BUSINESS WIRE — THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Rainbowâ„¢ Studios today announced Deadly Creaturesâ„¢ is shipping to retail outlets worldwide, bringing a cinematic and immersive game-play experience to Nintendo’s innovative Wiiâ„¢ system. Featuring the voice talents of Academy Award® Winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award Nominated actor Dennis Hopper, Deadly Creatures takes players on an epic, cinematic journey from the perspective of both a Tarantula and Scorpion presenting unique combat and exploration possibilities. Deadly Creatures is available for the suggested retail price of $49.99.

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Wowee!  What a week for new releases!  I can’t say much more than look at this list:

DS
My DoItAll
Retro Game Challenge

Wii
Deadly Creatures
NASCAR Kart Racing
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
The House of the Dead: Overkill

Not so much a question of what are you getting, but what have you been waiting to get this week?

If you say so, Dennis. Whatever the case, this is the second THQ game I’ve been excited about in forever (the first being De Blob). Deadly Creatures arrives on Wii in February.

According to IGN’s Matt Casamassina apparently THQ’s new and exciting Wii game Deadly Creatures is going to be delayed til sometime in February 2009.

This marks the second delay for the game, originally set for an October 31 ship date and then repositioned for a mid-December release.

Deadly Creatures was set to be a December release that was going to give us that extreme bug fighting game that was sure to be an unappreciated gem. From what we know already, Deadly Creatures has you playing as a scorpion and a tarantula, battling against other arachnids and insects. It’s promisingly dark story continues to unearth a deadly plot involving man. The game is said to push the Wii’s capabilities visually. The voice cast will include Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper, whose characters are looking for something buried in the desert.

Deadly Creature Delay

THQ has proposed an interesting new games development theory; quality is equal parts gameplay, graphics and Billy Bob Thornton.

The publisher released today a new trailer on IGN for Deadly Creatures revealing actors Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper as two of the game’s primary voice actors.

The grisly new trailer showcases Thornton as he warns, “Greed can poison a man’s soul, turn him into something he ain’t, turn him into something deadly.” Two men are then shown digging in the desert, voiced by Thornton and Hopper.

An original action-thriller starring violent insects in a desolate world, Deadly Creatures is scheduled to release Dec. 22 exclusively for Wii.