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THQ

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…

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Founded
April 1990; 36 years ago (1990-04) in Calabasas, California, US
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Agoura Hills, California, US
Area served
Worldwide
Defunct
January 23, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-23)
Fate
Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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Edges116
Triples161
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
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related to Bankruptcy and liquidation, THQ Nordic (2012–2013) · 49
THQ → At, Atsushi Inaba, By December, Centerview Partners, Chapter, Clearlake Capital, Clearlake Capital Group, Company, Crytek, Darksiders, Heroes, Homefront, However, Humble Bundle, Humble THQ, Humble THQ Bundle, In, January, Jason Rubin, Judge Mary
related to Company growth and acquisitions (2000–2009) · 44
THQ → Activision, Also, Blue Tongue Entertainment, Boy Genius, Bratz, Champaign, Croc, Disney Interactive, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, Fox Interactive, Game Boy Color, Illinois, In, In April, In February, In October, In September, Interactive Entertainment, Jimmy Neutron
related to background · 25
THQ → April, Black Pearl Software, Broderbund, Chicago, Following, Friedman, In, Jack Friedman, LJN, Malibu Comics, Malibu Games, NASDAQ-listed, New Ventures, Nintendo, Sega, September, Sony Imagesoft, SPAC, The, THQ Inc
related to Reorganization, financial struggles (2010–2012) · 12
THQ → GameTablet, In August, In February, Juice Games, Nintendo's Wii, Rainbow Studios, The, THQ Digital Phoenix, THQ Digital Warrington, THQ's US Rainbow, UK Juice Game's, Wii Remote
Products · 11
THQ → 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
related to External links · 6
THQ → Archived December, Media, Official, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Key people · 2
THQ → Brian Farrell (chairman, CEO), Jason Rubin (president)
Traded as · 2
THQ → Nasdaq: THQI (1991–2012), OTC Pink: THQIQ (2012–2013)
Area served · 1
THQ → Worldwide
Defunct · 1
THQ → January 23, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-23)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
THQArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
THQDefunctJanuary 23, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-23)1.00infobox
THQFateChapter 11 bankruptcy1.00infobox
THQFoundedApril 1990; 36 years ago (1990-04) in Calabasas, California, US1.00infobox
THQFounderJack Friedman1.00infobox
THQHeadquartersAgoura Hills, California, US1.00infobox
THQIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
THQISINUS87244340351.00infobox
THQKey peopleBrian Farrell (chairman, CEO)1.00infobox
THQKey peopleJason Rubin (president)1.00infobox
THQProductsBratz series1.00infobox
THQProductsCompany of Heroes series1.00infobox
THQProductsDarksiders series1.00infobox
THQProductsDe Blob series1.00infobox
THQProductsDestroy All Humans! series1.00infobox
THQProductsMX vs. ATV series1.00infobox
THQProductsRed Faction series1.00infobox
THQProductsSaints Row series1.00infobox
THQProductsSpongeBob SquarePants series1.00infobox
THQProductsWarhammer 40,000 series1.00infobox
THQProductsWWE series1.00infobox
THQTraded asNasdaq: THQI (1991–2012)1.00infobox
THQTraded asOTC Pink: THQIQ (2012–2013)1.00infobox
THQTypePublic1.00infobox

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