HQ Trivia is ceasing operations today

[Punished Dan]

News: HQ is ceasing operations today, CNN Business has learned. The company behind the once popular game @hqtrivia is no more https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/media/hq-trivia-shut-down/index.html

Kerry Flynn 🐶 on Twitter

“News: HQ is ceasing operations today, CNN Business has learned. The company behind the once popular game @hqtrivia is no more https://t.co/xmVWdVIFv7”

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Wow I remember when this blew up a few years ago.
Not terribly surprising but it was a really neat idea.

 

[Giolon]

Awww, I'm a little sad even though I haven't played it since like 6 mo after it came out.

 

[Drayco21]

Pour one out for Scott

 

[Qwark]

Wow, I knew it was waaaaay less popular but I thought it was still enough to get by. This makes me really sad, I still played occasionally.

 

[Jarrod38]

I'm shocked it lasted this long.

 

[Zeroro]

Pour one out for Scott

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Scott left the sinking ship long ago, lmao.

The Live Trivia App fad was fun while it lasted. Got like 60 bucks out of it.

 

[darkside]

Pour one out for Scott

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Scott left like a year ago I think, doing baseball coverage for DAZN. He knew what was up

 

[Qwark]

Scott left like a year ago I think, doing baseball coverage for DAZN. He knew what was up

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This news isn't why he left. HQ were dicks to him, but afaik he wanted to keep hosting and saw a future in it.

 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

1vs 100, hq trivia, the uk one the name of which I forgot. all the fun interactive quiz games seem to die before too long :(

 

[Deleted member 44371]

Why?

 

[Couleurs]

ABBY FROM BROOKLYN

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

They pushed Scott Rogowsky out and I lost all interest. I wasn't even mad, it just like, oh this isn't fun anymore.

 

[Meg Cherry]

Pour one out for Scott

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Scott jumped ship ages ago. Got his own show with the MLB, and left the show right as it started to wane in popularity.

 

[KoolAid]

Scott left like a year ago I think, doing baseball coverage for DAZN. He knew what was up

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he didn't want to leave, he wanted to continue doing the show on the weekends and the CEO said "nah"

 

[lobdale]

We stopped playing when Scott left.

 

[ghibli99]

Weird... I was *just* thinking about this a couple days ago, wondering what ever happened to it but not bothering to actually look into it. LOL We played it a little bit. Cool idea that was frickin' HUGE for a while there.

 

[GlassCup64]

Isn't there a new Tetris mobile game with a similar live concept?

 

[Ryce]

It was fun while it lasted. I made a lot of money during the mobile trivia boom. 2018 was insane.

 

[Lobster Roll]

I once won like $3. Good times.

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

Scott jumped ship ages ago. Got his own show with the MLB, and left the show right as it started to wane in popularity.

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Did he tho? I recall hearing the HQ guys were not okay with him taking outside work and asked him to pick. Seems like he picked right.

 

[Meg Cherry]

Did he tho? I recall hearing the HQ guys were not okay with him taking outside work and asked him to pick. Seems like he picked right.

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IIRC, he offered to continue hosting on weekends but they wanted exclusivity. He said no.

But yeah, he absolutely got out at the right time.

 

[Fat4all]

iirc the owner of HQ was an over controlling dick or sommit

 

[RF Switch]

ahhh the memories of all those times Scott was dead or in jail

 

[MinusTydus]

Bring back 1 vs 100, you cowards!

...I say to no one in particular.

Hope Scott can find his footing somewhere, he was a very good host.

 

[devon the dude]

Thanks for the heads up. Just cashed out my $5.73 from my two wins

 

[abellwillring]

It was magic for a bit but got ruined by bots and cheating. The fact it lasted this long as is frankly nothing short of a miracle. I played it again like maybe 8-10 months ago for one game and it was in the tens of thousands of users at that point. They switched to a weekly scoring system and had a pay to win type option of letting you buy continues amongst other things.

 

[Mafro]

iirc the owner of HQ was an over controlling dick or sommit

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Didn't he flip when Scott did an interview without his permission and threaten to fire him during the height of HQ's popularity? I remember something like that.

 

[Damn Silly]

Shame. Between the UK HQ and a competitor called QLive, I made a few quid out of it.

 

[gappvembe]

It was fun while it lasted. I made a lot of money during the mobile trivia boom. 2018 was insane.

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Really how much we talking? Always near the end, bit didn't make it there

 

[newmoneytrash]

didn't one of the CEOs die?

 

[Ding Dong Daddy]

Is there something else like this still out there?

 

[Ryce]

Really how much we talking? Always near the end, bit didn't make it there

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Between HQ, Quiz Biz, That's Right, and some other games I can't remember, I made a few thousand bucks in 2018. The big money apps died early last year, and I haven't played much since.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

"And now lets begin with Qumero.. Numero..Uno!"

Scott was great.

 

[wideface]

Miss you, Quiz Daddy.

 

[Deleted member 43084]

Game over for HQ Trivia

HQ Trivia is no more. Despite the HQ's ability to entertain millions of smartphone owners per day, the company struggled to retain that attention and faced other internal turmoil.

www.cnn.com

When HQ launched in 2017, its first game HQ Trivia quickly attracted millions of peopleacross the world who stopped whatever they were doing twice a day to play the game on their smartphones. The company was profiled by The New York Times and its original host Scott Rogowsky became a household name, appearing on programs like NBC's "Today" show.

But over the next year, the game's popularity faded and its parent company was hit with a series of setbacks. The company grappled with internal turmoil, including the death of HQ cofounder Colin Kroll, who died in December 2018 from a drug overdose.

CEO Rus Yusupov said in a company-wide email on Friday that "lead investors are no longer willing to fund the company, and so effective today, HQ will cease operations and move to dissolution."

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Spam my social media asking for an extra life if old.

(EDIT: it's in Gaming? wat)

 

[DrEvil]

Is it too late to cash out my $0.46?

 

[Einchy]

I was obsessed with this around early 2018, it was fun while it lasted.

 

[EvilBoris]

Looks like they truly did copy 1 vs 100 on 360. Right down to being cancelled

 

[Pepito]

HQties everywhere cry out in terror.

 

[naib]

I've kinda fell off this but my SO plays everyday. Play with her every now and then if I find the topic interesting.
She's gonna be bummed.

I do like the idea of appointment gaming. was one of the cooler ideas since 1 vs 100.

Maybe someone will try to fill the void.

 

[Dyle]

Just cashed my 42 cents, hopefully it goes through. It was neat while it lasted though the business model was clearly unsustainable

 

[Vault Boy]

Is it too late to cash out my $0.46?

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I literally just cashed out my $0.46 after seeing this thread.

Sad to see this happen, there was a time when I played daily. I loved the Wheel of Fortune-style spin-off too.

 

[Violence Jack]

It's the end of an era. The popular trivia game HQ Trivia has shut down for good it seems.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/media/hq-trivia-shut-down/index.html

 

[onadesertedisland]

That shit was a scam.

 

[ToddBonzalez]

It was fun for about a week. Ended up just being a fad. Hopefully those laid off got severance.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

Same scumbags from Vine right?

Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO | TechCrunch

This week’s banishment of host Scott Rogowsky was merely a symptom of the ongoing struggle to decide who will lead HQ Trivia. According to multiple

techcrunch.com

Ah yes. It was fun for a few weeks til I heard who was involved. Surprised it lasted this long.

 

[Sobriquet]

It's kind of amazing how quickly its popularity dropped

edit: FUCK I CAN'T CASH OUT MY 81¢

 

[Deleted member 52442]

That shit was a scam.

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like literally, or?

 

[RobotsAnger]

HQ has been irrelevant for a while now but I'll admit to having some fun memories with it. Farewell.

 

[Revolver_Ocelot]

like literally, or?

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I won about $70 from it. Twas a good day, so not sure how it would literally be a scam. Maybe others didn't get paid?