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THQ: History & Companies

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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THQ topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around THQ.

Related topics
114
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
116
Extracted relationships
161
Concept neighborhoods
37
Bridge connections
116

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 87 topics
Overview · 27 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How THQ connects Entity context

The extracted context around THQ shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 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 Another extracted example is 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. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

THQ

Top relations

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)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

games company game video 2012 acquired announced thq's also nickelodeon deal would studios wwe entertainment 2013 million franchise based year

THQ relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 161 structured relationships around THQ. Examples in this analysis include THQ → Area served → Worldwide and THQ → Defunct → January 23, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-23). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around THQ bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Games, Announced and Game. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • THQ
    • Games
    • Announced
    • Game
    • Acquired
    • Video
    • Would
    • Studios
    • Company
    • Also
    • Deal
    • Agreement
    • Titles
  • thq
    • Games
    • Announced
    • Game
    • Acquired
    • Video
    • Would
    • Studios
    • Company
    • Also
    • Deal
    • Agreement
    • Titles
  • video game
    • Video
    • Publish
    • Thq
    • Acquired
    • Agreement
    • Developer
    • Franchise
    • Based
    • Nickelodeon
    • Titles
    • Announced
    • Series
  • public company
    • Wwe
    • Video
    • Thq
    • Entertainment
    • Titles
    • Year
    • Also
    • Games
    • Series
    • Darksiders
    • April
    • Bankruptcy
  • thq nordic
    • Franchises
    • Games
    • Announced
    • Game
    • Acquired
    • Video
    • Thq's
    • Would
    • Studios
    • Company
    • Also
    • Properties
  • special-purpose acquisition company
    • Wwe
    • Video
    • Thq
    • Entertainment
    • Titles
    • Year
    • Also
    • Games
    • Series
    • Darksiders
    • April
    • Bankruptcy
  • game boy color
    • Video
    • Thq
    • Acquired
    • Developer
    • Agreement
    • Based
    • Nickelodeon
    • Titles
    • Franchise
    • Announced
    • Series
    • Wwe
  • the tetris company
    • Wwe
    • Video
    • Thq
    • Entertainment
    • Titles
    • Year
    • Also
    • Games
    • Series
    • Darksiders
    • April
    • Bankruptcy

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For THQ, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects THQ with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
THQHistory · splits 29 ⟂ 88
THQOverview · splits 89 ⟂ 28

Map overview Semantic statistics

THQ

Nodes117
Edges116
Triples161
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around THQ to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — THQ · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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