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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 were well-known for publishing a large variety of titles, from original IPs to a large number of licensed WWE, Nickelodeon and Pixar games among other licenses. 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]] to name a few. [[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]]''. A subsidiary of THQ, '''PlayTHQ''', also published the [[Altron]]-developed ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]''.  

'''THQ''' was a video game publisher founded in 1990 by [[Wikipedia:Jack Friedman|Jack Friedman]], and started releasing games in 1991. They were well-known for publishing a large variety of titles, from original IPs to a large number of licensed WWE, Nickelodeon and Pixar games among other licenses. 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]] to name a few. [[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]]''. A subsidiary of THQ, '''PlayTHQ''', also published the [[Altron]]-developed ''[[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]]''.  

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.

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

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