Tag: Thq Nordic
News 'Gothic 3 Classic' Switch Rating Surfaces On The ESRB
Could an announcement be on the way?
Following the release of Gothic Classic and Gothic II Classic on the Nintendo Switch, it looks like the third entry in the fantasy-themed open-world RPG series is also coming to the Nintendo Switch in the future. A new (and now removed) rating for Gothic 3 Classic has been spotted on the ESRB. Below is a look,...
Round Up Every Nintendo Reveal And More At THQ Nordic's 2024 Showcase
Epic Mickey, The Eternal Life of Goldman and exciting teasers
THQ Nordic hosted its 2024 showcase this week and it featured all sorts of game releases and teasers, including some Nintendo ones. We've put together the full round up and even thrown in some of the other announcements, which you can read more about on our sibling sites. Switch...
News THQ Nordic Digital Showcase Announced For This August
Only... three months to go!
THQ Nordic has today announced that its annual Digital Showcase will be heading our way on 2nd August this year and it promises to bring "new announcements". Ooh, the suspense! The event will kick off at 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 8pm BST / 9pm CEST, meaning that we only have *frantically counts* 92 days before things get...
News THQ Nordic Announces Digital Showcase For 12th August
That's *checks watch* four months away!
THQ Nordic is promising to "land a massive punch" (its words, not ours) this summer with their second annual digital showcase this August. That's a bit of a wait! We don't even know who will be at E3! Oh, wait. The renowned publisher is following up its 10th-anniversary presentation from last September with a...
Watch THQ Nordic 10th Anniversary Showcase - Live!
Geoff Keighley and 'legendary franchises' promised
The season for showcases, and Geoff Keighley gracing our screens, never ends. This time around it's THQ Nordic's 10th Anniversary Showcase, in which the publisher promises "the return of legendary franchises and sequels to beloved games" with six new reveals. The show kicks off at noon PT / 3pm ET...
News THQ Nordic Teases Six New Game Announcements In Geoff Keighley-Hosted Showcase
Celebrating 10 years!
THQ Nordic has announced an upcoming digital showcase that'll feature no less than six new game announcements. The showcase arrives in celebration of the company's tenth anniversary and will air on 17th September at 12pm PST / 8pm BST/ 9pm CEST. The seemingly inescapable Geoff Keighley will be there to host the event, because...
News The Witcher 3 Switch Dev Saber Interactive Snapped Up By THQ Nordic Parent Company
In a deal worth up to $525m
Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has bought Saber Interactive, the development studio behind Switch ports of games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Vampyr. The deal consists of an initial $150m fee with a maximum earn-out of $375m, depending on the fulfilment of agreed milestones. It also means that...
News THQ Nordic Is Hosting A Huge Holiday Sale On The North American Switch eShop
Super savings on Darksiders and plenty of other series
As you've probably already noticed, a lot of the major publishers are currently having sales on the Switch eShop to celebrate the holiday season, and THQ Nordic is no different. Like a number of other sales at the moment, this one is limited to North American residents. This particular sale is...
News TimeSplitters Co-Creator Joins THQ Nordic To "Plot The Future Course" Of The Series
Future perfect
When Rare was acquired by Microsoft back during the beginning of the GameCube era, fellow UK studio Free Radical stepped in and released TimeSplitters 2 on the new Nintendo system within the same year. It looked, played and felt like a Rareware first-person shooter and that's because Free Radical was founded by former Rare employees...
News THQ Nordic Will Reveal Three New Games Over The Next Three Days
What could they be?
THQ Nordic has revealed that it will be revealing three new games over the next three days. We'd love to give you more info on what these could possibly be, but the press release sharing this announcement is purposely vague and teasing. It simply reads, "Three games, three days. Because the best things come in threes". Luckily,...
News EB Games Canada Listing Suggests Darksiders II Is Making A Comeback
Biomutant also spotted
Everyone already figured it was just a matter of time; After War comes Death and according to an EB Game Canada listing, Death rides once more for all Switch owners this Summer. THQ Nordic has yet to officially confirm the game at this time, but we suspect that now that Death is out of... erm, wherever they store him between...
News Ori And The Blind Forest For Switch Spotted In UK Wholesale Database
More than a rumour?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week, you will have no doubt heard about the ongoing rumours regarding a possible partnership between Microsoft and Nintendo. According to multiple sources, Microsoft has plans to bring an Xbox App, Game Pass, cloud technology and even some Xbox exclusives to the Nintendo...
News Publisher THQ Nordic Acquires Carmageddon IP From Stainless Games
Retro revival
Austrian video game publisher THQ Nordic has announced its acquisition of the Carmageddon intellectual property from the creator Stainless Games. The vehicular combat series first started out on the PC in 1997 and was later ported to multiple other platforms. It also received a number of follow-up titles including a reboot in 2015...
News THQ Nordic Is Skipping E3 This Year Because It Clashes With The 2018 World Cup
"We will be forced to stay in our lovely Viennese beer gardens"
THQ Nordic has issued a light-hearted press release detailing its reasons for skipping E3 this year. According to the PR, THQ Nordic's team have decided that it doesn't want to miss any of this year's World Cup - which is being held in Russia - and therefore won't be displaying its...
News THQ Nordic Is Reviving Its Nickelodeon Back Catalogue For Modern Systems
Avatar! Jimmy Neutron! Rugrats! Ren & Stimpy!
Publisher THQ Nordic has announced that it is partnering with children's media company Nickelodeon to revive some of the popular licensed games released during the "old" THQ era. Childhood favourites set to be resurrected include: Avatar: The Last Airbender Back At The Barnyard Catscratch Danny...
News THQ Nordic Acquires Deep Silver Owner Koch Media In $150 Million Deal
Former THQ brands all united under one roof
Publisher THQ Nordic is set to acquire Koch Media in a deal understood to be worth €121 million ($149.6 million). The deal is for the entirety of Koch's business, which includes the video game publisher Deep Silver. Deep Silver oversees franchises such as Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro, and is acting...
News GameFly Lists Titan Quest For Nintendo Switch Release
Could this 2006 cult classic be getting resurrected?
GameFly has listed Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition for release on the Nintendo Switch. The work of Age of Empires co-creator Brian Sullivan and Braveheart scribe Randall Wallace, Titan Quest is an action RPG which draws inspiration from the myths and legends of ancient Greece, Egypt and...
News This is the Police Gets Switch Retail and eShop Release Dates
Hands up if you want to buy it
THQ Nordic has been quite supportive of the Switch in its early days, opting to target the budget retail space with releases like Sine Mora EX. Next in line is This is the Police - confirmed during the Summer, it now has firm release details. Confirming that it has an M rating from ESRB, it's been
News Sine Mora EX Gets Final Nintendo Switch Release Dates
For realsies this time
Sine Mora EX is a new version of what was a rather interesting and accomplished shoot 'em up in the last generation. It's a pity, then, that the Switch release has had its ups and downs in the build-up to its eventual arrival - there's the fact it's $10USD more expensive on Switch (the infamous Switch tax) and that it's been...
News It's "A Bit Sad" That Switch Isn't More Powerful, Says THQ Nordic
"But it is what it is"
The Switch may be selling like hot cakes and thrilling gamers with its fresh approach to portable play, but it seems that not everybody is completely enamoured with the system, at least from a technical perspective. The console's hybrid nature means that it offers console-quality visuals when connected to your television as...
News THQ Nordic Is Currently Working On Two Nintendo Switch Titles
"We are excited for Nintendo Switch"
THQ Nordic - the company formally known as Nordic Games - has confirmed that it has a pair of Nintendo Switch titles in development. CEO Lars Wingefors revealed the news during an announcement regarding the company's latest IP acquisitions. THQ Nordic now owns the rights to Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, War...
News Nordic Games Rebrands With a Touch of THQ and Talks Up Future Projects
Majority of new games "former THQ owned IPs and franchises"
Nordic Games has been around for quite a while, and was previously associated with pleasant but rather low-budget games on systems like Wii - long-term Nintendo Life readers will recall multiple We Sing games. Yet when THQ hit hard times Nordic Games was a surprise buyer (along with various...
