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THQ confirms staff redundancies at Kaos Studios

THQ has confirmed that were fired about 30 employees at the studio of Kaos Studios and also at Volition. Published by LusoGamer.com

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Rage_S904800d ago

so many closures and jobs being cut :(

Jobesy4800d ago

They were laid off, not fired. There's a huge difference. If you're fired, you can't claim unemployment benefits. If they were laid off, that's not at all uncommon in the gaming industry like the articles says. Homefront is done, no need for a full staff anymore. I'm sure when a new project comes along, those guys will be getting calls.

gamingdroid4800d ago

Yup, a game developers to a degree is almost like seasonal workers.

GrumpyVeteran4800d ago

True...

I guess it's like, they filled their contractual obligations, anything extra is a bonus.

LusoGamer4800d ago

Yeah. 30 families in a couple of troubles now.

SpLinT4800d ago

thats what they get for trying to make a generic shooter. YOUR FIRED.

OC_MurphysLaw4800d ago

Really.... just stop. What game have you made?

Kon4800d ago

you won one free internet.

GodofwarGoty4800d ago

yeah it seems alot of companys are letting people guess it is hard to stay in business so they have let people go

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An intro to Biomutant

Alex & Mike talk Biomutant, a game from Experiment 101/THQ Nordiq you likely have not heard of. While the AAA side of the industry tends to homogenization and imitative, cinematic presentation, “AA” games remain creative and innovative in 2021. Drawing on inspirations as varied as Dark Souls, third person shooters & kung fu cinema, Biomutant is Ratchet & Clank on acid, developed by a team of 20 people.

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Looking back to 2011 and the arrival of Homefront

Jack writes: "Back in March 2011, the first-person action shooter Homefront arrived on the Xbox 360 from THQ, along with a storm of publicity which included a really cool live-action trailer"

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matt1391163d ago

Fantastic game, shame about the terrible sequel.

LucasRuinedChildhood1163d ago

The multiplayer in Homefront was actually really fun.

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THQ's Golden Wii, Meant for the Queen of England, has been Found

Remember THQ? They published such games as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Darksiders I & II, the Destroy All Humans series, Homefront, the Red Faction series, and Saint's Row 1-3. Almost as famous as their games were the THQ marketing stunts, including a Golden Wii.

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Segata1946d ago

yeah ok but can someone find what happened to the Swordquest items on Atari?