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'''THQ''' was a video game publisher founded in 1990 by [[Wikipedia:Jack Friedman|Jack Friedman]], and started releasing games in 1991. They are well-known for publishing a large variety of titles, from original IPs to a large number of licensed titles, mainly based on properties from WWE, Nickelodeon and Pixar. They have published games developed by [[Drawn to Life]]'s original studio, [[5th Cell]], as early as 2003, as well as the [[Drawn to Life Series]] itself for a time. They were behind publishing ''[[Drawn to Life]]'', ''[[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]]'', ''[[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]]'', and ''[[Drawn to Life Collection]]''; as well as ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]'' by a subsidiary, '''PlayTHQ'''. In 2012, due to declining sales and the failure of their [[Wikipedia:uDraw|uDraw GameTablet]], THQ declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Drawn to Life Series was sold to [[505 Games]] in April 2013 for $300,000. Almost all the remainder of their IPs have been aqcuired by their successor by Nordic Games, who later renamed themselves to THQ Nordic.

'''THQ''' was a video game publisher founded in 1990 by [[Wikipedia:Jack Friedman|Jack Friedman]], and started releasing games in 1991. They are well-known for publishing a large variety of titles, from original IPs to a large number of licensed titles, mainly based on properties from WWE, Nickelodeon and Pixar. They have also published games developed by a variety of well-known developers, including [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]], [[Wikipedia:Pandemic Studios|Pandemic Studios]], [[WayForward]] and [[Wikipedia:Rare (company)|Rare]] among others. [[Drawn to Life]]'s original studio, [[5th Cell]], was among them as early as 2003, with THQ later publishing the [[Drawn to Life Series|series]] for a time. They were behind publishing ''[[Drawn to Life]]'', ''[[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]]'', ''[[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]]'', and ''[[Drawn to Life Collection]]''; as well as ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]'' by a subsidiary, '''PlayTHQ'''.  

 

In 2012, due to declining sales and the failure of their [[Wikipedia:uDraw|uDraw GameTablet]], THQ declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Drawn to Life Series was sold to [[505 Games]] in April 2013 for $300,000. Almost all the remainder of their IPs have been aqcuired by their successor by Nordic Games, who later renamed themselves to THQ Nordic.

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

* [[Wikipedia:Full Spectrum Warrior|Full Spectrum Warrior]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Pandemic Studios|Pandemic Studios]] (Windows/Xbox), [[Wikipedia:Mass Media Games|Mass Media Games]] (PS2) & [[5th Cell]] (Java), 2003)

* [[Wikipedia:Full Spectrum Warrior|Full Spectrum Warrior]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Pandemic Studios|Pandemic Studios]] (Windows/Xbox), [[Wikipedia:Mass Media Games|Mass Media Games]] (PS2) & [[5th Cell]] (Java), 2003)

* [[Wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (GCN/PS2/Xbox) & [[WayForward]] (GBA), 2004)

* [[Wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (GCN/PS2/Xbox) & [[WayForward]] (GBA), 2004)

* [[Wikipedia:Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy|Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy]] (Developed by [[Altron]], GBA, 2004)

* [[Wikipedia:Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy|Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy]] (Developed by [[Altron]], GBA, 2004)

* [[Wikipedia:Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams|Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Avalanche Software|Avalanche Software]] (PS2/GCN) & [[Wikipedia:Helixe|Helixe]] (GBA), 2004)

* [[Wikipedia:Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams|Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Avalanche Software|Avalanche Software]] (PS2/GCN) & [[Wikipedia:Helixe|Helixe]] (GBA), 2004)