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THQ Inc.

The final THQ logo, which ran from 2011 to its defunct date. The copyright belongs to THQ Nordic.
Formerly called	Toy Headquarters
Former type	Public
Traded as	OTC Pink: THQIQ (2012–2013) NASDAQ: THQI (1991–2012)
Industry	Video game industry Interactive entertainment
Fate	Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Successor	THQ Nordic
Founded	1989; 28 years ago (1989) (as Trinity Acquisition Corporation) New York, U.S.
Defunct	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)
Headquarters	Agoura Hills, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Brian J. Farrell (Chairman, CEO) Jason Rubin (President)
Products	List of THQ Products Darksiders series (sold to THQ Nordic) De Blob series (sold to THQ Nordic) Company of Heroes series (sold to Sega) Destroy All Humans! series (sold to THQ Nordic) MX vs. ATV series (sold to THQ Nordic) Red Faction series (sold to THQ Nordic) Saints Row series (sold to Koch Media) South Park: The Stick of Truth series (sold to Ubisoft) Warhammer 40,000 series (sold to Sega) WWE series (sold to Take-Two Interactive and 2K Sports) SpongeBob Squarepants series (sold to Activision)
Revenue	$665 million (2011)
Net income	$136 million (2011)
Website	www.thq.com

THQ was an American video game developer and publisher. Founded in 1989, the company developed products for home video game consoles and handhelds, personal computers and mobile devices. Its name derived from "Toy Headquarters" during its time as a toy manufacturer in the early 1990s. THQ had offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

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

After years of financial struggles, stock value drop, and debt, THQ declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012 and began liquidation of its assets the following month, with several properties either being acquired or auctioned to other developers. In addition, most of the remaining staff were laid off.