THQ
Founded in 2001
Closed in 2013
Status: dead
aka(s): TH*Q, T*HQ
Full name: Toy Headquarters
Founded as Trinity Acquisition Corporation in 1989
Website: www.thq.com/
Filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on 2012-12-19.
Liquidation: (some may have not been fulfilled)
* Relic Entertainment sold to Sega
* Volition and Metro publishing rights sold to Koch Media (Deep Silver)
* Homefront franchise sold to Crytek
* Take-Two bought rights to a game under working title Evolve
* THQ Montreal and publishing rights to Southpark sold to Ubisoft
Darksiders, Homeworld, Red Faction and Destroy All Humans! are yet to be sold.
It is known for Age of Empires, Alone in the Dark, Altered Beast, Banjo-Kazooie, Battle Arena Toshinden, Broken Sword, Colin McRae Rally, Columns, Company of Heroes, Crazy Taxi, Croc series, Darius, Darksiders, Dawn of War, Destroy All Humans, Destruction Derby, Devil Dice, Dragon's Lair, Kick Off, Let's Ride!, Madden NFL, Megami Tensei, Micro Machines, MotoGP, MX vs ATV, NBA Live, Persona, Phantasy Star, Prison Tycoon, Puyo Puyo, Red Faction, Road Rash, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Saints Row, Shining, Shinobi, Sonic the Hedgehog, Space Channel 5, STRIKE, Summoner, Super Monkey Ball, Supreme Commander, Tak, Takeda, Tetris, Titan Quest, Turrican, Virtua Tennis, Viva Piñata, Worms
Releases per year
Gametypes frequency
Top platforms
| GBA |  | 140 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | | 99 | |
| PS2 | | 95 | |
| Wii | | 69 | |
| Nintendo DS | | 63 | |
| Xbox | | 55 | |
| GameCube | | 50 | |
| X360 | | 49 | |
| GBC | | 46 | |
| PS | | 45 | |
| PS3 | | 35 | |
| GB | | 31 | |
| SNES | | 23 | |
| PSP | | 19 | |
| N64 | | 18 |
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THQ best rated games
| WWE Wrestlemania X8 | 2002 | gc |  |  |  |
| Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | 2007 | win | | | |
| Destruction Derby 64 | 1999 | n64 | | |  |
| WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role | 2000 | ps1 | | | |
| Destroy All Humans! One Giant Step On Mankind | 2005 | ps2 | | | |
| Star Wars - Jedi Power Battles | 2001 | gba | | | |
| Titan Quest | 2006 | win | | | |
| Championship Motocross 2001 | 2001 | ps1 | | | |
| Pit-Fighter | 1991 | snes | | | |
| WCW/nWo Revenge | 1998 | n64 | | | |
THQ worst games
| Race Drivin' | 1992 | snes | | |  |
| Pinocchio | 1996 | gen | | | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2006 | wii | | |  |
| Hercules | 1997 | gb | | | |
| Saints Row: The Third | 2011 | win | | | |