For the past 2 years THQ has really changed form "that company that makes nickelodeon and wrestling games" to a publisher that is making some great titles.

They make RTS games with a lot of depth in them so hopefully their RPG wont be a standard hack 'n slash game like circle of doom.

i actually still play rise of nations part one and i was so disapointed in part two. part two was so bad that i unistalled it and went back to the store and bought rise of nations part one again. i still play it faithfully every weekend, it is one of my favorite games of all times and i own a xbox 360 so that should tell you how deep this game is.

Kinda sounds alot like Microsoft's aquisition of Bungie and the like. Not much coming out of their game studios for the PC since. Small developers need capitol not buyouts. BHG's RTS' are dead or the next thing to it. History predicts it and rewrites itself again. That sucks as a sequel to ROL with more depth was hoped for.

Well, speaking as a supporter of Rise of Nations and plenty of THQ games like CoH and DoW. I always hate to see independent companies sell out to the larger ones, like said earlier, they should've tried a partnering deal. I don't see this as being a problem for BHG though, they will just have more material and support...and yes I want RON2 too

It will not be long before all video games are made by one huge company.

RoN is the most solid strategy ever, hopefully THQ can give Big Huge another chance to redeme themselves from the abysmal RoL sequel.

Great. Now EA is just going to buy THQ.

I wonder what we'll see in the future, will they make it work???

20-40 million $ is pretty cheap for a studio that gave us Rise of Nations.

Atleast it isn't EA I hope we'll see Rise of Nations 2 now

My advise to THQ is not to mess with an already successful studio. If it ain't broke don't fix it! Just provide them with some material and let them do their thing. A good start and a good show of faith would be to let set them loose on another Rise of Nations.

Don't know if this is a way for THQ to get rid of RTS competition or just add more trophies into its already large portfolio. I would like to see BHG make more RTSs than RPGs...have they made RPGs before?

Hmmm... Lets see what is going to be next...

An RPG game in XBox.Would like to see details of the game.It may be similar to AOE 3.

No RTSs?!? What's next, Burger King without the Whopper?

Wow all these big publisher are buying developer like crazy. EA, Activision, and now THQ. I wonder what Ubisoft, Eidos and 2K would do next.

Yeah, I'd like to see a new Rise of Nations game. Rise of Legends was a disappointment for me.

I'm thinking THQ will be there for BHG like we all hope EA is for BioWare/Pandemic: just for additional resources and better brand recognition.

What I really want to see is a Cities and Knights Expansion to the XBLA game Catan

Crap. Rise of nations was my favorite RTS. THQ better not mess around with it.

RISE OF NATIONS 2!!!...please?

I hope THQ dosen't screw with BHG to much, their games are pretty good as is

i was gonna say pretty much the same duxup. THQ is not really known for consistency and BHG has been on a roll. So hopefully they just fund them well and let them do their thing!

Let's hope THQ knows a good thing when they see one and let Big Huge Game keep making great games without too much interference.

That is a lot of games.

@Lord_Daemon & Canitbe


I saw it happen when THQ bought Rainbow, maybe times have changed, maybe they are no longer slave drivers, or maybe THQ had nothing to do with it and it was the local management that fried out the employee's I've seen. I no long wish to ever step in any THQ owned studio again. If they weren't behind it then they didn't do anything to help the well being of the employees who were getting it.

Nuuuu!
Speaking of Big Huge Games... I want another Rise of Nations already!

the wolves are hungry...biting everything they see...

As much as I like THQ...I can't see this being a good deal. I would rather see a studio stay independent than be bought by a mega-publisher. I feel the same way about this as I did when EA bought Bioware-Pandemic.

thq will "f" up big huge

Now Relic can make Rise of nation games.

Really ImaginaryFriend? I know people who work at one of the studios owned by THQ and I've never heard of a complaint towards them in that regard so I'm somewhat hesitant to take your word on it.

"THQ's release also revealed that BHG is working on "additional console projects based on their proprietary technology" besides its mystery RPG. The unnamed Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC title is the first multiplatform title from the studio, which also developed the Xbox Live Arcade version of the strategy board game Catan."

Could this mean that another company is being ruined by the big names in the industry?

BHG owners should have focused on making a deal with THQ for partnering, not for selling the company. A good example for this is Bethesda and 2K Games. Beth made Oblivion and 2K distributed it.

ImaginaryFriend

No, THQ has a history of actually supporting decent developers and allowing them to do what they want. That being said, I can't wait to see their first game after this.

That really Sucks, THQ has a history of buying studios, making them work rediculous hours to put out crap and then lay off employee's while doubling others work. This sucks for Big Huge Games.

I loved Rise of nations. Too bad they aren't making RTS games any more.

wow indeed my friends...

Wow

wow....all the game developers keep teaming up one after another.
i quest thats a good thing so most game that came out will be solid.

Wow...