THQ has sent out a letter to its investors stating a new change in their title ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium. The new update will “shift” the game away from the MMO business model.
This announcement came via press-release, where THQ stated that they will refocus ‘Warhammer® 40,000®: Dark Millennium’ to a “single player and online multiplayer experience”. Also changing is the size of the development team working on the title. THQ stated in the release, “THQ internal studios will be reduced by 79 full-time employees at Vigil Games in Austin, Texas, and 39 employees at Relic Entertainment in Vancouver, B.C”.
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In an exclusive interview with RipTen, Executive Vice President of Core Games, Danny Bilson, talks Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium, Darksiders II and South Park RPG.
We also discussed the layoffs at Vigil and Relic and how Darksiders II may not ship on June 26 as planned. Also, South Park RPG may not arrive in 2012.
well it seems by that statement they pretty much deserve to be in the position they are in. i just feel bad for all the people that will possibly lose their jobs thanks to the decisions of these corporate assholes.
Well that confirms South Park will never ship. Should have gotten anyone other than Obsidian on it...
if there gonna release why not just do download release instead of retail same themselves some cost
Well who ever thought making Udraw for ps3 and 360 was a good idea basicly killed the company.
Can't stand when these corporate people talk about layoffs. It's your blatant BS that caused it. Least accept your bonus loving pals, have caused the damage. Common sense could tell that THQ wouldn't last long. Not going they way they were.
An anonymous employee of Relic Entertainment, a subsidiary of THQ based in Vancouver, has confided that work on their projects, both “announced and unannounced” and including the MMO Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online, will continue, rejecting rumours that THQ may be closing down next year, “assuming things don’t suddenly change drastically Monday morning”.
40K should still be a good game I hope. >.<'
Sounds like they're spooked by other up-coming mmo's.
Don't know why. While I've not been following the games production, the sheer idea of a 40k mmo sounds promising.
Smart move! If I were a over company I would shift production for the 4-8 man co-op type games in any genre.FPS are good,so are 3rdPS, DOTA types, and RTS.
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And I would make X-wing vs Tie Fighter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lamest move ever.
they already have space marine, why dilute that with this shit
hand over that MMO already - it would have been the bomb