THQ San Diego
| Formerly | Midway Studios San Diego (1997–2009) |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessor | Leland Corporation |
| Founded | 1997 (as Midway Studios San Diego) |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Midway Games (1997–2009) THQ (2009–2012) |
THQ San Diego was a game developer based in San Diego, California. It was the successor to Leland Corporation.
History[]
In 1994, WMS Industries bought out Tradewest and San Diego-based game developer Leland Interactive Media.[1] It is known for creating Off Road Challenge in San Diego, as well as ports of existing arcade titles.[citation needed]
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 franchise which went to SouthPeak Games, however THQ San Diego would keep the source code for the original 2008 game.[2][3]
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.[4] Each of its assets were sold individually, such as the WWE license going to Take-Two Interactive and the Darksiders license going to Nordic Games.[5]
Games[]
References[]
- ^ "'Mortal Kombat' Maker to Expand Home Presence With Acquisition". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE CORPORATIO..." Law Insider. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (2013-01-24). "THQ is no more. This is where its assets went". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- THQ
- Midway Games
- Video game companies established in 1997
- Video game companies disestablished in 2012
- Companies based in San Diego
- Defunct video game companies of the United States
- Video game development companies
- Defunct companies based in California