Greg Miller: The SmackDown vs. Raw franchise is an interesting one. Every year I cover it, and every year I come in going "Well, I don't know how they're going to get me excited for this one." Then without fail, THQ and Yuke's gets me excited about the next iteration of the series. If you read my initial WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 preview from a few weeks ago, you know that this year is no different – free roaming backstage environments, an ever-evolving WWE Universe Mode, a revamped Hell in a Cell, etc.
Alex & Mike talk Biomutant, a game from Experiment 101/THQ Nordiq you likely have not heard of. While the AAA side of the industry tends to homogenization and imitative, cinematic presentation, “AA” games remain creative and innovative in 2021. Drawing on inspirations as varied as Dark Souls, third person shooters & kung fu cinema, Biomutant is Ratchet & Clank on acid, developed by a team of 20 people.
Remember THQ? They published such games as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Darksiders I & II, the Destroy All Humans series, Homefront, the Red Faction series, and Saint's Row 1-3. Almost as famous as their games were the THQ marketing stunts, including a Golden Wii.
PlaySation gamers are in for a treat today! Not only did Sony roll out its “Double Discount” PlayStation Store sale, but there’s also a THQ Humbe Bundle PS4 discount happening too!
