THQ Studio Australia
Company type | Subsidiary of THQ |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
Defunct | August 2011; 12 years ago (August 2011) |
Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Owner | THQ |
Number of employees | 200 |
Parent | THQ |
Website | http://www.thqstudioaustralia.com/ |
THQ Studio Australia was one of the subsidiaries of electronic game publisher THQ. Based in Brisbane, Australia, the studio have developed titles for the Sixth and Seventh generation of games consoles and managed (via internal producers) the development of handheld versions of their games utilizing smaller local and interstate development studios.
History
THQ Studio Australia was founded in 2003 and concentrated on developing titles based on popular Nickelodeon TV licenses. Releasing a new title yearly between 2004 and 2008 before expanding into multiple teams and developing movie tie-in games such as The Last Airbender based on M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film of the same name and their last developed game release of DreamWorks Animation's Megamind film.
In August 2011, THQ Studio Australia was announced to be closed down as part of a restructuring and realignment plan by parent company, THQ.
Games developed
Year | Title | Platform(s) |
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2004 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox |
2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | |
2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii |
2007 | Avatar: The Burning Earth | PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii |
2008 | Avatar: Into the Inferno | PlayStation 2, Wii |
2010 | The Last Airbender | Wii |
Megamind: Ultimate Showdown | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Megamind: Mega Team Unite | Wii | |
Cancelled | The Avengers[1] | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
References
External links
- Queensland Games
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- Destroy All Humans!
- Drawn to Life
- Homefront
- Juiced
- Metro 2033
- MX vs. ATV
- Red Faction
- Saints Row
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
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