THQ San Diego

THQ San Diego was a game developer based in San Diego, California.

THQ San Diego
Formerly
Midway Studios San Diego (1997–2009)
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997 (1997) (as Midway Studios San Diego)
Defunct2012 (2012)
Headquarters
San Diego, California
,
U.S.
ParentMidway Games (1997–2009)
THQ (2009–2012)

History

On July 10, 2009, Midway confirmed all the assets that would be sold off to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Midway Studios San Diego however was not included and would be closed down. However on August 9, THQ announced they had acquired the studio from Midway for $200,000. The sale of the studio included all assets, except for the TNA Impact! video game.[1]

The first game the developer released under the new name was the Wrestling/Fighting game WWE All Stars. THQ would later make them the main developer for future UFC licensed games, but it wouldn't end up to be as on June 4, 2012, THQ announced that not only that the UFC license would be sold to Electronic Arts, but they would also close THQ San Diego. The developer was working on a new UFC title before the closure.[2]

Games
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References
  1. "THQ To Obtain Midway's San Diego Studio". Gamer Daily News. August 9, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  2. Plunkett, Luke. "THQ Chooses Today of All Days to Fire Employees, Close Studio". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
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