2 - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - THQ scraps Juiced and Stuntman franchises

THQ has today announced its decision "not to pursue its Juiced and Stuntman intellectual properties".

Both franchises saw releases in 2007, with Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights and Stuntman: Ignition each releasing across multiple platforms. Although not receiving universal acclaim both titles were not without merit, Stuntman in particular proving great addictive fun for high-score junkies.
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Jan 18, 2008

First day sales in Japan (1/17)

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PS2 - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - First day sales in Japan (1/17)

First Day Sales

Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympics (DS) : about 40k

School Days L x H (PS2) : about 7k

Sonic Riders (Wii) : about 2k

Trauma Center New Blood (Wii) : about 2k

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (PS2) : about 2k
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Feb 22, 2007

THQ details Juiced 2

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Developer THQ has officially announced the sequel to 2005's street racer Juiced, heading to PC, PS3, 360, PS2 and PSP, following earlier reports on the game this week. Juiced 2 is based around the Hot Import Nights series of car shows, and will include race and drift racing modes along with large amounts of customization options. There's also a "Driver DNA" system that "molds" the racing traits of players and then makes them downloadable to race against in events, though we're not quite sure ... » Read More

Feb 20, 2007

Juiced sequel revealed - first details

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The sequel to urban racer Juiced has been revealed via Swedish games mag, Gamereactor, even though publisher THQ has yet to publicly confirm its existence. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights is being developed for a September 2007 release on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, and PSP, potentially going head-to-head with a new version of EA's Need For Speed series. The action takes place across various European cities, and there will be a roster of over 90 tuned-up motors to pimp. The game will be based around ... » Read More

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