THQ gets a New Q

Founded in 1989 and originally named Toy Headquarters, THQ is a developer and publisher of video games with ten offices around the world. THQ produces its own original titles and also holds exclusive licenses to develop titles for World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship, making it popular with the beat-’em-up, shoot-’em-up crowd. Gamers and the industry alike have all taken notice of THQ’s change over the years from what Kotaku calls having “a licensed-schlock publishing reputation” to “one of quality-focused ‘transmedia’ brand builder.” Or CVG who considered THQ as “Unreliable, uninspiring… unexciting” but acknowledges that “in the last 18 months it’s clear something’s very