THQ

THQ Inc. (Toy Head-Quarters) (NASDAQ: THQI) was an international American video game developer and publisher. Founded in 1989, the company developed products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices.

Responsible for publishing the Metro 2033 video game, they were scheduled to publish Metro: Last Light. After several years of financial struggles and an increasing amount of debt, THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012. On January 22, 2013, the company sold off all but one of its studios and related properties at an auction to other video game developers. In addition, most of the remaining staff was laid off. As a result, Metro Last Light was published by Koch Media. The company is now folded.

History
Trinity Acquisition Corporation was founded in 1989. In 1991, it merged with THQ (Toy Head-Quarters), a toy manufacturer and video game company founded around the same time as Trinity Acquisition. The combined company initially adopted the name T*HQ but was eventually renamed to THQ in the mid-1990s. THQ has been responsible for publishing many critically acclaimed titles, such as the Saints Row franchise, and the Red Faction franchise.

The company began building out its internal product development capabilities in September 2000 with the acquisition of Volition, Inc. located in Champaign, IL. Since then, THQ's internal studio system has grown to eleven studios across the globe with distinct capabilities across all viable gaming platforms. Studios such as Relic Entertainment, Paradigm Entertainment, Juice Games, Kaos Studios and Volition, Inc., who work on games for next-generation consoles as well as PCs.