Publisher THQ announced in February that it would be cutting back substantially, axing jobs and shuttering studios after losing $191.8 million last quarter. Today, we learn that developer Big Huge Games is due to close.
https://lastchance.cc/thq-loses-millions-will-fire-hundreds-5146601%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Big Huge Games was working on an unannounced Wii game and a role-playing game designed by former The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion designer Ken Rolston.
http://lastchance.cc/257503/thq-teams-with-bhg-for-rpg%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
California based Heavy Iron in Los Angeles and Incinerator in Carlsbad were let go by the publisher today, part of THQ’s previously announced cutbacks. Both studios were responsible for creating titles based on Pixar properties, including The Incredibles and Wall E from Heavy Iron and Cars from Incinerator Studios.
Heavy Iron is doing the same thing (although I’m not sure if they are retaining all employees).
THQ reps call the actions “unfortunate but were necessitated by the difficult economic environment.” It has plans to layoff nearly 600 employees or about 24% of its total workforce, in order to cut costs by $220 million in its fiscal 2010.
The publisher confirmed earlier this month that it had laid off approximately 100 employees at its Champaign, Illinois quality assurance facility.
https://lastchance.cc/layoffs-hit-thqs-volition-5163878%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
