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{{stub}}'''THQ, Inc.''' (Toy Headquarters), originally styled '''T-HQ Inc.''' until 1997, is a former California-based toy manufacturer. It was founded by Jack Friedman, who had previously created [[LJN]].
 
{{stub}}'''THQ, Inc.''' (Toy Headquarters), originally styled '''T-HQ Inc.''' until 1997, is a former California-based toy manufacturer. It was founded by Jack Friedman, who had previously created [[LJN]].
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While initially set up to create toy lines, THQ entered the video game business after purchasing [[Brøderbund]]'s video game division in the September of 1990. This division became '''T-HQ Software''', until THQ pulled out of the toy market completely in 1994.
 
While initially set up to create toy lines, THQ entered the video game business after purchasing [[Brøderbund]]'s video game division in the September of 1990. This division became '''T-HQ Software''', until THQ pulled out of the toy market completely in 1994.
  
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THQ rose to prominence in the 1990s, not just strictly as a third-party publisher, but as a product distributor for companies such as [[Midway]] and, from 1995 onwards, [[Electronic Arts]]{{intref|Press release: 1995-01-04: T-HQ shows new lineup of portable video games and XBAND video game modem at 1995 Winter CES}}. In the mid-1990s, THQ also chose to publish several of its games under the [[Black Pearl Software]] label - a company it had acquired in 1993{{intref|Press Release: 1993-06-08: THQ Inc. to Acquire Black Pearl Software}}.
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THQ rose to prominence in the 1990s, not just strictly as a third-party publisher, but as a product distributor for companies such as [[Midway]] and, from 1995 onwards, [[Electronic Arts]]{{intref|Press release: 1995-01-04: T-HQ shows new lineup of portable video games and XBAND video game modem at 1995 Winter CES}}. In the mid-1990s, THQ also chose to publish several of its games under different labels; [[Black Pearl Software]] (a company it had acquired in 1993{{intref|Press Release: 1993-06-08: THQ Inc. to Acquire Black Pearl Software}}) was typically seen publishing Sega software, while '''Malibu Games''' (not to be confused with the entirely different [[Malibu Interactive]]) would be used on Nintendo products.
  
 
A UK division, '''T-HQ International, Ltd.''', traded under its own banner for a short period, before reverting to a similar logo as its American parent company.
 
A UK division, '''T-HQ International, Ltd.''', traded under its own banner for a short period, before reverting to a similar logo as its American parent company.
  
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Many early, but not all [[Sega]] [[Game Boy Advance]] games were published by THQ in the US, and Sega published a number of THQ titles in Japan during this time period (before THQ set up its own Japanese subsidiary).
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Many, but not all, early [[Sega]] games for the [[Game Boy Advance]] were published by THQ in the US, and Sega published a number of THQ titles in Japan during this time period (before THQ set up its own Japanese subsidiary). THQ also distributed Sega products in Australia.
  
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THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2013. As part of their liquidation process, THQ's subsidiary [[Relic Entertainment]] was sold to Sega{{ref|http://blogs.sega.com/2013/01/24/notice-of-segas-acquisition-of-relic-entertainment-and-some-ips-owned-by-thq-inc/}}.
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THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2013. As part of their liquidation process, THQ's subsidiary [[Relic Entertainment]] was sold to Sega{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130128052945/http://blogs.sega.com/2013/01/24/notice-of-segas-acquisition-of-relic-entertainment-and-some-ips-owned-by-thq-inc/}}. In April of that same year, Nordic Games Holding purchased all remaining properties of THQ, including many franchises owned by them. This led to their subsequent rebranding to THQ Nordic in 2016.
  
 
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THQ
Founded: 1990-04
Defunct: 2013-01
T-series code: T-100
Headquarters:
5000 N. Parkway, Suite 107, Calabasas, California, 91302, United States[1][2]
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 325, Calabasas Hills, California, 91301, United States[3]

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THQ, Inc. (Toy Headquarters), originally styled T-HQ Inc. until 1997, is a former California-based toy manufacturer. It was founded by Jack Friedman, who had previously created LJN.

While initially set up to create toy lines, THQ entered the video game business after purchasing Brøderbund's video game division in the September of 1990. This division became T-HQ Software, until THQ pulled out of the toy market completely in 1994.

THQ rose to prominence in the 1990s, not just strictly as a third-party publisher, but as a product distributor for companies such as Midway and, from 1995 onwards, Electronic Arts[4]. In the mid-1990s, THQ also chose to publish several of its games under different labels; Black Pearl Software (a company it had acquired in 1993[5]) was typically seen publishing Sega software, while Malibu Games (not to be confused with the entirely different Malibu Interactive) would be used on Nintendo products.

A UK division, T-HQ International, Ltd., traded under its own banner for a short period, before reverting to a similar logo as its American parent company.

Many, but not all, early Sega games for the Game Boy Advance were published by THQ in the US, and Sega published a number of THQ titles in Japan during this time period (before THQ set up its own Japanese subsidiary). THQ also distributed Sega products in Australia.

THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2013. As part of their liquidation process, THQ's subsidiary Relic Entertainment was sold to Sega[6]. In April of that same year, Nordic Games Holding purchased all remaining properties of THQ, including many franchises owned by them. This led to their subsequent rebranding to THQ Nordic in 2016.

Softography

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

Saturn

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Wii

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

Gallery

  • T-HQ Software logo

  • Logo (1994)

  • Logo (1997)

  • Logo (2000)

  • T-HQ International logo

  • Logo (2011)

External link

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Retail News, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  2. ↑ Summer CES Directory, page 241
  3. ↑ E3 2001 Directory, page 108
  4. ↑ Press release: 1995-01-04: T-HQ shows new lineup of portable video games and XBAND video game modem at 1995 Winter CES
  5. ↑ Press Release: 1993-06-08: THQ Inc. to Acquire Black Pearl Software
  6. ↑ http://blogs.sega.com/2013/01/24/notice-of-segas-acquisition-of-relic-entertainment-and-some-ips-owned-by-thq-inc/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-28 05:29)
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