Whoa. Did he say what I think he just said? Brian Farrel, head honcho and the man of the "creative hub" that is THQ, spilled the game publisher's thoughts on their future ventures. And while strumming a few notes to the tune of market segmentation, Farrell revealed that the Warhammer 40k and Company of Heroes franchises were heading online - and in the massively multiplayer fashion, too. More details at the full article.

For now, THQ - developer and publisher of games for popular consoles such as the Xbox360, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2 and Playstation Portable - has decided not to go into the field of MMORPGs. For one thing, the competition is nothing short of brutal - and right now, they would be up against the MMO gaming industry's 800 pound gorilla, World of Warcraft. Not only has WoW taking the top spot in the hearts of the world's MMO gamers, its sheer popularity has made some of the largest game publishers in the world think twice about entering the online gaming market at all.

In a recent presentation, THQ's president and CEO Brian Farrell did not rule out the possibility of his company coming out with an online game at some point in the future, but explained why he felt the current market situation makes postponement of such a move prudent.

"We're looking at it very closely, but I want to find the right opportunity," Farrell said. "I think what you will not see THQ do is come out with another fantasy-type game. The other thing we're thinking is these things tend to have a window. Right now that product is World of Warcraft, so the idea would be to time something for when that product is going to be on its downward slope. To come out with something competitive now I think would be misguided for anyone, including THQ."