List of acquisitions by THQ Nordic
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
Year | Title | Seller | Ref. |
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2011 | AquaNox | JoWooD Entertainment | [1] |
Alien Nations | |||
Beam Breakers | |||
Chaser | |||
Cold Zero | |||
Europa 1400: The Guild | |||
Freak Out: Extreme Freeride | |||
Gothic (partial rights) | |||
Itch! | |||
K-Hawk: Survival Instinct | |||
Legend of Kay | |||
Neighbours from Hell | |||
Panzer Elite | |||
Pusher | |||
Rally Trophy | |||
Railroad Pioneer | |||
Söldner: Secret Wars | |||
Space Force: Rogue Universe | |||
SpellForce | |||
The Nations | |||
Yoga Wii | |||
Zax: The Alien Hunter | |||
Animates | DreamCatcher Interactive | [1] | |
Besieger | |||
Castleween | |||
Domination | |||
Dunes of War | |||
Dungeon Lords | |||
Emergency Fire Response | |||
Enigma: Rising Tide | |||
First Battalion | |||
Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade | |||
Harbinger | |||
Painkiller (sold to Deep Silver)[2] | |||
Pax Romana | |||
Project Earth: Starmageddon | |||
Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure | |||
Rock Manager | |||
Safecracker | |||
Stealth Combat | |||
SuperPower | |||
The Forgotten: It Begins | |||
The Golden Horde | |||
Traitors Gate | |||
Aura: Fate of the Ages | The Adventure Company | [1] | |
Crystal Key | |||
Dark Fall | |||
Dead Reefs | |||
Dracula: Origin | |||
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern | |||
Evidence: The Last Ritual | |||
Forever Worlds: Enter the Unknown | |||
Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Prince Duckling | |||
Keepsake | |||
Missing: Since January | |||
MISSING: The 13th Victim | |||
Murder in the Abbey | |||
Mysterious Journey II | |||
Next Life | |||
NiBiRu: Age of Secrets | |||
Outcry | |||
Post Mortem | |||
Return to Mysterious Island | |||
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure | |||
Sentinel: Descendants in Time | |||
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 | |||
The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II | |||
Aura II: The Sacred Rings | |||
Traitors Gate 2: Cypher | |||
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne | |||
2013 | All Star Cheer Squad | THQ | [4] |
All Star Karate | |||
Alter Echo | |||
Baja: Edge of Control | |||
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 | |||
Frontlines: Fuel of War | |||
Full Spectrum Warrior | |||
Juiced | |||
Lock's Quest | |||
MX vs. ATV | |||
Neighborhood Games | |||
Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain | |||
Red Faction (sold to Deep Silver)[2] | |||
Splashdown | |||
Stuntman | |||
Summoner | |||
Terranium | |||
The Outfit | |||
Titan Quest | |||
uDraw | |||
World of Zoo | |||
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | Atari | [5] | |
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge | |||
Silver | |||
2014 | Codename: Panzers – Cold War | Make Projects | [6] |
15 Days | DTP Entertainment | [7] | |
Curse of the Ghost Ship | |||
Overclocked: A History of Violence | |||
The Moment of Silence (full rights)[3] | |||
The Mystery of the Druids | |||
2015 | Men of Valor | 2015 Games | [8][9][10] |
Bridge Project | bitComposer Entertainment | [11] | |
Citadels | |||
Jagged Alliance | |||
North & South | |||
Panzer Tactics DS | |||
Panzer Tactics HD | |||
Thunder Wolves | |||
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident | HD Publishing | [12] | |
Codename: Panzers | NeocoreGames | [6] | |
Impossible Creatures | Relic Entertainment | [13] | |
2016 | Bang Bang Racing | Digital Reality | [14] |
Black Knight Sword | |||
Imperium Galactica | |||
Liberty Wings | |||
Sine Mora | |||
Scarabeus: Pearls of Nile | |||
SkyDrift | |||
Ubrain | |||
Armored Fist | NovaLogic | [15] | |
Black Fire | |||
Delta Force | |||
Comanche | |||
F-16 Multirole Fighter | |||
F-22 | |||
Jigsaw: The Ultimate Electronic Puzzle | |||
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising | |||
MiG-29 Fulcrum | |||
Tachyon: The Fringe | |||
Ultrabots | |||
Wolfpack | |||
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy | Mobile Gaming Studios | [16] | |
Legends of War | Enigma Software Productions | [16] | |
War Leaders: Clash of Nations | |||
2017 | Rad Rodgers | Slipgate Studios | [17] |
Giana Sisters | Black Forest Games | [18] | |
Helldorado | |||
Rogue Stormers | |||
Fret Nice | Pieces Interactive | [19][20][citation needed] | |
Kill to Collect | |||
Puzzlegeddon | |||
Robo Surf | |||
Roby Tumbler | |||
Biomutant | Experiment 101 | [21] | |
2018 | 1940s | HandyGames | [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)[2] | Crytek | [23] | |
TimeSplitters (sold to Deep Silver)[24] | |||
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | 38 Studios | [25] | |
Act of War | Atari | [26] | |
Alone in the Dark | |||
Wreckfest | Bugbear Entertainment | [27][28] | |
Expeditions: Conquistador | Logic Artists | [29] | |
Expeditions: Viking | |||
Carmageddon | Stainless Games | [30] | |
2019 | Outcast | Appeal | [31] |
ELEX | Piranha Bytes | [32][33][34] | |
Gothic (full rights) | |||
Risen (full rights)[2] | |||
Chronos | Gunfire Games | [35] | |
Dead and Buried | |||
From Other Suns | |||
Remnant: From the Ashes | |||
2020 | Rush for Berlin | Deep Silver/Koch Media | [2] |
Sacred | |||
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life |
References
- ^ a b c Leo, Jon (17 August 2011). "Nordic Games Holding acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Wood, Austin (2020-05-05). "Red Faction, Painkiller, Risen and more get closer to home in THQ Nordic and Koch Media IP trade". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ a b Suszek, Mike (12 May 2014). "Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher". Engadget. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (22 April 2013). "Nordic Games acquires THQ's Darksiders, Red Faction and more in $4.9M bid". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (24 June 2013). "Nordic Games acquires rights to Atari's Desperados and Silver". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b Sinclair, Brendan (24 September 2015). "Nordic acquires Codename: Panzers franchise". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Suszek, Mike (12 May 2014). "Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher". Engadget. AOL Tech. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Evan (15 April 2015). "Darksiders Publisher Nordic Games Buys Rights to Men of Valor". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (14 April 2015). "Vietnam War shooter Men of Valor snapped up by Nordic Games". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (14 April 2015). "Vietnam Shooter Men of Valor Goes to Darksiders Publisher. Nordic Games acquires rights to Men of Valor from 2015 Games". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Parfitt, Ben (5 August 2015). "Nordic swoops for BitComposer licenses, including Jagged Alliance". MCV.
- ^ "Nordic Games acquires 'Nexus'". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Hillier, Brenna (23 November 2015). "The improbable journey of Impossible Creatures". VG247. Videogaming247. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Calvin, Alex (3 February 2016). "Nordic Games buys Digital Reality IP including Sine Mora". MCV.
- ^ Donnelly, Joe (31 October 2016). "THQ Nordic buys Delta Force and the rest of NovaLogic's back catalogue". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b Minotti, Mike (5 December 2016). "THQ Nordic acquires more franchises to prepare for the Nintendo Switch". GamesBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "THQ Nordic acquires Rad Rodgers IP". Gamasutra. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ McAloon, Alissa (21 August 2017). "THQ Nordic picks up Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams dev Black Forest Games". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Carnegie Investment Bank: Oscar Erixon, Mikael Laséen (15 November 2018). "THQ Nordic" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
Aug-17; Developer, IP; Pieces Interactive; Fret Nice, Kill to Collect, Puzzlegeddon 3
- ^ Lemne, Bengt (28 August 2017). "THQ Nordic picks up Pieces Interactive". Gamereactor. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (17 November 2017). "THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant developer Experiment 101". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "THQ Nordic acquires the German game developer and publisher HandyGames". Embracer Group. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Khan, Imran (15 August 2018). "THQ Nordic Acquires The Timesplitters And Second Sight Properties". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Dransfield, Ian (15 August 2018). "Timesplitters license acquired by Koch Media". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Nunneley, Stepheny (2018-09-06). "Kingdoms of Amalur IP and Project Copernicus rights and assets acquired by THQ Nordic". VG247. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Wales, Matt (19 September 2018). "THQ Nordic has now acquired survival horror classic Alone In The Dark". Eurogamer. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Batchelor, James (14 November 2018). "THQ Nordic acquires Bugbear Entertainment and Coffee Stain studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (14 November 2018). "THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain and Bugbear Entertainment". Gamasutra. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Minotti, Mike (15 November 2018). "THQ Nordic acquires Expeditions series and starts on third game". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Carpocalypse Now! THQ Nordic acquires the "Carmageddon"-IP from Stainless Games". THQ Nordic. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "THQ Nordic acquires the "Outcast"-IP from its original creators". THQ Nordic. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Brown, Fraser (2019-05-22). "THQ Nordic acquires Gothic and Risen developer". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Jackson, Mike (2019-05-22). "THQ Nordic acquires Gothic developer Piranha Bytes". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "Piranha Bytes acquired by THQ Nordic". THQ Nordic. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Romano, Sal (14 August 2019). "THQ Nordic acquires Gunfire Games". Gematsu.
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List of video games (Deep Silver, Prime Matter, Ravenscourt, Saber Interactive, THQ Nordic) / List of mergers and acquisitions (THQ Nordic)
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Plaion | |
Coffee Stain | |
Amplifier Game Invest | |
Deca Games | |
Asmodee | |
Dark Horse Media | |
Freemode | |
CDE Entertainment | |
Other assets | |
Former assets |