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THQ lays off San Diego staff after giving up UFC license

THQ has laid off an undisclosed number of employees at its San Diego studio, following Electronic Arts’ announcement on Monday that it had taken over the publisher’s Ultimate Fighting Championship license. The struggling company had exclusively released games based on the mixed martial arts brand since 2009, but EA has secured a multi-year, multi-product partnership with UFC. It’s the latest in a number of publishing rights THQ has given up recently, including deals with Marvel …