THQ Inc. (THQI:NASDAQ)

deviantART today announced the Darksiders: These Are Your Last Days Contest, based on the highly-anticipated action-adventure game from THQ®, Darksiders. The contest will challenge deviantART's online community of millions to create artwork depicting an apocalypse vision of their own.

Players Take Control of an X-Wing Fighter and Battle Against the Dark Side.

11/17/09 -- Bigfoot Networks, the networking technology company behind the Killer line of gaming network cards, today announced it has raised $8 million in a Series B financing round led by existing investors North Bridge Venture Partners, Palomar Ventures and Raven Venture Partners.

THQ Inc., the parent company of Champaign-based video game designer Volition, reported a $5.57 million loss for the quarter that ended Sept. 30. That was much smaller than the $115.3 million loss the company had during the same quarter a year earlier. The company is in the midst of a key quarter now, with video game sales strongly tied to the Christmas shopping season.

THQ Inc. today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Farrell will make a presentation to investors at the BMO Capital Markets 17th Annual Digital Entertainment Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

THQI: Downgraded - The firm lowered shares from Buy to Hold with a price target of $6.

Video game maker THQ Inc. said it lost less in the third quarter than it did a year earlier even as sales fell because it lowered its operating costs, sending its shares higher in aftermarket trading. THQ makes games such as WWE SmackDown vs. The company, based in Agoura Hills, lost $5.6 million, or 8 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Sept. 30.

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings Thursday. OVERVIEW: Activision is best known for games such as the popular "Guitar Hero" franchise, "World of Warcraft" and the "Call of Duty" series, whose upcoming installment, "Modern Warfare 2," could set entertainment records in the amount of money it rakes in the week it launches.

-- Improved Operating Results Driven by Focused Product Strategy and Cost Cutting Measures -- THQ Inc. today announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009. For the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2009, THQ reported net sales of $101.3 million, compared with $164.8 million in the prior-year period.

Best-Selling Author's Epic Tale Scheduled for January Release. THQ Inc. today announced its plans to bring James Patterson's best-selling book series, The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, to the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS this January. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X is the story of Daniel, a young boy who possesses the incredible power of creation that he inherited from his alien parents.