List of acquisitions by THQ Nordic explained

THQ Nordic is an Austrian video game publisher that acts as the subsidiary of Swedish holding company Embracer Group. Established in 2011 as Nordic Games, the company had acquired the "THQ" trademark in 2014 and changed its name to THQ Nordic in 2016 to better reflect its portfolio. The company, as well as its parent and other entities acting on its behalf, have acquired other companies' games, which are now managed by THQ Nordic.

List

YearTitleSellerRef.
2011AquaNoxJoWooD Entertainment[1]
Alien Nations
Beam Breakers
Chaser
Cold Zero
Gothic (partial rights)
Itch!
K-Hawk: Survival Instinct
Legend of Kay
Neighbours from Hell
Panzer Elite
Pusher
Rally Trophy
Railroad Pioneer
SpellForce
The Nations
Yoga Wii
AnimatesDreamCatcher Interactive
Besieger
Castleween
Domination
Dunes of War
Dungeon Lords
Emergency Fire Response
First Battalion
Harbinger
Painkiller (sold to Deep Silver)[2]
Pax Romana
Rock Manager
Safecracker
Stealth Combat
SuperPower
The Golden Horde
Traitors Gate
The Adventure Company
Crystal Key
Dark Fall
Dead Reefs
Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Prince Duckling
Keepsake
Missing: Since January
MISSING: The 13th Victim
Murder in the Abbey
Mysterious Journey II
Next Life
Outcry
Post Mortem
Return to Mysterious Island
The Black Mirror
The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Cameron Files
The Raven
Egypt III: The Egyptian Prophecy
The Experiment
The Moment of Silence (partial rights)[3]
The Mystery of the Mummy
2013All Star Cheer SquadTHQ[4]
All Star Karate
Alter Echo
Battle of the Bands
Beat City
Big Beach Sports
Big Family Games
Crawler
Darksiders
de Blob
Deadly Creatures
Deep Six
Destroy All Humans!
Dood's Big Adventure
Elements of Destruction
Fantastic Pets
Full Spectrum Warrior
Juiced
Lock's Quest
MX vs. ATV
Neighborhood Games
Red Faction (sold to Deep Silver)
Splashdown
Stuntman
Summoner
Terranium
The Outfit
Titan Quest
uDraw
World of Zoo
Atari[5]
Silver
2014Make Projects[6]
15 DaysDTP Entertainment[7]
Curse of the Ghost Ship
The Moment of Silence (full rights)
The Mystery of the Druids
2015Men of Valor2015 Games[8] [9] [10]
Bridge ProjectbitComposer Entertainment[11]
Citadels
Jagged Alliance
North & South
Panzer Tactics DS
Panzer Tactics HD
Thunder Wolves
HD Publishing[12]
NeocoreGames
Impossible CreaturesRelic Entertainment[13]
2016Bang Bang RacingDigital Reality[14]
Black Knight Sword
Imperium Galactica
Liberty Wings
Sine Mora
Scarabeus: Pearls of Nile
SkyDrift
Ubrain
Armored FistNovaLogic[15]
Black Fire
Delta Force
Comanche
F-16 Multirole Fighter
F-22
Jigsaw: The Ultimate Electronic Puzzle
MiG-29 Fulcrum
Ultrabots
Wolfpack
Sphinx and the Cursed MummyMobile Gaming Studios[16]
Legends of WarEnigma Software Productions
2017Rad RodgersSlipgate Studios[17]
Giana SistersBlack Forest Games[18]
Helldorado
Rogue Stormers
Fret NicePieces Interactive[19] [20]
Kill to Collect
Puzzlegeddon
Robo Surf
Roby Tumbler
BiomutantExperiment 101[21]
20181940sHandyGames[22]
Aces of the Luftwaffe
Aporkalypse
Bouncing Bandit
Clouds & Sheep
Devils & Demons
Dynamite Fishing
Farm Invasion USA
Epic Battle Dude
Guns'n'Glory
Happy Vikings
Hidden Temple
I Slay Zombies
infeCCt
My Fitness
Ninja Hero Cats
Panzer Panic
Photo Party Puzzle
Pick by Watch
Rocket Island
Save the Puppies
Stage Dive Legends
Stunt Kite Masters
Super Party Sports
Townsmen
Vegas Fruit Slots
Watch Face
Second Sight (full rights)Crytek[23]
TimeSplitters (sold to Deep Silver)[24]
38 Studios[25]
Act of WarAtari[26]
Alone in the Dark
WreckfestBugbear Entertainment[27] [28]
Logic Artists[29]
Expeditions: Viking
CarmageddonStainless Games[30]
2019OutcastAppeal[31]
ELEXPiranha Bytes[32] [33] [34]
Gothic (full rights)
Risen (full rights)
ChronosGunfire Games[35]
Dead and Buried
From Other Suns
2020Rush for BerlinDeep Silver/Koch Media
Sacred

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordic Games Holding acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company . Leo . Jon . 17 August 2011 . . . 5 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Red Faction, Painkiller, Risen and more get closer to home in THQ Nordic and Koch Media IP trade . Wood . Austin . . 2020-05-05 . 2020-05-15.
  3. Web site: Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher . Mike . Suszek . 12 May 2014 . . 3 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163107/https://www.engadget.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/ . 4 January 2017 . live.
  4. Web site: Nordic Games acquires THQ's Darksiders, Red Faction and more in $4.9M bid . McWhertor . Michael . 22 April 2013 . . . 3 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Nordic Games acquires rights to Atari's Desperados and Silver . Sarkar . Samit . 24 June 2013 . . . 3 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Nordic acquires Codename: Panzers franchise . Sinclair . Brendan . 24 September 2015 . . . 5 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher . Suszek . Mike . 12 May 2014 . . . 3 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Darksiders Publisher Nordic Games Buys Rights to Men of Valor . Campbell . Evan . 15 April 2015 . . . 5 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Vietnam War shooter Men of Valor snapped up by Nordic Games. Polygon. Vox Media. 14 April 2015. 22 June 2015. Michael. McWhertor.
  10. Web site: Vietnam Shooter Men of Valor Goes to Darksiders Publisher. Nordic Games acquires rights to Men of Valor from 2015 Games. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. 14 April 2015. 22 June 2015. Eddie. Makuch.
  11. Web site: Nordic swoops for BitComposer licenses, including Jagged Alliance . Ben . Parfitt . 5 August 2015 . MCV.
  12. Web site: Nordic Games acquires 'Nexus' . 16 September 2015 . . . 5 January 2017.
  13. Web site: The improbable journey of Impossible Creatures . Hillier . Brenna . 23 November 2015 . . . 5 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Nordic Games buys Digital Reality IP including Sine Mora . Alex . Calvin . 3 February 2016 . MCV.
  15. Web site: THQ Nordic buys Delta Force and the rest of NovaLogic's back catalogue . Donnelly . Joe . 31 October 2016 . . . 3 January 2017.
  16. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires more franchises to prepare for the Nintendo Switch . Minotti . Mike . 5 December 2016 . . . 3 January 2017.
  17. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Rad Rodgers IP . 31 March 2017 . . 31 March 2017.
  18. Web site: THQ Nordic picks up Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams dev Black Forest Games . McAloon . Alissa . 21 August 2017 . . . 22 August 2017.
  19. Web site: THQ Nordic . Aug-17; Developer, IP; Pieces Interactive; Fret Nice, Kill to Collect, Puzzlegeddon 3 . Carnegie Investment Bank: Oscar Erixon, Mikael Laséen . 15 November 2018 . 24 March 2019.
  20. Web site: THQ Nordic picks up Pieces Interactive . Bengt . Lemne . 28 August 2017 . . 29 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829122525/https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/586733/THQ+Nordic+picks+up+Pieces+Interactive/ . 29 August 2017 . live.
  21. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant developer Experiment 101 . Chris . Kerr . 17 November 2017 . . 11 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112242/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/309922/THQ_Nordic_acquires_Biomutant_developer_Experiment_101.php . 12 May 2018 . live.
  22. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires the German game developer and publisher HandyGames . 9 July 2018 . . 17 September 2019 . 14 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200214004042/https://embracer.com/release/thq-nordic-acquires-the-german-game-developer-and-publisher-handygames/ . dead .
  23. THQ Nordic Acquires The Timesplitters And Second Sight Properties . Imran . Khan . 15 August 2018 . . 17 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005053041/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/08/15/thq-nordic-acquires-the-timesplitters-and-second-sight-properties . 5 October 2018 . dead.
  24. Web site: Timesplitters license acquired by Koch Media . Ian . Dransfield . 15 August 2018 . 2 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209210135/https://www.mcvuk.com/business/timesplitters-license-acquired-by-koch-media . 9 February 2019 . live .
  25. Web site: Kingdoms of Amalur IP and Project Copernicus rights and assets acquired by THQ Nordic . Stepheny . Nunneley . 2018-09-06 . 2018-09-08 . VG247.
  26. Web site: THQ Nordic has now acquired survival horror classic Alone In The Dark . Matt . Wales . . 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018.
  27. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Bugbear Entertainment and Coffee Stain studios . James . Batchelor . 14 November 2018 . . 17 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423013937/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-14-thq-nordic-acquires-bugbear-entertainment-and-coffee-stain-studios . 23 April 2019 . live.
  28. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain and Bugbear Entertainment . Chris . Kerr . 14 November 2018 . Gamasutra. June 30, 2019.
  29. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Expeditions series and starts on third game . Mike . Minotti . . 15 November 2018 . 15 November 2018.
  30. Web site: Carpocalypse Now! THQ Nordic acquires the "Carmageddon"-IP from Stainless Games . THQ Nordic . 3 December 2018 . 4 December 2018.
  31. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires the "Outcast"-IP from its original creators . THQ Nordic . 10 January 2019 . 11 January 2019.
  32. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Gothic and Risen developer . Brown . Fraser . PC Gamer . 2019-05-22 . 2019-12-22.
  33. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Gothic developer Piranha Bytes . Jackson . Mike . gamesindustry.biz . 2019-05-22 . 2019-12-22.
  34. Web site: Piranha Bytes acquired by THQ Nordic . THQ Nordic . 2019-05-22 . 2019-12-22.
  35. Web site: THQ Nordic acquires Gunfire Games . Sal . Romano . 14 August 2019 . Gematsu.

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