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THQ Inc. is an American video game publisher and developer, based in Calabasas, California. It produces games for video game consoles and Windows-based PCs.
The name THQ formerly stood for Toy Headquarters, dating from when the company was also a toy manufacturer. However, THQ has produced only video games since 1994.
In addition to intellectual properties such as Destroy All Humans! and Juiced, THQ is also the publisher of video games based on assets from Nickelodeon, Pixar, and WWE. It also published several Sega titles for portable systems.
THQ owns a number of studios which it operates with a good degree of independence.
Studios
Cranky Pants Games
Based in Kirkland, WA, their games include A Goddess Reborn and Regeneration.Kaos Studios
Based in New York City, Kaos Studios were bought by THQ January 2006. Their first game, Fuel of War, is expected to be released in 2007.Rainbow Studios
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Rainbow Studios are the makers of the hit PS2 game ATV Offroad Fury and ATV Offroad Fury 2, as well as the video game version of the Pixar movie Cars for all major consoles.Relic Entertainment
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Relic is a critically acclaimed developer of 3D real-time strategy games. They've created several series, including Homeworld and Dawn of War.Volition, Inc.
Volition, Inc. is a developer of computer and video games for consoles and Windows-based PCs. Volition is located in Champaign, Illinois. The company was created when Parallax Software (developers of the critically-lauded Descent series) were split in two. The other half was the now-defunct Outrage Entertainment who developed Descent 3 and Alter Echo.With Interplay as a publisher, Volition, Inc. developed the FreeSpace series of space simulation computer games. As Interplay tumbled towards bankruptcy, Volition, Inc. was acquired by THQ. Since then, Volition, Inc. has developed several acclaimed titles including Red Faction, Red Faction II, Summoner, and The Punisher. They are currently developing the Xbox 360 title Saint's Row.
Other studios
Games
- Attack of the Twonkies
- The First Mage
- Rock Angelz (video game)
- Cars
- The Ultimate Enemy
- Destroy All Humans!
- Regeneration
- Finding Nemo
- Holy Magic Century
- Lost in New York
- Velocity X
- Rise of the Underminer
- everGirl
- Juiced
- MX 2002
- MX Superfly
- Nicktoons Unite!
- The Outfit
- Dino Thunder
- The Punisher
- Red Faction
- Red Faction II
- Road Rash 64
- Sonic Advance
- Sonic Advance 2
- The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
- Supersponge
- Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
- Battle for Bikini Bottom
- Sonic Advance 3
- Stuntman 2
- Summoner
- Tak and the Power of Juju
- The Staff of Dreams
- The Great Juju Challenge
- Titan Quest
- Dawn of War
- Dawn of War#Winter Assault
- WCW Nitro
- WCW/nWo Revenge
- WCW Thunder
- World Tour
- WCW vs. The World
- WWE Chrush Hour
- WWE Day of Reckoning
- WWE Day of Reckoning 2
- WWE RAW
- WWE RAW 2
- WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
- WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006
- WWE WrestleMania X8
- WWE WrestleMania XIX
- WWE WrestleMania 21
- WWF No Mercy
- WWF SmackDown!
- Know Your Role
- WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
- WWF WrestleMania 2000
- Beyond the Frontier
- X-Tension
- The Hidden Portal
- The Shadow of the Templars
- The Smoking Mirror
- The Sleeping Dragon
Upcoming games
- Stormbreaker
- Barnyard
- '' Forever Diamondz (video game)
- Company of Heroes
- '' Urban Jungle
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Monster House
- Saint's Row
- Creature from the Krusty Krab
- '' Shadow of Chernobyl
- Dawn of War#Dark Crusade
- ''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
External links
- THQ.com (official website)
- Relic.com (Internal Developer)
- CrankyPantsGames.com (Internal Developer)
- SlingDot.com (Internal Developer)
- ValuSoft.com (Internal Developer)
- Volition-Inc.com (Internal Developer)
- GameSpot on Kaos deal with THQ
- THQ profile on MobyGames
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