It's no secret that publisher THQ is having some financial troubles, especially with the US$ 192 million loss that they reported last month. It looks like things haven't really picked up yet, too, and now the company is planning to close down one of its studios and turning another two into independent studios.

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.

Not only does this new Ratatouille trailer from Heavy Iron Studios and THQ bring home the bacon, it also brings home the cheese, the wine, the olives, the lasagna... it just brings a lot of food to the table!

In Ratatouille, players get to play as the master chef-slash-rat Remy as he goes through 20 exciting missions that will relive portions of the movie, as well as flesh out Remy's character even further. As an added bonus, the game also comes with an unlockable sneak peek of Disney/Pixar's next movie, "WALL-E", which tells the story of a robot who wants to travel the galaxy.

Now, what's in this trailer, you might be wondering? Besides Remy, the ratty chef running for his little life, we also have gameplay mechanics such as running, jumping, and rolling on round food objects. The trailer also notes some of the game's features, such as multiplayer options and minigames.

In any case, you can expect delicious action and multiplatform gaming delicacies below, because in Ratatouille, everything tastes good. Enjoy!

Mini games, rat chefs and a whole lot of cooking abound in Heavy Iron Studios and THQ's Ratatouille (DS, Wii, PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360), a game based on the Disney/Pixar animated feature of the same name.

Ratatouille will allow players to create culinary masterpieces, evade detection from dangerous and often hungry enemies, and brave the perils of the dinner-rush as rat hero Remy journeys to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a great chef. Players can engage in a series of mini games, culinary challenges and even go head to head against a friend.

Ratatouille is slated for a Summer release alongside the film across eleven video game platforms. That's gotta be some kind of record right there. Anyway, check out the new Wii screenshots of the game below.

 

More screenshots after the jump!

Talking about Ratatouille (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP) feels weird to me. Anyhow, Remi M. will now talk about Remy, the main character of the game. Remy is a French rat who is obsessed about the idea of becoming a master French chef, now of course when you're a rodent and you wanna be a master chef, there are bound to be some problems and health code violations along the way.

Anyhow, the game is being developed by Heavy Iron Studios and will be published by THQ. Over at GameSpot, we found a video interview of Heavy Iron's General Manager, Lyle Hall. He showed off the game and he talked about what you can expect from the game and the main character himself. We have a video for you guys courtesy of YouTube, so go ahead and click play to check Remy, the rodent, in action.

Until now, there are still no release date announcements for Ratatouille (Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii). However, we do know that the movie is expected on June 29, 2007, so maybe we can expect it to ship around that time as well. In case you are not familiar with the game, it is about the rat Remy who dreams of being a chef.

We guess we don't have to remind you that rats are no-no in kitchens, or any part of the house for that matter. Anyway, for you to have a better idea of what Ratatouille is all about, here are two gameplay vids for both consoles. The game is being developed by Heavy Iron Studios and will be published by THQ.

Ratatouille Wii gameplay video

See the Xbox 360 gameplay video after the jump - just click on the "Full Article" link.