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Midway Studios San Diego
American video game developer
American video game developer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | THQ San Diego |
| logo | THQ logo 2011.svg |
| former_name | Midway Studios San Diego (1997–2009) |
| type | Subsidiary |
| predecessor | Leland Corporation |
| founded | |
| defunct | |
| hq_location_city | San Diego, California |
| hq_location_country | U.S. |
| industry | Video games |
| parent | Midway Games (1997–2009) |
| THQ (2009–2012) |
THQ (2009–2012)
THQ San Diego, known as Midway Studios San Diego until 2009, was an American game developer based in San Diego, California. It was the successor to the Leland Corporation and Cinematronics.
History
In 1994, Midway Games parent WMS Industries bought the Texas-based game publisher Tradewest and its San Diego–based subsidiary studio Leland Interactive Media to expand into home console publishing. Tradewest became known briefly as Williams Entertainment before being renamed Midway Home Entertainment in 1996; Leland was absorbed into Williams Entertainment while the original company was reorganized into a holding company. Midway Studios San Diego was formed shortly after the original company went defunct. The two offices were combined in 2001. In addition to original games, Midway San Diego developed home-console versions of arcade games produced by sibling studios Midway Studios Chicago (the original Midway Manufacturing Company), and Midway Games West, the former Atari Games, the arcade division of the original Atari Inc., which Midway acquired in 1996 and was closed in 2004.
On July 10, 2009, Midway confirmed all their remaining assets would be sold off to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games). Midway Studios San Diego however was not included and would be closed down. 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 TNA Impact! as the license went to SouthPeak Games (THQ San Diego would keep the source code for the original 2008 game).
The first game the developer released under the new name was the game WWE All Stars. THQ would later make them the main developer for future UFC licensed games, but it 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. 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 GmbH. Nordic would later buy the THQ name and become THQ Nordic, but the San Diego studio remained closed.
Games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NBA Hangtime | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | Assisted Director's Cut International |
| DOOM 64 | Nintendo 64 | ||
| Rampage World Tour | PlayStation | ||
| Off Road Challenge | Arcade | ||
| 1998 | Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | Assisted Saffire |
| Quake | Nintendo 64 | ||
| NFL Blitz | PlayStation | ||
| 1999 | Hydro Thunder | Arcade | |
| Offroad Thunder | |||
| NFL Blitz 2000 | PlayStation | ||
| Ready 2 Rumble Boxing | Dreamcast | ||
| 2000 | Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 | |
| 2002 | Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| 2003 | Freaky Flyers | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| 2005 | Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| Midway Arcade Treasures 3 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | Assisted Digital Eclipse and GameStar | |
| 2006 | Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Stainless Steel Studios |
| Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition | Assisted Digital Eclipse and GameStar | ||
| 2008 | Mechanic Master | Nintendo DS | Assisted Most Wanted Entertainment |
| TouchMaster 2 | |||
| TNA iMPACT! | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Assisted Midway Studios Los Angeles | |
| Blitz: The League II | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Assisted Midway Games | |
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Assisted Midway Games | |
| 2011 | WWE All Stars | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | First title under THQ San Diego |
| 2012 | Darksiders II | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Assisted Vigil Games, under THQ San Diego |
References
References
- "'Mortal Kombat' Maker to Expand Home Presence With Acquisition".
- (August 9, 2009). "THQ To Obtain Midway's San Diego Studio". Gamer Daily News.
- Plunkett, Luke. "THQ Chooses Today of All Days to Fire Employees, Close Studio".
- Matulef, Jeffrey. (2013-01-24). "THQ is no more. This is where its assets went".
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