THQ Inc. (short for "
Toy
Head-
Quarters") was a video game publisher and developer based in California. Originally a publisher of
licensed games during the
NES and
SNES eras (a lot of them
not very good), it had since expanded its product to include original IPs such as
Saints Row,
Company of Heroes, and
Destroy All Humans.
In recent years, however, THQ had gone through some tough financial times. It closed down several studios, laid off thousands of workers, and moved on from licensed properties based on kids' shows to focus on "high quality-owned IPs". This all came to a head on December 19, 2012, as THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Its fate got sealed when it auctioned off most of its properties on January 23, 2013. It ultimately sold the following properties:
Games published/developed by THQ and its studios:
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