Earlier reports that Take 2 signed Juiced turn out to be untrue as today THQ announced it has signed exclusive worldwide publishing rights to the Juiced franchise.

THQ submitted the winning bid for the property, which was approved on October 6, 2004, by an order of the U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings of Acclaim Entertainment.
"We are very excited to have secured the rights to this strategic, highly sought after intellectual property," said Jack Sorensen, executive vice president of worldwide studios, THQ. "The team is off to a great start and now has the time to build `Juiced' into one of the premier brands in street racing."
THQ plans to release Juiced for the PlayStation2, Xbox and PC in summer 2005.