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Wario64 · Jun 5, 2012

Update:

(via Blaburn)

http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/05/thq-confirms-ufc-dev-team-laid-off/

THQ’s San Diego studio has been shuttered following the sale of the UFC license – the team’s main concern – to EA Sports.

“THQ confirms that today’s announcement regarding the UFC license transition will affect the company’s San Diego studio,” the publisher said in a statement.

“THQ is working closely with those relevant staff to either find possible employment within the company, or potentially with EA.”

Industry figures have respond to the news with criticism of THQ’s timing of the announcement when it is likely to be swallowed by E3 hype.

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It's the news on Twitters.

https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/statuses/209798762183393280

https://twitter.com/mroahrig/statuses/209793737499484160

https://twitter.com/kristanreed/statuses/209797343858536448

Breaking news...developing...more at the jump

ZombieSupaStar · Jun 5, 2012

WTF WWE ALL STARS WAS GREAT!

oh fuck you thq....

ThatCrazyGuy · Jun 5, 2012

No All-Stars sequel?? Sad

DMczaf · Jun 5, 2012

Yukes knows where the bodies are buried.

razgriz417 · Jun 5, 2012

Damn thats pretty fucking shady, canning everyone on e3

BibiMaghoo · Jun 5, 2012

On E3 day?

This thread should be stickied, the sly *****

LiK · Jun 5, 2012

scummy

chris3116 · Jun 5, 2012

At this point, RIP THQ overall.

Shard · Jun 5, 2012

Distressing.

DMeisterJ · Jun 5, 2012

Jason Rubin restructuring I see.

Gamer @ Heart · Jun 5, 2012

Are they losing WWE too? Dam.

When they said refocusing on a few key titles, they sure meant the 'few'

Femmeworth · Jun 5, 2012

I guess something had to balance Epic's good deed. So the studio used to belong to Midway? Ouch, poor people.

Data West · Jun 5, 2012

Grakl · Jun 5, 2012

Femmeworth said:
I guess something had to balance Epic's good deed.

Yeah. Boo sucks.

5amshift · Jun 5, 2012

Damn, terrible news for the offices. Hope they didn't see it coming, sucks being hype for E3 only to have this happen.

cuyahoga · Jun 5, 2012

Couldn't they have given these guys the WWE license instead?

HarryDemeanor · Jun 5, 2012

There goes my hope for WWE All-Stars 2.

Vince McMahon appearing at next year's EA E3 presser confirmed.

CrunchinJelly · Jun 5, 2012

They were working on UFC, so THQ don't need them any more.

It's sad, especially at this time, but not unexpected.

ThatCrazyGuy · Jun 5, 2012

So EA got UFC. Will they get WWE now?

1-D_FTW · Jun 5, 2012

Ruthless, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Don't know how anyone could make an argument for that studio being a part of their core.

Deadbeat · Jun 5, 2012

So the studio that made the best wrestling game in the past decade (?) gets shut down.

/slowclap

BoboBrazil · Jun 5, 2012

Horrible fucking news. Why in the world would they keep Yukes and fire this studio? Allstars was great. The WWE franchise would have been in much better hands with them. Oh well, not like it matters, there won't be a WWE '14 under THQ.

Jibber Hack · Jun 5, 2012

Jason Rubin pulls an Iraqi general mind trick this morning on Spike. Everything's normal, perfectly fine. We'll get rid of a few games...

ElRenoRaven · Jun 5, 2012

Wow that's some low class bullshit right there.

ZombieSupaStar · Jun 5, 2012

HarryDemeanor said:
There goes my hope for WWE All-Stars 2.

Vince McMahon appearing at next year's EA E3 presser confirmed.

seriously I hope this comes to pass, fuck thq, I feel bad for volition and other decent devs getting pulled under by this titanic.

Carl · Jun 5, 2012

Wow THQ

Grisby · Jun 5, 2012

Bad form man.

jbug617 · Jun 5, 2012

Allstars was good. Really enjoyed it.

Neuromancer · Jun 5, 2012

Bummer. Come on THQ, that was shitty timing.

thuway · Jun 5, 2012

Sony, time to swoop in.

All-Stars could use some new talent.

Sho Nuff · Jun 5, 2012

THQ does not own Yuke's.

fly high ~ayunite~ · Jun 5, 2012

Rest in peace

DJ Crimson · Jun 5, 2012

Jibber Hack said:
Jason Rubin pulls an Iraqi general mind trick this morning on Spike. Everything's normal, perfectly fine. We'll get rid of a few games...

He was so nonchalant about it with his answer, it was a bit funny. Shame about the firings though.

BD1 · Jun 5, 2012

I think the WWE license is probably up to the highest bidder right now.

Mattakuevan · Jun 5, 2012

This should be stickied for a bit once E3 has died down.

ZombieSupaStar · Jun 5, 2012

Wasn't wwe trying to sue their way out of thq licensing a few years ago?

Santiako · Jun 5, 2012

Awful awful.

digita1alchemy · Jun 5, 2012

HarryDemeanor said:
There goes my hope for WWE All-Stars 2.

Vince McMahon appearing at next year's EA E3 presser confirmed.

Developed by syn Sophia (AKI).

I can dream

Shard · Jun 5, 2012

BD1 said:
I think the WWE license is probably up to the highest bidder right now.

There are probably less takers.

JdFoX187 · Jun 5, 2012

ZombieSupaStar said:
Wasn't wwe trying to sue their way out of thq licensing a few years ago?

Yukes, not THQ. They were suing Yukes, which is in partnership with THQ.

WWE All-Stars may have been fun, but sold quite poorly. It's sad, but it's not like the studio was producing anything worthy of keeping them around sales-wise.

Htown · Jun 5, 2012

Make the most exciting WWE game in a decade

Get fired

This generation, man.

Vanille · Jun 5, 2012

Disgusting.

Nemo · Jun 5, 2012

THQ you sneaky you

Semblance · Jun 5, 2012

Yikes.

ZombieSupaStar · Jun 5, 2012

maybe EA could grab some of them to work on UFC? Ugh ..... poor Nightwolf......

Brannon · Jun 5, 2012

The very definition of a dick move.

What the hell THQ.

alr1ght · Jun 5, 2012

Expected, but kind of a shitty move to do it now.

Trick_GSF · Jun 5, 2012

Foul.

Nice job, THQ.

grandjedi6 · Jun 5, 2012

Solution: Just keep this news story going until E3 lull time happens

GringoLOCOo · Jun 5, 2012

seriously fuck you THQ , WWE all stars was awesome.

really sucks that the BRAIN DEAD IDIOTS AT THQ did this during E3.

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