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{{Infobox/Company

|name=THQ

|name         = THQ

|image=<tabber>

|image       = <tabber>

|-|Main=[[File:THQ_2011_Logo.png|center|200px]]<br>Used between 2011 - 2013

  |-|Final    = [[File:THQ_2011_Logo.png|center|200px]]<br>Used until 2013

|-|Alternate=[[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|center|275px]]<br>Used between 2000 - 2011

  |-|Former    = [[File:THQ_logo_2000.png|center|275px]]<br>Used until 2011

</tabber>

</tabber>

|headquarters=Agoura Hills, California, <br>USA 🇺🇸

|headquarters = Agoura Hills, California, U.S. 🇺🇸

|founded=1990

|founded     = 1990

|type=Publisher

|type         = Publisher

|games={{Icon|DTL}}<br>{{Icon|DTLSB}}<br>{{Icon|TNC}}<br>{{Icon|Wii}}<br>{{Icon|Collection}}

|games       = {{Icon|DTL}}<br>{{Icon|DTLSB}}<br>{{Icon|TNC}}<br>{{Icon|Wii}}<br>{{Icon|Collection}}

|site=[http://www.thq.com/ THQ Nordic's website]

|site         = [http://www.thq.com/ THQ Nordic's website]

|current=Declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy

|current     = Declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy

}}

}}

'''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 games. They published ''[[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 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.

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.

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

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

* [[Wikipedia:Quest 64|Quest 64]] (Published in North America Only, Developed by [[Wikipedia:Imagineer (Japanese company)|Imagineer]], N64, 1998)

* [[:wikipedia:Quest 64|Quest 64]] (1998)

* [[Wikipedia:Rugrats: Search for Reptar|Rugrats: Search for Reptar]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:n-Space|n-Space]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], PS1, 1998)

* [[:wikipedia:Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]] (2001)

* [[:wikipedia:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]] (2001)

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915045736/http://www.5thcell.com/games.php?menu=0&game=mpoccha Mini Poccha] (2003)

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915045800/http://www.5thcell.com/games.php?menu=0&game=st6 Seal Team 6] (2003)

* [[Drawn to Life]] (2007)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (video game)|SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis]] (2007)

* [[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]] (2008)

* [[Wikipedia:Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Game Titan|Game Titan]], GBA, 2001)

* [http://locksquest.wikia.com/wiki/Lock%27s_Quest_Wiki Lock's Quest] (2008)

* [[Wikipedia:Sonic Advance|Sonic Advance]] (Published in North America Only, developed by [[Wikipedia:Sonic Team|Sonic Team]] & [[Wikipedia:Dimps|Dimps]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]], GBA, 2001)

* [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] (2009)

* [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (video game)|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]] (Developed by AWE Games (PC), BigSky Interactive (PS2/GCN) & Human Soft (GBA) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2001)

* [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]] (2009)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game)|SpongeBob's Truth or Square]] (2009)

* [[Wikipedia:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]] (Published in Europe Only, Developed by [[Wikipedia:Rare (company)|Rare]], N64, 2001)

* [[Drawn to Life Collection]] (2010)

* [[:wikipedia:UDraw Studio|uDraw Studio]] (2010)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (2011)

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* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom|SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (GCN/PS2/Xbox) & [[Wikipedia:Blizzard Albany|Vicarious Visions]] (GBA) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2003)

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915045736/http://www.5thcell.com/games.php?menu=0&game=mpoccha Mini Poccha] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], Java, 2003)

* [[Wikipedia:Tak and the Power of Juju|Tak and the Power of Juju]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Avalanche Software|Avalanche Software]] (PS2/GCN) & [[Wikipedia:Helixe|Helixe]] (GBA) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2003)

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915045800/http://www.5thcell.com/games.php?menu=0&game=st6 Seal Team 6] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], Java, 2003)

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915045742/http://www.5thcell.com/games.php?menu=0&game=siege Siege] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], Java, 2003)

* [[Wikipedia:Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Volition|Volition]], 2006)

* [[Drawn to Life]] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], 2007)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (video game)|SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Blitz Games|Blitz Games]] (Wii/PS2) and [[Altron]] (DS/GBA) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2007)

* [[Wikipedia:Ratatouille (video game)|Ratatouille]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (PS3/Xbox 360), [[Wikipedia:Asobo Studio|Asobo Studio]] (PS2/Xbox/GC/Wii/PC/Mac), [[Wikipedia:Helixe|Helixe]] (GBA/DS) & [[Wikipedia:Locomotive Games|Locomotive Games]] (PSP) in association with [[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]], 2007)

* [[Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition]] (Developed by [[Altron]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2008)

* [http://locksquest.wikia.com/wiki/Lock%27s_Quest_Wiki Lock's Quest] (DS) (Developed by [[5th Cell]], 2008)

* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom|SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom]] (Develoepd by [[Wikipedia:Incinerator Studios|Incinerator Studios]] (PS2/Wii) & [[Wikipedia:Natsume|Natsume]] (DS) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2008)

* [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], 2009)

* [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]] (Developed by [[Planet Moon Studios]], 2009)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game)|SpongeBob's Truth or Square]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (Xbox 360/Wii), [[Wikipedia:Barking Lizards Technologies|Barking Lizards Technologies]] (PSP) & [[Altron]] (DS) in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2009)

* [[Wikipedia:Up (video game)|Up]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Heavy Iron Studios|Heavy Iron Studios]] (PS3/Xbox 360/Wii), [[Wikipedia:Asobo Studio|Asobo Studio]] (PS2/PSP/Windows/Mac) & [[Altron]] (DS) in association with [[Wikipedia:Pixar|Pixar]], 2009)

* [[Drawn to Life Collection]] (Developed by [[5th Cell]], 2010)

* [[:wikipedia:UDraw Pictionary|uDraw Pictionary]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Page 44 Studios|Page 44 Studios]], 2010)

* [[:wikipedia:UDraw Studio|uDraw Studio]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Pipeworks Studio|Pipeworks Studio]], 2010)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (Developed by [[WayForward]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2011)

* [[Wikipedia:De Blob 2|De Blob 2]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Blue Tongue Entertainment|Blue Tongue Entertainment]] (Wii/PS3/Xbox 360) & [[Wikipedia:Halfbrick Studios|Halfbrick Studios]] (DS), 2011)

* [[Wikipedia:Darksiders II|Darksiders II]] (Developed by [[Wikipedia:Vigil Games|Vigil Games]], 2012)

== {{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia ==

== {{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia ==

* THQ is the company most involved with the entire [[Drawn to Life Series]], publishing five out of the seven games.

* THQ is the company most involved with the entire [[Drawn to Life Series]], publishing five out of the seven games.

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