THQ Eighty-sixes 86 Volition Staffers

by Nick Breckon, Mar 04, 2009 1:43pm PST

Related Topics – xbox 360, PlayStation 3, THQ, Volition, PC

Publisher THQ today confirmed that 86 quality assurance staffers were recently let go at Saints Row developer Volition.

Some 47 temporary employees were fired at Volition's Champaign, Illinois facility, in addition to 39 full-time staff. According to THQ, all of those affected will be given sixty days notice and employment assistance.

"[The layoffs] will not result in any layoffs within the core development teams at Volition," noted an official statement from THQ. "Volition remains a key development studio within THQ and will continue to employ 236 staff."

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By: focusdaily x Show Full Post

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Where does the term "eighty-six" originate from? Anyone?

Mar 05, 2009 1:27am PST

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Where does the term "eighty-six" originate from? Anyone? : focusdaily
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- Isn't some military term. : Sgt_Boomstick
- It's from a bar in the speakeasy days. Getting thrown out was getting 86'd - it quickly spread to getting... : sphinx

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Maybe these were the people that let Saints Row 2 PC go to market. I don't think anyone looked over that game before it was released.

Mar 04, 2009 2:18pm PST

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Maybe these were the people that let Saints Row 2 PC go to market. I don't think anyone looked over that ... : coolbreezr
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  Doubt it. QA is never to blame. If the bugs are in, you can bet they were waived or they weren't given en... : node
  - Yes and no. The dev team definitely signs off on bugs that arguably shouldn't be in the final game. But t... : Sturm08
  - This is true. : Sgt_Boomstick

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I kinda hope that this means that Volition will be allowed to work a bit more on original IPs.

OR continue old ones in the hand of greedy Interplay. I'm looking at you, FreeSpace, my love.

Mar 04, 2009 2:27pm PST

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I kinda hope that this means that Volition will be allowed to work a bit more on original IPs. OR cont... : trillex
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- i kinda hope that this means volition will now outsource their QA to someone competent so we dont end up ... : radio_babylon
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  Damn Interplay. I don't think THQ had any interest in acquiring the FreeSpace license though, as that pr... : cingkrab
  - Hopefully Volition would be contracted to do it. I will cross my fingers. : trillex

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I can take a joke as well as the next guy (or maybe not), but the pun on words is somewhat bad taste considering the subject matter. Imagine if the Shack's new owners decided to shack-can or deep-shack the entire staff here.

Mar 04, 2009 1:59pm PST

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I can take a joke as well as the next guy (or maybe not), but the pun on words is somewhat bad taste cons... : Harbinger
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  I personally wouldn't mind being deep-Shacked. : Nick Breckon
  - sHacked... not SACKED you don't want to do that to your sack. ouch. : vertdang
- Why is everyone so over sensitive these days? : Mr Milquetoast
- ... what? That would make sense if they said they'd been Volition'ed or THQ'ed. Which in turn would... : Damodred
- Shack-canned • Good one : inition
- Awww shack-canned. Cute. : nodebug

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