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THQ (Publisher Profile)
by Doug Flowe

   If you haven't been paying attention over the past two decades of gaming, you might have missed the fact that THQ (Toy Head Quarters) has a hand in every popular system since the NES. With a very prolific track record and game library, over 100 products currently in development for all marketable systems, and product being delivered to over 77 countries, THQ is one of the fasted growing videogame publishers in the world.

THQ employs 300 programmers, game designers and artists working in many studios including Volition, Inc., Outrage Entertainment and Rainbow Studios. The company is well known for it's wrestling franchises, Gameboy Advance and Color ports, it's Evil Dead series and of course Red Faction.

Releases of the near future:

Alter Echo (PS2/Xbox)

A sci-fi action game with an interesting concept. A world is covered by an organic substance that is used by humans to make bio-machines. Yet this organic matter has become aware of itself and its explotation and is fighting back with the help of Paavo the game's villain. The game promises various combat drones and play modes, sharp graphics and an engaging story-line.

Red Faction (PS2)

(Released this week. Check back for review)
The follow up to last years successful PS2 FPS, Red Faction II is one of the years best console shooters. With a new story-line and a new lineup of characters, Red Faction, the group of freedom fighters from the first game, are still standing in the way of the evil 22nd Century dictatorship. With new weapons, new dynamic level design and a whole new campaign, Red Faction II should keep fans happy and create many new ones.

Partial THQ Product Library:

Dreamcast Evil Dead: Hail to the King MTV Sports Skateboarding WWF Royal Rumble GameCube BattleBots Dark Summit Hot Wheels: Velocity X Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius MX Superfly Monsters, Inc. Rocket Power: Beach Bandits Rugrats Royal Ransom Scooby-Doo! Nights of 100 Frights SpongeBob SquarePants Tak and The Power of JuJu (Working Title) Tetris Worlds Toxic Grind WWE Crush Hour WWE WrestleMania X8 NES Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Flash Great Waldo Search Home Alone Home Alone 2 James Bond Jr. Peter Pan & the Pirates Ren & Stimpy Buckaroos Swamp Thing Thomas the Tank Engine Videomation Wayne Gretzky Wayne's World Where's Waldo? PlayStation 2 Alter Echo BASS Strike BattleBots Britney's Dance Beat Dark Summit Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick Evil Dead: Hail to the King Finding Nemo Hot Wheels: Velocity X Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael MX Superfly Pride FC Red Faction Red Faction II Rocket Power: Beach Bandits Rugrats: Royal Ransom Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman Summoner Summoner 2 Tetris Worlds WWE Crush Hour WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Warhammer 40,000 Xbox Alter Echo Back Pedal Dark Summit Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick Fila World Tour Tennis Finding Nemo MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael MX Superfly Moto GP: Ultimate Racing Technology New Legends Tetris Worlds Toxic Grind WWE Crush Hour WWE Raw 2 WWF Raw Yager

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