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THQ Inc.

The final logo, which ran from 2011 to 2013
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 De Blob series Destroy All Humans! series MX vs. ATV series Red Faction series (all sold to THQ Nordic) Company of Heroes series Warhammer 40,000 series (all sold to Sega) South Park series (sold to Ubisoft) Saints Row series (sold to Koch Media) 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 Darksiders, 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 Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Pixar and WWE.

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.