THQ

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THQ Inc.

Final logo, used from 2011 to 2013
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: THQI (1991–2012) OTC Pink: THQIQ (2012–2013)
ISIN	US8724434035
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 1990; 34 years ago (1990-04)[1][2] in Calabasas, California, US
Founder	Jack Friedman
Defunct	January 23, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01-23)
Fate	Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Headquarters	Agoura Hills, California , US
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Brian Farrell (chairman, CEO) Jason Rubin (president)
Products	List Bratz series Company of Heroes series Darksiders series De Blob series Destroy All Humans! series MX vs. ATV series Red Faction series Saints Row series SpongeBob SquarePants series Warhammer 40,000 series WWE series

THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. Initially working in the toy business, it expanded into the video game business through several acquisitions before shifting its focus away from toys entirely. THQ continued its trend of acquiring companies throughout the 2000s.

The company published both internally created and externally licensed content in its product portfolio. THQ's internally created game series included Darksiders, De Blob, Destroy All Humans!, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, and Saints Row, among others. The company also held exclusive, long-term licensing agreements with sports and entertainment content creators, such as Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, and WWE.

After years of financial struggles, stock value drop, and debt, THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012 and commenced liquidation of its assets the following month. Several properties were auctioned to other companies, while the remaining staff were laid off. The "THQ" trademark was eventually acquired by developer Nordic Games (which had also acquired some of THQ's auctioned-off properties) in 2014 and assumed the name "THQ Nordic" in 2016, while continuing a variety of their franchises under said name.