With UFC locked up fut coins EA has exclusivity over yet another sport.When UFC president Dana White stepped on stage at Electronic Arts’ E3 press conference, an email from THQ appeared in my inbox announcing THQ had transfered the license to EA.In an SEC filing this morning, THQ disclosed another UFC game was in development at the company, and by moving the license to EA, it would result in the closure of THQ San Diego.
In actuality, we learned about THQ San Diego’s closure during E3--it was completely and tragically lost in the shuffle.The publisher expects to spend $1.1 million on severance packages, $1.3 million on charges associated to the facilities housing the developer and another $0.5 million “related to long-lived assets.”THQ did not make it clear why it decided to transfer the license, but it’s pretty clear: UFC Undisputed 3 was a disappointing seller.