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THQ wants to work with Tim Schafer more, talks about Ubisoft staff acquisitions
“I really wanna do a lot more with Tim [Schafer]. I’ve always been a huge Tim fan. Grim Fandango to me is one of the greatest works of art in gaming. There’s a few more (titles) that I’ve identified, but I haven’t made those deals yet. We’ve gotta get some hits rolling so I have more money to spend, to be honest with you.” - THQ Core Games head Danny Bilson
Mr. Bilson also talked a bit about some recent staff acquisitions which have jumped the ship from Ubisoft to join in with THQ Montreal
“I don’t think I can talk about the other three people we’ve already contracted because I wouldn’t … I just know Patrice (Desilets, THQ Montreal studio head) said, ‘I need these three guys.’ And I said ‘Okay! Whatever you need!’. We put all of them on retention and got them started on their non-competes [non-compete clauses]. I kind of know what their roles are, but they were the most important people to Patrice. All three of them are Ubi.”