'Tis the season for submitting fiscal year reports, it seems. While we heard from THQ last time, Activision has now stepped up to the plate to report the results of its fourth quarter and 2008 fiscal year. More financial statistics follow in the full article after the jump.

Earlier this year, Marvel parted ways with Electronic Arts regarding the Marvel fighting game franchise. Today, the comic company has just struck a deal with THQ to bring video games based on Marvel's Super Hero Squad. Read more on this in the full article.

What do you when you've gone through some tough times? Simple: you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move on. That seems to be what THQ is doing, following what it has described as "a very tough year." Thing is, the adjustments appear to involve job cuts as well as new plans. More adjustments occur in the full article after the jump.

When you've got a business going, it's a wise idea to keep track of your cashflow. THQ has been doing precisely that. In fact, the company has recently reported the fourth quarter results of the fiscal year, which ended last March 31, 2008. More financial statistics in the full article after the jump.

Sources close to THQ indicate that the company has laid off a number of employees from two of its subsidiary game development studios.

The studios reportedly being affected are Rainbow Studios, which was responsible for racing titles like the MX vs. ATV series, and SandBlast Games, currently developing Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360). Further details are available in the full article.

A research note from Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter detailed a couple of interesting predictions. Among these predictions include both software and console sales for various platforms as well as some recommendations for investors. For more on this, check out the full article.

The cute little robotic garbage compactor known as WALL-E is definitely making its way into your households as a video game this year. Heavy Iron Studios' Keith Pope talks about the details of the upcoming cross-platform game and reveals the launch date as well. Catch the interview in the full article.

A lot of talk has been going around regarding the currently pending Activision-Vivendi deal and EA's US$ 2 billion offer for Take-Two Interactive. While it may seem that mergers and acquisitions are the current trend, THQ's Chief Executive Brian Farrell feels that it isn't a necessity for company growth. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Fresh from acquiring assets to dip themselves into the casual gaming market, "creative hub" publisher THQ will now set out to raise the curtains off their much broader lineup of games for fiscal year 2009. And aside from tending some exclusive titles for the Nintendo Wii, THQ has a couple of mainstream franchises piled up for a comeback. All these are to be demonstrated at the Game Press Event in San Francisco. Head to the full story for more info.

We're letting the readers know that TimeFly Studios is now open for business. You'll want to give this new developer a look, given that it was founded by a trio of guys who've cut their teeth on projects like MX vs. ATV and Cars (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP). Details are in the full article.