THQ have had a rough couple of years, its share price five years ago sat very pretty at $33.73, and in 2011, dropped to just 66 cents. Operating costs also kicked them, hard. They used a significant chunk of their cash closing down two Australian studios, costing nearly $40 million total.

Out of that $40 million, $4.4 million of it went to severance packages and other wage-related issues. $17.5 million of it was spent on costs related to the "cancellation of two unannounced titles in development" at THQ Studios Australia and Blue Tongue. But, we're not finished yet.

THQ paid a flat fee for a license for The Avengers, where THQ had to just write off after the cancellation of the game that was in development at THQ Studios Australia. What did it cost THQ for that? A cool $16 million. Thrown away, burnt, just washed their hands with it. For $16 million already spent on The Avengers game, I'd like to know how it made financial sense to can development of a game already in development.