THQ Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, publishing, and distribution of interactive entertainment software for various game systems worldwide. It offers video games, and other interactive software and content for play on home video game consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, and Sony PlayStation 2; handheld platforms, including Nintendo Dual Screen and Game Boy Advance, PSP portable entertainment system, and wireless devices; personal computers; and online.The company's titles span various categories comprising action, adventure, fighting, racing, role-playing, simulation, sports, and strategy. THQ markets and distributes games to mass merchandisers, consumer electronic stores, discount warehouses, and other national retail chain stores directly, and to grocery and drug stores through regional retailers and distributors, as well as games through Internet and iPhone in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Agoura Hills, California.