IGN, THQ Announce Digital Distribution Deal

Representatives of IGN and THQ have announced a new agreement that will bring a "broad catalog" of THQ PC titles to IGN's Direct2Drive digital distribution service, as already seen with STALKER and Supreme Commander. STALKER and Supreme Commander were given simultaneous release on the service and at retail under the terms of the agreement, which will see more THQ titles being added to Direct2Drive over the coming months. IGN says the latest deal sees THQ added to a "AAA roster" of publishers which also includes: Atari, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Eidos, Electronic Arts, Namco, NCsoft, Sega, Sony Online Entertainment, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games and 2K Games. Said IGN senior VP of consumer products Jamie Berger, "We're proud to be the first to offer THQ's roster of hit games to our consumers via digital distribution. Our customers are passionate about great games and blockbusters like Supreme Commander, the award-winning Company of Heroes, and the full Dawn of War series are exciting additions to our unparalleled library of AAA games available for download."