Polygon published a manifesto about the fall of THQ, at one time one of the biggest game publishers in the world. Interesting story about how they tried to transition from a license game company to a core gaming one, and how it really just ended up failing in both, even though they churned out some decent products (or at least set the groundwork for some.)
http://www.polygon.com/covers/2014/12/9/7257209/the-fall-of-thq
http://www.polygon.com/covers/2014/12/9/7257209/the-fall-of-thq
