Frontlines: Fuel of War takes the top spot of the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Super Smash Bros. Brawl continues it's reign at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers have Army of Two queued up at the top.
In its conference call with investors to discuss THQ's holiday quarter sales, THQ president Brian Farrell has said that its 5th Cell developed DS platformer Drawn To Life is being prepped for a Wii release.
"THQ had the following to say about the issue, "In October, we announced certain product quality initiatives, including personnel and structural changes in product development and a more rigorous internal and external product evaluation and feedback process," said Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ. "Consistent with these initiatives, we have taken actions to strengthen our pipeline and position ourselves to compete aggressively with compelling, high quality games.""
VideoGamer.com reports: "THQ has today announced the cancellation of Frontlines: Fuel of War for PlayStation 3, confirming rumours which have been circulating around the internet over the last week. Frontlines on PS3 isn't the only title to be culled, with the PlayStation 2 version of Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed also pulled from the release schedule."
Some rumors posted on other web sites have reported that the PS3 version of Kaos Studios and THQ's upcoming multiplayer shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War has been cancelled. FiringSquad has checked in with THQ's PR contact for the game who told them today that the PS3 version had not been cancelled but has been delayed. According to FiringSquad's contact Kaos Studios is working to finish the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game for release in February. The PS3 version is still scheduled for release later in 2008.
Via Videogamer:
Reports have come in that Gamestop & EBGames have been notified the PS3 version is canceled, listings seem to have been removed from their respective web sites, and admins on the Kaos Studios forums are not denying it.
PlayStation 3 gamers looking to pick-up THQ's first-person shooter, Frontlines: Fuel of War, may be in for some disappointment.
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing and The Game Reviews is here in Las Vegas to bring you our initial impressions of the games and gaming hardware featured at the show. TGR was lucky enough to spend an hour in Microsoft's limousine rubbing elbows with none other than Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing Jeff Bell, Xbox Live's Director of Programming Major Nelson, GamerscoreBlog.com's Online Community Manager Chris Paladino, and several others.
Videogamer writes:
THQ has regretfully announced today that three of their major titles will be pushed back in to 2008. Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Frontlines: Fuel of War for PS3, and de Blob for the Wii and DS were among the titles being delayed.
Developing a first-person shooter video game that can rival the genre's top-selling hits like Call of Duty is always a long shot.
Today, retired US military commanders told Congress that the Defense Department should prepare for a near-future conflict sparked by global-warming-reduced natural resources. Such a scenario also happens to be the storyline of Frontlines: Fuel of War, a forthcoming multiplatform shooter from THQ, which was delayed today. Coincidence?
The guys at xequted.com gets a hands on preview of the Xbox 360 version of Frontlines: Fuel of War, which is looking great and playing as smooth as a baby's bottom despite it only being in the pre-Alpha stage of development the site reports.
German game site www.gameguide.nl posted today the ultimate list of 160 game tittles in production for the ps3.