Midway Studios San Diego
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessor | Midway Studios San Diego |
| Founded | 2009 in San Diego, California, United States |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Studio shut down |
| Headquarters | San Diego , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | WWE All Stars, UFC licensed titles, other video games |
| Owner | THQ |
| Parent | THQ |
THQ San Diego, previously known as Midway Studios San Diego until 2009, was a video game developer headquartered in San Diego, California, United States. It followed the legacy of the Leland Corporation and Cinematronics.
History
In 1994, WMS Industries, the parent company of Midway Games, expanded into home console publishing by acquiring Texas-based publisher Tradewest along with its San Diego branch, Leland Interactive Media. Tradewest was briefly rebranded as Williams Entertainment before becoming Midway Home Entertainment in 1996; during this restructuring, Leland was integrated into the organization. After the original entity was dissolved, Midway Studios San Diego was established, culminating in a merger of two offices in 2001. The studio produced original games and developed home console adaptations of arcade titles from sister companies such as Midway Studios Chicago and Midway Games West (previously Atari Games), which Midway had acquired in 1996 and shuttered in 2004.
On July 10, 2009, Midway declared its intention to sell its remaining assets to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment but excluded Midway Studios San Diego from the deal, opting to close it instead. Subsequently, on August 9, THQ purchased the studio from Midway for $200,000; this acquisition included all assets except for the TNA Impact! license, which was transferred to SouthPeak Games. THQ San Diego retained ownership of the original game's source code.
While under THQ's management, the studio launched WWE All Stars and took on the role of lead developer for upcoming UFC licensed titles. Nevertheless, on June 4, 2012, THQ announced plans to sell the UFC license to Electronic Arts and to shut down THQ San Diego. The studio’s intellectual properties were sold off separately: the WWE license went to Take-Two Interactive, and the Darksiders license was acquired by Nordic Games GmbH. Nordic later purchased the THQ brand and established THQ Nordic, but the San Diego location remained closed.
Games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NBA Hangtime | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | Contributed to 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 | Supported development by 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 development by Digital Eclipse and GameStar | |
| 2006 | Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War | Microsoft Windows | Provided support to Stainless Steel Studios |
| Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition | Collaborated with Digital Eclipse and GameStar | ||
| 2008 | 'Mechanic Master' | 'Nintendo DS' | 'Assisted Most Wanted Entertainment' |
| 'TouchMaster 2' | 'Nintendo DS' | 'Assisted Most Wanted Entertainment' | |
| 'TNA iMPACT! | 'PlayStation 3', 'Xbox 360' | 'Supported development by Midway Studios Los Angeles' | |
| 'Blitz: The League II' | 'PlayStation 3', 'Xbox 360' | 'Assisted Midway Games' | |
| 'Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe' | 'PlayStation 3', 'Xbox 360' | 'Collaborated with Midway Games' | |
| '2011' | 'WWE All Stars' | 'PlayStation 3', 'Xbox 360' | 'First release under THQ San Diego management' |
| '2012' | 'Darksiders II' | 'Microsoft Windows', 'PlayStation 3', 'Xbox 360' | 'Supported Vigil Games during THQ San Diego era' |