Incinerator Studios

{{Short description|American video game developer}}

{{more citations needed|date=August 2008}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Incinerator Studios

| logo = IncineratorStudios.png

| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|2005}}

| location = Carlsbad, California

| fate = Defunct

| defunct = {{end date|2017}}

| successor = Playdek

| industry = Software & programming

| products = Cars
Cars Mater-National Championship
Cars Race-O-Rama
MX vs. ATV: Untamed
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom

| parent = THQ (2006–2009)

| homepage = {{url|http://www.incineratorstudios.com/}}

}}

Incinerator Studios was an American video game developer, based in Carlsbad, California, known for developing several racing games, three based on the animated film franchise Cars and one MX vs. ATV game, with all four of them featuring other versions developed by the more experienced racing developer Rainbow Studios. Incinerator Studios, like Rainbow Studios, was a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ, but it was spun off as an independent company in March 2009 as part of a cost-cutting move.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/thq-spinning-off-two-developers-potentially-closing-another/?biz=1|title=Heavy Iron, Incinerator and Big Huge Games are all affected by this major move by THQ|accessdate=2009-03-18|last=Radd|first=David|date=2009-03-17|publisher=GameDaily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421123714/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/thq-spinning-off-two-developers-potentially-closing-another/?biz=1|archive-date=2009-04-21|url-status=live}} In 2011, Incinerator launched a new company, Playdek, focused on developing mobile tabletop games.{{cite web

|url=http://thegaminggang.com/2011/08/incinerator-announces-a-new-publishing-brand-to-develop-mobile-tabletop-games/

|title=Incinerator Announces a New Publishing Brand to Develop Mobile Tabletop Games

|date=August 24, 2011

|accessdate=December 13, 2013

|publisher=The Gaming Gang

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044211/http://thegaminggang.com/2011/08/incinerator-announces-a-new-publishing-brand-to-develop-mobile-tabletop-games/

|archive-date=December 15, 2013

|url-status=live

}}

Their website as of 2017 is defunct and most likely the company is defunct.