This week may have been a little bit slow for new releases, but that’s because we’ve been working furiously on great new things like the THQ library of games, upcoming updates for Impulse, a store visual reorganization and more!  Before we get into the releases & updates, I have a sneak-peak of some upcoming Impulse features, and a few new games we now have available for preorder, plus some new information on the THQ games we’ll be carrying soon.

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THQ News – Titles Available World-Wide

Last week I announced that Impulse will soon be carrying a number of great games from THQ’s back catalog such as Dawn of War, Company of Heroes and Supreme Commander.  Often, when games are made available for digital distribution, they’re only available for sale in select countries, leaving a lot of gamers in the lurch with no way to get their hands on a copy.  International publishing/distribution agreements often tie a publisher/developer’s hands on when it comes to where a game can be sold.

However, the THQ games coming to Impulse will be available world-wide!  That's right, it doesn't matter where on the globe you reside, so long as you have a payment method we accept, you can get your hands on all of the super-awesome THQ titles coming up on Impulse (listed above).

The only catch.  We do have regional pricing for some parts of the globe.  If you live in a country that uses any of these currencies, you will have different pricing per the publishing agreement:

• British Pound (GBP)

• Euro (EUR)

• Australian Dollar (AUD)

For the rest of the globe, it's a straight currency conversion between your local currency and the US Dollar.

Game Rankings & Achievements

Impulse is constantly evolving with bug fixes, and new features.  Between the Impulse client, the Impulse Reactor technology (multiplayer technology developers can add into their games), and the MyImpulse system (allows developers to package and submit their games and applications directly to Impulse to be sold on our storefront), we’ve been busy busy worker bees.  Right now, you only have the Impulse Client, the user-facing piece of the platform, so today I have a sneak-peek on some upcoming features for Impulse Phase 3 (Feb ‘09)

Game Rankings and Achievements are a major part of the multiplayer gaming experience.  Soon, you’ll have these key features in Impulse as well.  Below are a pair of early concept UI mockups for how both features would appear in the Impulse client.

	Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Step into one of the world's best-selling mystery stories of all time in this engaging 3rd person adventure game. Play as the new eleventh character, Patrick Narracott, the boatman who takes the guests to Shipwreck Island. And Then There Were None features a thrilling storyline, beautiful scenery, compelling characters and terrific dialogue. Adventure gamers will find themselves lost for hours in this faitful adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous novel.
Titles that received updates this week.  If you own any of these products, you may want to check out the patches and fixes we rolled out for them recently.
	Larva Mortus 1.02
	Sins of a Solar Empire 1.09b[b].047
	Of course, there's always more coming.  Here are a few titles that we have in the pipeline THQ Catalog!!!! Company of Heroes Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Frontlines: Fuel of War Full Spectrum Warrior Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Juiced 2: Hot IMport Nights MX vs ATV Unleashed Red Faction Red Faction II STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl Supreme Commander Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Titan Quest Titan Quest: Immortal Throne Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Soulstorm Age of Booty MotoGP Gothic III The Guild 2 The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel And more!