THQ Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Sony's Howard Stringer speaking at IFA in 2011. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Sony, having suffered through years of gaffes under CEO Howard Stringer, badly needed some change. That change came today when Sony announced that Kazuo Hirai will become the company's new president and chief executive , effective April 1. Stringer put a good face on the change, saying that his company has been ...

Sony's Howard Stringer will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai on April 1. It's a smart move that has as much to do with Stringer's mistakes as with Hirai's own qualifications.

Sony's Howard Stringer speaking at IFA in 2011. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Sony, having suffered through years of gaffes under CEO Howard Stringer, badly needed some change. That change came today when Sony announced that Kazuo Hirai will become the company's new president and chief executive, effective April 1 . Stringer put a good face on the change, saying that his company has been ...

Sony's Howard Stringer will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai on April 1. It's a smart move that has as much to do with Stringer's mistakes as with Hirai's own qualifications.