Looks like THQ’s tightening their belt.
With THQ announcing a $35.3 million dollar loss this past fiscal year, it’s time for some people to get the ax. Not executives, mind you, but the little people. Gamasutra reports that CEO Brian Farrell stated 200 people will lose their jobs, but that most of them are employees working on “last gen” platforms like the PS2. On the bright side, the company plans to add about 300 new employees this fiscal year to “key studios” working on “key products.”
This is pretty normal stuff for the industry. I’d expect to see unnanounced projects being put aside, and redundant staff being let go. Hopefully if anyone at Relic’s affected, they’ll find their feet at another one of the many shops in Vancouver working on games.
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Posted by Smit1000 at May 7th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Poor Buggo, I think this is why she was let go.
Posted by ÜberJumper at May 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Smit1000, Buggo leaving happened before the quarterly earnings report was announced.