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.
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	Enigma Software Productions	^[16]
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]	Crytek	^[23]
	Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning	38 Studios	^[25]
	Act of War	Atari	^[26]
	Alone in the Dark	Atari	^[26]
	Wreckfest	Bugbear Entertainment	^[27]^[28]
	Expeditions: Conquistador	Logic Artists	^[29]
	Expeditions: Viking	Logic Artists	^[29]
	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.

[GameSpot-1] Leo, Jon (17 August 2011). "Nordic Games Holding acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[THQSilverTrade-2] 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.

[Suszek-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] Sarkar, Samit (24 June 2013). "Nordic Games acquires rights to Atari's Desperados and Silver". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[GamesIndustry.biz-6] Sinclair, Brendan (24 September 2015). "Nordic acquires Codename: Panzers franchise". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[7] Suszek, Mike (12 May 2014). "Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher". Engadget. AOL Tech. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[8] Campbell, Evan (15 April 2015). "Darksiders Publisher Nordic Games Buys Rights to Men of Valor". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[9] McWhertor, Michael (14 April 2015). "Vietnam War shooter Men of Valor snapped up by Nordic Games". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[10] 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.

[11] Parfitt, Ben (5 August 2015). "Nordic swoops for BitComposer licenses, including Jagged Alliance". MCV.

[12] "Nordic Games acquires 'Nexus'". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[13] Hillier, Brenna (23 November 2015). "The improbable journey of Impossible Creatures". VG247. Videogaming247. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[14] Calvin, Alex (3 February 2016). "Nordic Games buys Digital Reality IP including Sine Mora". MCV.

[15] 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.

[GamesBeat-16] Minotti, Mike (5 December 2016). "THQ Nordic acquires more franchises to prepare for the Nintendo Switch". GamesBeat. VentureBeat. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[17] "THQ Nordic acquires Rad Rodgers IP". Gamasutra. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[18] McAloon, Alissa (21 August 2017). "THQ Nordic picks up Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams dev Black Forest Games". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[19] 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

[Pieces_Interactive-20] Lemne, Bengt (28 August 2017). "THQ Nordic picks up Pieces Interactive". Gamereactor. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[Experiment_101-21] 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.

[22] "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.

[23] 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.

[24] Dransfield, Ian (15 August 2018). "Timesplitters license acquired by Koch Media". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[25] Nunneley, Stepheny (2018-09-06). "Kingdoms of Amalur IP and Project Copernicus rights and assets acquired by THQ Nordic". VG247. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

[26] Wales, Matt (19 September 2018). "THQ Nordic has now acquired survival horror classic Alone In The Dark". Eurogamer. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[Bugbear_Entertainment-27] 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.

[28] Kerr, Chris (14 November 2018). "THQ Nordic acquires Coffee Stain and Bugbear Entertainment". Gamasutra. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[29] Minotti, Mike (15 November 2018). "THQ Nordic acquires Expeditions series and starts on third game". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

[30] "Carpocalypse Now! THQ Nordic acquires the "Carmageddon"-IP from Stainless Games". THQ Nordic. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[31] "THQ Nordic acquires the "Outcast"-IP from its original creators". THQ Nordic. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[32] Brown, Fraser (2019-05-22). "THQ Nordic acquires Gothic and Risen developer". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[33] Jackson, Mike (2019-05-22). "THQ Nordic acquires Gothic developer Piranha Bytes". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[34] "Piranha Bytes acquired by THQ Nordic". THQ Nordic. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[Gunfire_Games-35] Romano, Sal (14 August 2019). "THQ Nordic acquires Gunfire Games". Gematsu.

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