AGOURA HILLS, Calif. \u2013 December 14, 2010 \u2013 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) announced today it has forged a strategic relationship with Guillermo del Toro, writer and director of Hellboy and the Oscar-winning Pan\u2019s Labyrinth, in a multi-year agreement to create an original trilogy of triple-A games titled inSANETM. To be developed by Volition, Inc.\u00ae, the inSANE trilogy is expected to deliver an unprecedented cinematic experience while redefining storytelling in gaming. The first chapter in the series is expected to launch in 2013.<\/p>\n
Del Toro will serve as external creative director for the games, working closely with THQ Executive Vice President, Core Games Danny Bilson, THQ Director of Fiction Development Paul DeMeo and THQ\u2019s Volition, Inc. studio on the development of the trilogy. In addition, THQ and del Toro will collaborate on potential transmedia projects surrounding the games. THQ will own the intellectual property rights to the games, and del Toro will hold the rights to any filmed entertainment products.<\/p>\n
\u201cTHQ is committed to creating great games by identifying the world\u2019s most talented artists and providing them with the creative support to design innovative game play experiences,\u201d said Bilson. \u201cGuillermo is not only an incredibly gifted writer and film director, but also an avid gamer, and we are excited to bring his talents to our medium. We are confident his unique point of view will create visually stunning adventures, filled with rich and rewarding game play.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this new series of videogames, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where ever single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality,\u201d said del Toro. \u201cTHQ and Volition, Inc. are equally excited to make this vision of a completely new game universe into a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, please visit inSANEgame.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. \u2013 December 14, 2010 \u2013 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) announced today it has forged a strategic relationship with Guillermo del Toro, writer and director of Hellboy and the Oscar-winning Pan\u2019s Labyrinth, in a multi-year agreement to create an original trilogy of triple-A games titled inSANETM. To be developed by Volition, Inc.\u00ae, the<\/p>\n