THQ (short for "Toy Headquarters") is a video game publisher and developer based in California. Originally a publisher of
licensed games during the NES and SNES era (a lot of them
not very good), it has since expanded its product to include original IPs such as
Saints Row,
Company of Heroes, and
Destroy All Humans!.
In recent years, however, THQ has gone through some tough financial times. It has 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
I Ps".
Games published/developed by THQ and its studios: