THQ buys Big Huge Games

January 21st, 2008 by Marc Olano

Timonium-based Big Huge Games, makers of Age of Empires III and the Rise of Nations/Rise of Legends series, announced on January 15th that they’re being acquired by games publishing powerhouse THQ.

According to the press release, Big Huge Games, with all 100 employees, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ, presumably staying at their current location in Maryland. They had published some games with Microsoft, but were trying to branch out into other platforms. Since publication and distribution are such a critical component in the success of a game, this is probably a good thing for reaching those platforms. It will certainly be interesting to see what changes, if any, result.

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