HQ Trivia Is Back

After unexpectedly shutting down less than two months ago, HQ Trivia is back once again. The once-popular game show's co-founder Rus Yusupov took to Twitter tonight to announce the return of the mobile game show, saying he and former host Matt Richards would be "back tonight" on the HQ app. After the airing of tonight's episode, a source has confirmed to The Verge that HQ Trivia is officially back for good after the company was acquired by an anonymous investor. Further, the source confirmed that more episodes will be airing in the near future, officially marking the return of the beloved mobile game show. IGN has reached out to HQ Trivia for further clarification and will update this story if necessary. A few short days after seemingly closing its doors for good, Yusupov shared on Twitter that he had "found a new home for HQ, with a company that wants to keep it running," giving the community hope that the show would one day return. Then, a few days ago the official HQ Trivia Twitter account tweeted a cryptic message and changed its bio to "BRB," causing many to think the trivia show might actually be making a grand return — and they were right. Things ended unexpectedly for the mobile game show in late February when employees unexpectedly received an email informing them that a deal fell through and HQ Trivia would be closing its door effective immediately. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-mobile-games-nominees&captions=true"] HQ Trivia was launched in 2017 and was met with immediate success from trivia lovers everywhere. However, in December 2018 HQ’s former CEO and co-founder, Colin Kroll died unexpectedly of a drug overdose. Only a few months later, the original and beloved host Scott Rogowsky parted ways with the company after accepting a sports position with streaming service DAZN, and ten short months later HQ Trivia closed its doors. It's currently unclear when the next live show will air, so be sure to keep your eye on the official HQ Trivia Twitter account. Additionally, if you had any money left in your account when the company closed up shop, Richards has confirmed that you can hop on the app and cash out now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN and is an avid HQ Trivia fan. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

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