THQ talks about the company entering into the MMO space on GameZone talks with THQ about dipping their toes in the MMOG market: "Our joint venture relationship in THQ*ICE, to build our presence and portfolio in the MMO segment, is indeed strategic, bringing together a world-class, expert, deeply experienced online/MMO platform operator (in ICE), with a world-class, worldwide games publisher/developer (in THQ). We value our partnership with ICE tremendously, and look forward to continuing to develop our presence within the MMO space through this partnership in impactful and significant ways."