THQ ends MX vs. ATV, closes studios as part of 'strategic realignment'

THQ is abandoning its MX vs. ATV series, shuttering two Australian studios and axing a development team at its Phoenix, Arizona office as part of an ongoing 'strategic realignment' designed to distance the company from kiddie games and licensed fare, and refocus its efforts on homemade franchises with mass-market appeal. “With this realignment, we are narrowing our focus to high-quality owned IP with