PSA: PSN down for maintenance until 6: 30 p.m. EST

by Griffin McElroy 2010 28 Oct 10: 45 AM : so, you had big plans for this Thursday morning, all that involve using the online services of the PS3? Perhaps had your eye on a new demo on PlayStation Store? Maybe you wanted to confuse the bejeezus out of some stupid with Quincying a bit to start the day? Well, you can't. PlayStation Network is down and should stay that way until about 6: 30 p.m. EST. Europeans can look forward to their PSN going online between 16: 00 today at 00: 30 CEST tomorrow morning.

This downtime is set aside for regularly scheduled maintenance service, that you need, say.We must say, you've ever worked in the same building as a server that hasn't been washed in a month or two? those things may develop some wicked Bo.

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THQ extends UFC rights until 2018

from Alexander Sliwinski 2010 19 Oct 11: 00 AM : rights of THQ UFC Undisputed license will remain until 2018. The Publisher announced today that it has extended the "exclusive agreement, worldwide" with Zuffa, LLC to create games based on the last combat franchise for the next eight years. The agreement grants THQ the option to create games for all consoles, PCS, handhelds, mobile and social media. We can't wait to see someone's gift to us a "Punch in the junk" on Facebook.

Price of the deal wasn't shared publicly.Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter guesstimates: "[THQ] pays a percentage of sales against a minimum warranty. my guess is that is a license by 15%, and that the guarantee is approximately 10 million per year."

The license UFC was good for THQ, despite the decline in sales for the second iteration of the franchise. current strategy of THQ to combat fatigue annual potential is giving the series one "long development cycle," which means that the next installment should arrive sometime in the second half of 2011 at the earliest.

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