THQ Buys Midway San Diego [Aug 08, 2009, 10:53 am ET] – 2 Comments
Midway
Sells San Diego Studio To THQ, Sells German-French Divisions has more on the
breakup of Midway Games, describing the disposition of a couple of the studios
not acquired by Warner Bros. They point to
an SEC
filing indicating Midway has sold its San Diego studio to THQ, and its
French and German divisions to smaller entities. Word is THQ will offer
employment to at least 40 of the 100 employees at the San Diego studio, though
they also point out: "However, specifically excluded from the bankruptcy
purchase by THQ is the contract with the TNA iMPACT! video game in development
at the studio, as well as the third-party tools such as Unreal Engine being
licensed for the game's creation."
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