THQ Studio Australia
{{Short description|Australian video game developer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = THQ Studio Australia
| logo = THQ-Studio-Australia logo.gif
| caption =
| type = Subsidiary
| slogan =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2003}}
| defunct = {{End date and age|2011|08}}
| location = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| industry = Video games
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| owner =
| num_employees = 200
| parent = THQ
| homepage = 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
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| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies | ||
| 2005
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| 2006
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii | ||
| 2007
| PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii | ||
| 2008
| PlayStation 2, Wii | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Wii | ||
| Megamind: Ultimate Showdown
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | ||
| Megamind: Mega Team Unite
| Wii | ||
| Cancelled
| The Avengers{{Cite web|last=Lien|first=Tracey|date=2011-09-15|title=What Was THQ Brisbane Working On Before The Studio Closed?|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/09/what-was-thq-brisbane-working-on-before-the-studio-closed/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323210425/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/09/what-was-thq-brisbane-working-on-before-the-studio-closed/|archive-date=23 March 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|publisher=Kotaku}} | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161007140732/http://queenslandgames.com/ Queensland Games]
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Category:Australian companies established in 2003
Category:Australian companies disestablished in 2011
Category:Video game companies established in 2003
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2011
Category:Defunct video game companies of Australia
Category:Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies
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