THQ Nordic#Subsidiaries

{{For|the Swedish holding company formerly named "THQ Nordic"|Embracer Group}}

{{Infobox company

| name = THQ Nordic GmbH

| logo = THQ Nordic logo 2016.svg

| logo_caption = Logo in use since August 2016

| former_name = Nordic Games GmbH (2011–2016)

| type = Subsidiary

| industry = Video games

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011}}

| hq_location_city = Vienna

| hq_location_country = Austria

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Klemens Kreuzer (CEO)|Reinhard Pollice (director of business and product development)}}

| products = See List of THQ Nordic games

| revenue = {{increase}} {{€|161 million|link=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://embracer.com/year-in-brief-22/assets/pdf/Embracer-Annual-Report-and-Sustainability-Report-2022_EN.pdf|title=Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022|access-date=10 July 2022|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708215526/https://embracer.com/year-in-brief-22/assets/pdf/Embracer-Annual-Report-and-Sustainability-Report-2022_EN.pdf|url-status=live}}

| revenue_year = 2022

| num_employees = 988

| num_employees_year = 2022

| parent = Embracer Group

| subsid = See {{section link||Subsidiaries}}

| website = {{URL|https://thqnordic.com/}}

}}

THQ Nordic GmbH (formerly Nordic Games GmbH) is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna. Formed in 2011, it is a publishing subsidiary of Embracer Group. Originally named Nordic Games, as was the parent company, both companies were renamed THQ Nordic in August 2016 after the parent company had acquired the "THQ" trademark in 2014.

The company publishes licensed games from entertainment companies such as AEW, Nickelodeon, Lucasfilm Ltd., Comedy Central, and Disney, while maintaining its own development studios and IP, publishing franchises like Destroy All Humans!, Darksiders, Alone in the Dark, SpellForce, and Gothic.

THQ Nordic's core portfolio comprises assets that were acquired from other developers and publishers, such as from JoWooD Entertainment and its subsidiaries DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company in 2011, THQ in 2013, and NovaLogic in 2016. THQ Nordic has acquired and established several subsidiary studios, including Black Forest Games, Bugbear Entertainment, Gunfire Games, HandyGames, Piranha Bytes, Purple Lamp, and Rainbow Studios.

History

= As Nordic Games GmbH (2011–2016) =

File:Nordic Games logo 2008.svg

Nordic Games GmbH was founded in 2011 as part of the Nordic Games Holding group.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nordic-games-saves-jowood-from-insolvency-with-acquisition |title=Nordic Games Saves JoWood From Insolvency With Acquisition |first=Frank |last=Cifaldi |date=16 August 2011 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513181513/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/126563/Nordic_Games_Saves_JoWood_From_Insolvency_With_Acquisition.php |archive-date=13 May 2014 |url-status=live}} Within this group, Nordic Games became a subsidiary of Nordic Games Licensing, which was established in the same year.{{cite web |url=https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/arsredovisning_2015-THQ_Nordic_AB-2.pdf |title=Årsredovisning – Nordic Games Licensing AB |language=sv |trans-title=Annual report – Nordic Games Licensing AB |date=7 June 2016 |publisher=Embracer Group |pages=2–3 |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222112824/https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/arsredovisning_2015-THQ_Nordic_AB-2.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4254224/nordic-games-thq-purchase |title=Who is Nordic Games? |first=Dave |last=Tach |date=22 April 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123052709/https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4254224/nordic-games-thq-purchase |url-status=live }} In June 2011, Nordic Games Holding acquired assets from JoWooD and its affiliate companies DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company, including their brands and products. Nordic Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-nordic-games-acquires-jowood-and-the-adventure-company |title=Nordic Games acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company |first=Matt |last=Martin |date=16 August 2011 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817035429/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-16-nordic-games-acquires-jowood-and-the-adventure-company |archive-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nordic-games-holding-acquires-jowood-and-the-adventure-company/1100-6329512/ |title=Nordic Games Holding acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company |first=Jon |last=Leo |date=17 August 2011 |website=GameSpot |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306133012/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nordic-games-holding-acquires-jowood-and-the-adventure-company/1100-6329512/ |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live}} Several former JoWooD employees were hired by Nordic Games to work on sales of JoWooD's former properties, and Nordic Games Group's former publishing arm, Nordic Games Publishing, was integrated into the new Nordic Games to facilitate operations.{{cite web |url=http://www.nordicgamesgroup.com/about |title=Group History |publisher=Nordic Games Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731025931/http://www.nordicgamesgroup.com/about |archive-date=31 July 2016}}

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| quote = Darksiders is a top product. THQ spent $50m making Darksiders 2 (...) We can produce a product of the same quality but for a lower cost. $50m is ridiculous, I can't afford that. Many of our IPs will only generate $50k a year, but it's still money. Sure, it's amounts that EA and the big guys wouldn't care about, but now we have hundreds of IPs, and in a few years we'll have a few hundred more. It will add up to something much bigger.

| author = Lars Wingefors{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/nordic-games-on-publishing-big-ip-for-less/ |title=Nordic Games on publishing big IP for less |first=Alex |last=Calvin |date=24 September 2014 |magazine=MCV/Develop |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818191247/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/nordic-games-on-publishing-big-ip-for-less/ |url-status=live }}

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In April 2013, Nordic Games acquired all left-over properties from the bankruptcy auctions of American video game publisher THQ for {{US$|4.9 million}}. Included in the deal were over 150 individual games, including the Darksiders, Red Faction, and MX vs. ATV franchises.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4252414/nordic-games-thq-ip-auction-darksiders-red-faction-homeworld |title=Nordic Games acquires THQ's Darksiders, Red Faction and more in $4.9M bid |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=22 April 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123052709/https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4252414/nordic-games-thq-ip-auction-darksiders-red-faction-homeworld |archive-date=23 January 2019 |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Futter |first=Mike |date=23 April 2013 |title='We've Been In Conversation With THQ Since January,' Says Nordic Games CEO |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/23/weve-been-in-conversation-with-thq-since-january-says-nordic-games-publishing-ceo-.aspx |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211047/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/23/weve-been-in-conversation-with-thq-since-january-says-nordic-games-publishing-ceo-.aspx |url-status=live}} In June 2013, Nordic Games acquired the Desperados franchise, comprising Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive and Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge, as well as the game Silver, from Atari.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/24/4459240/nordic-games-atari-desperados-silver-acquisition |title=Nordic Games acquires rights to Atari's Desperados and Silver |first=Samit |last=Sarkar |date=24 June 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124829/https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/24/4459240/nordic-games-atari-desperados-silver-acquisition |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live}}

In December 2013, Nordic Games launched Grimlore Games, a video game developer composed of former Coreplay employees, based in Munich, Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/PC-CDROM/36218/2145236/SpellForce_3-Wird_von_Grimlore_Games_entwickelt.html |title=Grimlore Games entwickelt SpellForce 3 |language=de |trans-title=Grimlore Games develops SpellForce 3 |first=Marcel |last=Kleffmann |date=24 November 2014 |website=4Players |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126205400/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/PC-CDROM/36218/2145236/SpellForce_3-Wird_von_Grimlore_Games_entwickelt.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-11-24-nordic-games-opens-new-munich-studio |title=Nordic Games opens new Munich studio |first=Matthew |last=Handrahan |date=24 November 2014 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124920/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-11-24-nordic-games-opens-new-munich-studio |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live}} In May 2014, Nordic Games acquired the intellectual property for The Moment of Silence, The Mystery of the Druids and Curse of the Ghost Ship, as well as the publishing rights to Overclocked: A History of Violence and 15 Days, from bankrupt German publisher DTP Entertainment.{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/ |title=Nordic acquires adventure games from Awesomenauts publisher |first=Mike |last=Suszek |date=12 May 2014 |website=Engadget |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163107/https://www.engadget.com/2014/12/05/nordic-acquires-adventure-games-from-awesomenauts-publisher/ |archive-date=4 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

In July 2015, Nordic Games and developer Piranha Bytes announced ELEX, an original action role-playing game.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8880675/elex-piranha-bytes- |title=ELEX is the next game from the studio behind Risen |first=Samit |last=Sarkar |date=2 July 2015 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161311/https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/2/8880675/elex-piranha-bytes- |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live}} The following month, Nordic Games acquired a number of franchises from bankrupt German publisher bitComposer Entertainment, including the Jagged Alliance franchise.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/nordic-swoops-for-bitcomposer-licenses-including-jagged-alliance/ |title=Nordic swoops for BitComposer licenses, including Jagged Alliance |first=Ben |last=Parfitt |date=5 August 2015 |magazine=MCV/Develop |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622181141/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/nordic-swoops-for-bitcomposer-licenses-including-jagged-alliance/ |url-status=live }} In February 2016, Nordic Games acquired all intellectual property from Hungarian publisher Digital Reality, including Sine Mora.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/nordic-games-buys-digital-reality-ip-including-sine-mora/ |title=Nordic Games buys Digital Reality IP including Sine Mora |first=Alex |last=Calvin |date=3 February 2016 |magazine=MCV/Develop |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622181522/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/nordic-games-buys-digital-reality-ip-including-sine-mora/ |url-status=live }}

= As THQ Nordic GmbH (2016–present) =

In August 2016, Nordic Games changed its name to THQ Nordic GmbH (alongside Nordic Games Licensing AB, which became THQ Nordic AB), utilising the "THQ" trademark the parent company had acquired in June 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/8/16/12500550/thq-nordic-nordic-games-thq-bankruptcy |title=THQ Nordic is ready to prove itself after a big name change |first=Allegra |last=Frank |date=16 August 2016 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027223815/https://www.polygon.com/2016/8/16/12500550/thq-nordic-nordic-games-thq-bankruptcy |archive-date=27 October 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/582597.pdf |title=THQ Nordic AB (publ) – Interim Report – 1 January—30 September 2016 |date=25 October 2016 |publisher=Embracer Group |page=4 |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222111049/https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/582597.pdf |url-status=live}} According to Wingefors and THQ Nordic's Reinhard Pollice, the name change was undergone to capitalise on the good reputation of THQ's past, although they avoided naming the companies just "THQ" to avoid connections to THQ's more recent, troubled history being made. In October 2016, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired all intellectual property and assets from NovaLogic, including Delta Force.{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/thq-nordic-buys-delta-force-and-the-rest-of-novalogics-back-catalogue/ |title=THQ Nordic buys Delta Force and the rest of NovaLogic's back catalogue |first=Joe |last=Donnelly |date=31 October 2016 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719174201/https://www.pcgamer.com/thq-nordic-buys-delta-force-and-the-rest-of-novalogics-back-catalogue/ |archive-date=19 July 2018 |url-status=live}} In December 2016, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy from Mobile Gaming Studios, as well as Legends of War and War Leaders: Clash of Nations from Enigma Software Productions.{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/12/05/thq-nordic-acquires-more-franchises-to-prepare-for-the-nintendo-switch/ |title=THQ Nordic acquires more franchises to prepare for the Nintendo Switch |first=Mike |last=Minotti |date=5 December 2016 |website=VentureBeat |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204182640/https://venturebeat.com/2016/12/05/thq-nordic-acquires-more-franchises-to-prepare-for-the-nintendo-switch/ |archive-date=4 February 2018 |url-status=live}} Sometime in late 2016, THQ Nordic launched Mirage Game Studios in Karlstad, Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/498383/THQ+Nordic+opens+a+new+studio+in+Sweden/ |title=THQ Nordic opens a new studio in Sweden |first=Bengt |last=Lemne |date=18 January 2017 |website=Gamereactor |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503152312/https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/498383/THQ%2BNordic%2Bopens%2Ba%2Bnew%2Bstudio%2Bin%2BSweden/ |archive-date=3 May 2019 |url-status=live}}

In February 2017, THQ Nordic announced that it, alongside Digital Continue, was developing a remaster of Lock's Quest with a tentative release in April 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-17-2008-nintendo-ds-game-locks-quest-coming-to-pc-ps4-and-xbox-one |title=Cool Nintendo DS game Lock's Quest coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One |date=17 February 2017 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104330/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-17-2008-nintendo-ds-game-locks-quest-coming-to-pc-ps4-and-xbox-one |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live}} In March 2017, THQ Nordic announced a remastered version of Baja: Edge of Control, titled Baja: Edge of Control HD, a port of De Blob for Microsoft Windows, developed by BlitWorks, and Sine Mora EX, an extended version of Sine Mora, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/off-road-racer-baja-edge-of-control-getting-an-hd-remaster-3451410/ |title=Off-road racer Baja: Edge of Control getting an HD remaster |first=Daniel R. |last=Miller |date=5 March 2017 |website=GameZone |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226011249/https://www.gamezone.com/news/off-road-racer-baja-edge-of-control-getting-an-hd-remaster-3451410/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/de-blob-is-back-with-first-ever-pc-release |title=de Blob is back with first ever PC release |first=James |last=Orry |date=3 March 2017 |website=VideoGamer.com |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613133619/https://www.videogamer.com/news/de-blob-is-back-with-first-ever-pc-release |archive-date=13 June 2017 |url-status=live}} Later that month, THQ Nordic also acquired the in-development Rad Rodgers, overtaking publishing on behalf of developer Slipgate Studios.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-31-thq-nordic-acquires-slipgates-rad-rodgers-ip |title=THQ Nordic acquires Slipgate's Rad Rodgers IP |first=James |last=Batchelor |date=31 March 2017 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225080443/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-31-thq-nordic-acquires-slipgates-rad-rodgers-ip |archive-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=live}} In May 2017, THQ Nordic announced a new game, Darksiders III, developed by Gunfire Games, which was composed of former employees from original Darksiders developer Vigil Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/02/darksiders-3-announced-a-ign-first |title=Darksiders 3 Announced – IGN First |first=Alanah |last=Pearce |author-link=Alanah Pearce |date=2 May 2017 |website=IGN |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503025934/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/02/darksiders-3-announced-a-ign-first |archive-date=3 May 2017 |url-status=live}} In August 2017, THQ Nordic acquired German developer Black Forest Games for {{€|1.35 million|link=yes}} and Swedish developer Pieces Interactive for {{SEK|2.8 million|link=yes}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/thq-nordic-kauft-black-forest-games/ |title=THQ Nordic kauft Black Forest Games |language=de |trans-title=THQ Nordic buys Black Forest Games |date=21 August 2017 |website=GamesWirtschaft |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620103111/https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/thq-nordic-kauft-black-forest-games/ |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/586733/THQ+Nordic+picks+up+Pieces+Interactive/ |title=THQ Nordic picks up Pieces Interactive |first=Bengt |last=Lemne |date=28 August 2017 |website=Gamereactor |access-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829122525/https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/586733/THQ+Nordic+picks+up+Pieces+Interactive/ |archive-date=29 August 2017 |url-status=live}} This was followed by the acquisition of Experiment 101, the Swedish developer behind the in-development Biomutant, for {{SEK|75.3 million}} in November 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/thq-nordic-acquires-i-biomutant-i-developer-experiment-101 |title=THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant developer Experiment 101 |first=Chris |last=Kerr |date=17 November 2017 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112242/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/309922/THQ_Nordic_acquires_Biomutant_developer_Experiment_101.php |archive-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live}}

In March 2018, after Activision's licence for games on Nickelodeon properties had expired, THQ Nordic announced a partnership with Nickelodeon that would allow them to re-release sixteen Nickelodeon games previously published by THQ.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/21/17146994/nickelodeon-video-games-list-thq-nordic |title=Classic Nickelodeon games are returning, thanks to THQ Nordic |first=Allegra |last=Frank |date=21 March 2018 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105014426/https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/21/17146994/nickelodeon-video-games-list-thq-nordic |archive-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}} In July 2018, THQ Nordic acquired German mobile game developer-publisher HandyGames for {{€|1 million}} in cash and a performance-based earn-out of up to {{€|1.5 million}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/thq-nordic-acquires-german-developer-and-publisher-handygames |title=THQ Nordic acquires German developer and publisher HandyGames |first=Alissa |last=McAloon |date=9 July 2018 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529133047/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/321641/THQ_Nordic_acquires_German_developer_and_publisher_HandyGames.php |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2572110/875901.pdf |title=THQ Nordic acquires the German game developer and publisher HandyGames |date=9 July 2018 |website=Cision |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920142243/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2572110/875901.pdf |url-status=live}} In August 2018, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired the rights to Second Sight and the TimeSplitters franchise from Crytek.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/08/15/thq-nordic-acquires-the-timesplitters-and-second-sight-properties |title=THQ Nordic Acquires The Timesplitters And Second Sight Properties |first=Imran |last=Khan |date=15 August 2018 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005053041/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/08/15/thq-nordic-acquires-the-timesplitters-and-second-sight-properties |archive-date=5 October 2018 |url-status=live}} In September, THQ Nordic acquired the intellectual property to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, including the cancelled Project Copernicus, from 38 Studios, as well as Act of War and the Alone in the Dark franchise from Atari.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/6/17826806/thq-nordic-kingdoms-of-amalur-38-studios |title=THQ Nordic picks up Kingdoms of Amalur IP from 38 Studios' wreckage |first=Owen S. |last=Good |date=6 September 2018 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111185232/https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/6/17826806/thq-nordic-kingdoms-of-amalur-38-studios |archive-date=11 November 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/alone-in-the-dark-is-now-a-thq-nordic-series/ |title=Alone in the Dark is now a THQ Nordic series |first=Shaun |last=Prescott |date=19 September 2018 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924112049/https://www.pcgamer.com/alone-in-the-dark-is-now-a-thq-nordic-series/ |archive-date=24 September 2018 |url-status=live}}

In November 2018, THQ Nordic acquired a 90% stake in Finnish developer Bugbear Entertainment, including all of its intellectual property, for an undisclosed sum, leaving open the option to purchase the remaining 10% at a later point in time.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-14-thq-nordic-acquires-bugbear-entertainment-and-coffee-stain-studios |title=THQ Nordic acquires Bugbear Entertainment and Coffee Stain studios |first=James |last=Batchelor |date=14 November 2018 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423013937/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-14-thq-nordic-acquires-bugbear-entertainment-and-coffee-stain-studios |archive-date=23 April 2019 |url-status=live}} That same month, THQ Nordic acquired the Expeditions franchise, including Expeditions: Conquistador and Expeditions: Viking, and announced that it was working with series creator Logic Artists to develop a third game in the series.{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/15/thq-nordic-acquires-expeditions-series-and-starts-on-third-game/ |title=THQ Nordic acquires Expeditions series and starts on third game |first=Mike |last=Minotti |date=15 November 2018 |website=VentureBeat |access-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115195429/https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/15/thq-nordic-acquires-expeditions-series-and-starts-on-third-game/ |archive-date=15 November 2018 |url-status=live}} In December 2018, THQ Nordic acquired the Carmageddon franchise from Stainless Games, which itself had bought the franchise in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/03/thq-nordic-buy-carmageddon-ip/ |title=Smash! Bash! Cash! THQ Nordic buy Carmageddon |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=3 December 2018 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323082708/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/03/thq-nordic-buy-carmageddon-ip/ |archive-date=23 March 2019 |url-status=live}}

In January 2019, THQ Nordic acquired the rights to the Outcast franchise from Belgian developer Appeal.{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/10/thq-nordic-buy-outcast-ip/ |title=Cutter paid: THQ Nordic buy Outcast rights |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=10 January 2019 |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326100740/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/10/thq-nordic-buy-outcast-ip/ |archive-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live}} In May 2019, the publisher acquired Piranha Bytes.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-22-thq-nordic-acquires-gothic-developer-piranha-bytes |title=THQ Nordic acquires Gothic developer Piranha Bytes |first=Matthew |last=Handrahan |date=22 May 2019 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529133042/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-22-thq-nordic-acquires-gothic-developer-piranha-bytes |archive-date=29 May 2019 |url-status=live}} In August 2019, THQ Nordic acquired American developer Gunfire Games, which had worked with THQ Nordic on the release of Darksiders III.{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/08/thq-nordic-acquires-gunfire-games |title=THQ Nordic acquires Gunfire Games |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=14 August 2019 |website=Gematsu |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814054530/https://gematsu.com/2019/08/thq-nordic-acquires-gunfire-games |url-status=live}} Nine Rocks Games, an in-house studio based in Bratislava, Slovakia, and led by David Durcak of DayZ, was established by THQ Nordic in February 2020 to work on "shooter/survival" games.

On 26 February 2019, THQ Nordic's public relations and marketing director, Philipp Brock, and business and product development director Reinhard Pollice, hosted an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) questions-and-answers session on 8chan, a controversial imageboard website commonly associated with child pornography, racism and hate speech, including the Gamergate controversy.{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/thq-nordic-held-qanda-on-a-website-banned-for-suspected-child-pornography/ |title=THQ Nordic Held Q&A on a Website Banned for Suspected Child Pornography |first1=Patrick |last1=Klepek |first2=Austin |last2=Walker |date=26 February 2019 |website=Waypoint |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227220027/https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/59xk5z/thq-nordic-held-qanda-on-a-website-banned-for-suspected-child-pornography |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live}} The AMA was announced by Brock through THQ Nordic's Twitter account, and after receiving initial criticism for using the controversial website as host for the AMA, explained that a person named Mark would "take care of the nasty stuff".{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-27-thq-nordic-exec-still-in-job-after-8chan-stunt |title="I do not condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism" |first=Tom |last=Phillips |date=27 February 2019 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228193710/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-27-thq-nordic-exec-still-in-job-after-8chan-stunt |archive-date=28 February 2019 |url-status=live}} On 8chan, both Brock and Pollice interacted with users asking about controversial topics, such as "lolis" and "social justice warriors", garnering further criticism.{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/video-game-publisher-apologizes-after-hosting-ama-on-8c-1832911257 |title=Video Game Publisher Apologizes After Hosting AMA On 8Chan |first=Nathan |last=Grayson |date=26 February 2019 |website=Kotaku |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227202150/https://kotaku.com/video-game-publisher-apologizes-after-hosting-ama-on-8c-1832911257 |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=live}} After widespread criticism, Brock apologised on THQ Nordic's Twitter account, writing that he did not research the site's history and that he did not "condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism".{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-26-thq-nordic-holding-ama-on-imageboard-known-for-child-porn |title=THQ Nordic holds AMA on imageboard known for child porn |first=Rebekah |last=Valentine |date=26 February 2019 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044224/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-26-thq-nordic-holding-ama-on-imageboard-known-for-child-porn |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live}} Lars Wingefors, the co-founder and chief executive officer of THQ Nordic AB, apologised for the event in early March.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/4/18249988/thq-nordic-8chan-ama-apology |title=THQ Nordic CEO apologizes for company's 8chan event |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=4 March 2019 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310162908/https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/4/18249988/thq-nordic-8chan-ama-apology |archive-date=10 March 2019 |url-status=live}}

In May 2020, THQ Nordic and Koch Media, another Embracer Group arm, exchanged several intellectual property rights: THQ Nordic received Risen, Rush for Berlin, Sacred, Second Sight, and Singles: Flirt Up Your Life, while handing off Red Faction and Painkiller to Koch Media's Deep Silver label.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/red-faction-painkiller-risen-and-more-get-closer-to-home-in-thq-nordic-and-koch-media-ip-trade/ |title=Red Faction, Painkiller, Risen and more get closer to home in THQ Nordic and Koch Media IP trade |last=Wood |first=Austin |website=GamesRadar+ |date=5 May 2020 |access-date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516024508/https://www.gamesradar.com/red-faction-painkiller-risen-and-more-get-closer-to-home-in-thq-nordic-and-koch-media-ip-trade/ |url-status=live}}

After previously seeking player opinion on a possible Gothic remake as early as 2019, THQ Nordic announced in March 2021 that it had established Alkimia Interactive in Barcelona to lead development on this project.

THQ announced the acquisition of Kaiko, Appeal Studios, and Massive Miniteam (Pulheim-based porting studio) in May 2021, along with the creation of distributor THQ Nordic France and animation technical division Gate21.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-11-thq-nordic-acquires-kaiko-appeal-and-massive-miniteam |title=THQ Nordic acquires Kaiko, Appeal, and Massive Miniteam |first=Brendan |last=Sinclair |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511175153/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-11-thq-nordic-acquires-kaiko-appeal-and-massive-miniteam |url-status=live}}

On February 24, 2022, THQNordic announced the acquisition of Frankfurt-based Metricminds, a motion capture and animation studio that has worked on THQNordic games like Destroy All Humans! (2020), Darksiders III and Remnant: From The Ashes.

In June 2023, Campfire Cabal was closed with all its employees being laid off.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-group-is-starting-to-close-studios-campfire-cabal |title=Embracer Group Is Starting to Close Studios After Losing Out on Deal Worth Billions |date=4 August 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023}}

Games

{{Main|List of THQ Nordic games|List of acquisitions by THQ Nordic}}

Subsidiaries

THQ Nordic operates several development studios, as well as two international distribution arms: THQ Nordic Inc. in the United States (established in 2012) and THQ Nordic Japan KK in Japan (established in 2019).{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-21-thq-nordic-expands-to-japan |title=THQ Nordic expands to Japan |first=James |last=Batchelor |date=21 October 2019 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021142051/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-21-thq-nordic-expands-to-japan |url-status=live}}

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Name ! Location ! Founded ! Acquired ! Ref.
Alkimia Interactive \| Barcelona \| 2018 \| — \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/355697/Is_it_a_Gothic_Remake_Not_yet_but_it_can_become_one_THQ_Nordic_releases_playable_prototype_on_Steam_asks_for_the_players_opinion.php \|title=Press releases - Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion \|website=Gamasutra \|date=13 December 2019 \|access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=14 December 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214143627/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/355697/Is_it_a_Gothic_Remake_Not_yet_but_it_can_become_one_THQ_Nordic_releases_playable_prototype_on_Steam_asks_for_the_players_opinion.php \|url-status=dead}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.boe.es/borme/dias/2020/10/27/pdfs/BORME-A-2020-208-08.pdf \|title=Boletín Oficial Del Registro Mercantil \|date=27 October 2020 \|website=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado \|access-date=18 November 2020 \|archive-date=24 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124160903/https://www.boe.es/borme/dias/2020/10/27/pdfs/BORME-A-2020-208-08.pdf \|url-status=live}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/378383/THQ_Nordic_forms_Barcelona_studio_Alkimia_to_create_Gothic_Remake.php \|title=THQ Nordic forms Barcelona studio Alkimia to create Gothic Remake \|first=Chris \|last=Kerr \|date=11 March 2021 \|access-date=11 March 2021 \|website=Gamasutra \|archive-date=11 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311160028/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/378383/THQ_Nordic_forms_Barcelona_studio_Alkimia_to_create_Gothic_Remake.php \|url-status=dead}}
Appeal Studios \| Belgium \| 2018 \| {{Dts\|2021}} \|
Ashborne Games \| Brno \| 2020 \| — \| {{Cite web \|title=Embracer Group's Q2 Press Releases \|url=https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1336474.pdf \|access-date=18 November 2020 \|archive-date=28 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128072635/https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1336474.pdf \|url-status=live}}
Black Forest Games \| Offenburg \| {{Dts\|2012\|07}} \| {{Dts\|2017\|08}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3156564/gothic-4-developer-emerges-from-insolvency-as-black-forest-games \|title='Gothic 4' developer emerges from insolvency as Black Forest Games \|first=Emily \|last=Gera \|date=13 July 2012 \|website=Polygon \|access-date=17 June 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617111608/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3156564/gothic-4-developer-emerges-from-insolvency-as-black-forest-games \|archive-date=17 June 2019 \|url-status=live}}
Bugbear Entertainment \| Helsinki \| {{Dts\|2000}} \| {{Dts\|2018\|11}} \|
Experiment 101 \| Stockholm \| {{Dts\|2015}} \| {{Dts\|2017\|11}} \|
Gate21 \| Sarajevo \| {{Dts\|2021}} \| — \|
Grimlore Games \| Munich \| {{Dts\|2013\|12}} \| — \|
Gunfire Games \| Austin, Texas \| {{Dts\|2014}} \| {{Dts\|2019\|08}} \|
HandyGames \| Giebelstadt \| {{Dts\|2000}} \| {{Dts\|2018\|07}} \|
Kaiko \| rowspan="2" \| Frankfurt \| 2014 \| {{Dts\|2021}} \|
Metricminds \| {{Dts\|2001}} \| {{Dts\|2022\|02}} \| {{cite web \|title=THQ Nordic acquires animated content studio metricminds \|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/02/thq-nordic-acquires-animated-content-studio-metricminds \|website=Gematsu \|date=February 24, 2022 \|access-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224073355/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/02/thq-nordic-acquires-animated-content-studio-metricminds \|url-status=live }}
Nine Rocks Games \| Bratislava \| {{Dts\|2020\|02}} \| — \| {{cite web \|first=Sal \|last=Romano \|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/thq-nordic-establishes-slovakia-based-nine-rocks-games-to-develop-shooter-survival-game \|title=THQ Nordic establishes Slovakia-based Nine Rocks Games to develop shooter / survival game \|date=10 February 2020 \|access-date=10 February 2020 \|website=Gematsu \|archive-date=14 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214004117/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/thq-nordic-establishes-slovakia-based-nine-rocks-games-to-develop-shooter-survival-game \|url-status=live}}
Purple Lamp \| Vienna \| {{Dts\|2018}} \| {{Dts\|2020\|11}} \| {{Cite web \|date=16 March 2018 \|title=Purple Lamp: Neues Gamingstudio in Wien – mit bekannten Gesichtern \|trans-title=Purple Lamp: New gaming studio in Vienna – with familiar faces \|url=https://brutkasten.com/artikel/purple-lamp-neues-gamingstudio-in-wien-mit-bekannten-gesichtern \|access-date=28 December 2024 \|website=brutkasten \|language=de}}{{Cite web \|title=THQ Nordic übernimmt österreichische "Spongebob"-Entwickler \|url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000121791202/thq-nordic-uebernimmt-oesterreichische-spongebob-entwickler \|access-date=2025-02-13 \|website=Der Standard \|language=de-AT}}

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Alkimia Interactive

| Barcelona

| 2018

| —

| {{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/355697/Is_it_a_Gothic_Remake_Not_yet_but_it_can_become_one_THQ_Nordic_releases_playable_prototype_on_Steam_asks_for_the_players_opinion.php |title=Press releases - Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion |website=Gamasutra |date=13 December 2019 |access-date=17 February 2020 |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214143627/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/355697/Is_it_a_Gothic_Remake_Not_yet_but_it_can_become_one_THQ_Nordic_releases_playable_prototype_on_Steam_asks_for_the_players_opinion.php |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boe.es/borme/dias/2020/10/27/pdfs/BORME-A-2020-208-08.pdf |title=Boletín Oficial Del Registro Mercantil |date=27 October 2020 |website=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124160903/https://www.boe.es/borme/dias/2020/10/27/pdfs/BORME-A-2020-208-08.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/378383/THQ_Nordic_forms_Barcelona_studio_Alkimia_to_create_Gothic_Remake.php |title=THQ Nordic forms Barcelona studio Alkimia to create Gothic Remake |first=Chris |last=Kerr |date=11 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |website=Gamasutra |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311160028/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/378383/THQ_Nordic_forms_Barcelona_studio_Alkimia_to_create_Gothic_Remake.php |url-status=dead}}

Appeal Studios

| Belgium

| 2018

| {{Dts|2021}}

Ashborne Games

| Brno

| 2020

| —

| {{Cite web |title=Embracer Group's Q2 Press Releases |url=https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1336474.pdf |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128072635/https://embracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1336474.pdf |url-status=live}}

Black Forest Games

| Offenburg

| {{Dts|2012|07}}

| {{Dts|2017|08}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3156564/gothic-4-developer-emerges-from-insolvency-as-black-forest-games |title='Gothic 4' developer emerges from insolvency as Black Forest Games |first=Emily |last=Gera |date=13 July 2012 |website=Polygon |access-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617111608/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/7/13/3156564/gothic-4-developer-emerges-from-insolvency-as-black-forest-games |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=live}}

Bugbear Entertainment

| Helsinki

| {{Dts|2000}}

| {{Dts|2018|11}}

Experiment 101

| Stockholm

| {{Dts|2015}}

| {{Dts|2017|11}}

Gate21

| Sarajevo

| {{Dts|2021}}

| —

Grimlore Games

| Munich

| {{Dts|2013|12}}

| —

Gunfire Games

| Austin, Texas

| {{Dts|2014}}

| {{Dts|2019|08}}

HandyGames

| Giebelstadt

| {{Dts|2000}}

| {{Dts|2018|07}}

Kaiko

| rowspan="2" | Frankfurt

| 2014

| {{Dts|2021}}

Metricminds

| {{Dts|2001}}

| {{Dts|2022|02}}

| {{cite web |title=THQ Nordic acquires animated content studio metricminds |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/02/thq-nordic-acquires-animated-content-studio-metricminds |website=Gematsu |date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224073355/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/02/thq-nordic-acquires-animated-content-studio-metricminds |url-status=live }}

Nine Rocks Games

| Bratislava

| {{Dts|2020|02}}

| —

| {{cite web |first=Sal |last=Romano |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/thq-nordic-establishes-slovakia-based-nine-rocks-games-to-develop-shooter-survival-game |title=THQ Nordic establishes Slovakia-based Nine Rocks Games to develop shooter / survival game |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=10 February 2020 |website=Gematsu |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214004117/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/thq-nordic-establishes-slovakia-based-nine-rocks-games-to-develop-shooter-survival-game |url-status=live}}

Purple Lamp

| Vienna

| {{Dts|2018}}

| {{Dts|2020|11}}

| {{Cite web |date=16 March 2018 |title=Purple Lamp: Neues Gamingstudio in Wien – mit bekannten Gesichtern |trans-title=Purple Lamp: New gaming studio in Vienna – with familiar faces |url=https://brutkasten.com/artikel/purple-lamp-neues-gamingstudio-in-wien-mit-bekannten-gesichtern |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=brutkasten |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=THQ Nordic übernimmt österreichische "Spongebob"-Entwickler |url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000121791202/thq-nordic-uebernimmt-oesterreichische-spongebob-entwickler |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Der Standard |language=de-AT}}

= Former =

class="wikitable sortable"
Name ! Location ! Founded ! Acquired ! Divested ! Fate ! Ref.
Campfire Cabal \| Copenhagen \| {{Dts\|2022\|09}} \| — \| {{Dts\|2023\|06}} \| Defunct \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/thq-nordic-launches-new-studio-campfire-cabal \|title=THQ Nordic launches new studio Campfire Cabal \|first=Jeffrey \|last=Rousseau \|date=13 September 2022 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz \|access-date=14 September 2022}}
Foxglove Studios \| Stockholm \| {{Dts\|2016}} \| — \| {{Dts\|2019}} \| Spun off \| {{cite web \|url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2500604/825689.pdf \|title=THQ Nordic Annual Report 2017 \|first=Lars \|last=Wingefors \|date=20 April 2018 \|website=Cision \|access-date=15 September 2019 \|archive-date=17 May 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082203/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2500604/825689.pdf \|url-status=live}}{{cite web \|url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2890795/1096896.pdf \|title=THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19 \|first=Lars \|last=Wingefors \|date=27 August 2019 \|website=Cision \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903202650/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2890795/1096896.pdf \|archive-date=3 September 2019 \|url-status=live}}
Mirage Game Studios \| Karlstad \| {{Dts\|2017\|01}} \| — \| {{Dts\|2025\|04}} \| Defunct \|
Pieces Interactive \| Skövde \| {{Dts\|2007}} \| {{Dts\|2017\|08}} \| {{Dts\|2024\|06\|17}} \| Defunct \| {{cite web\|title=Embracer has closed Alone in the Dark studio Pieces Interactive\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/embracer-has-closed-alone-in-the-dark-studio-pieces-interactive/\|website=PC Gamer\|first=Andy\|last=Chalk\|date=June 17, 2024\|access-date=September 19, 2024}}
Piranha Bytes \| Essen \| {{Dts\|1997}} \| {{Dts\|2019\|05}} \| {{Dts\|2024\|06}} \| Defunct \| {{Cite web \|last=Ivan \|first=Tom \|date=2024-07-08 \|title=Embracer's Gothic and Elex studio Piranha Bytes has reportedly closed down \|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracers-gothic-and-elex-studio-piranha-bytes-has-reportedly-closed-down/ \|access-date=2024-07-08 \|website=VGC \|language=en-GB}}
Pow Wow Entertainment \| Vienna \| {{Dts\|2019}} \| {{Dts\|2020\|08}} \| {{Dts\|2024\|06}} \| Defunct \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/thq-parent-company-embracer-has-purchased-i-metro-i-dev-4a-games-and-others \|title=THQ parent company Embracer has purchased Metro dev 4A Games and others \|first=Chris \|last=Kerr \|date=13 August 2020 \|website=Gamasutra \|access-date=13 August 2020 \|archive-date=15 August 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815085909/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/368163/THQ_parent_company_Embracer_has_purchased_Metro_dev_4A_Games_and_others.php \|url-status=live}}
Rainbow Studios \| Phoenix, Arizona \| {{Dts\|2013}}{{efn\|The original incarnation of Rainbow Studios was owned by THQ; it was renamed THQ Digital Studios Phoenix in February 2010 and closed down completely in August 2011.{{cite web \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/20/5228030/nordic-games-developing-new-mx-vs-atv-launching-early-next-year \|title=Nordic Games developing new MX vs. ATV launching early next year \|first=Alexa Ray \|last=Corriea \|date=20 December 2013 \|website=Polygon \|access-date=23 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174905/https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/20/5228030/nordic-games-developing-new-mx-vs-atv-launching-early-next-year \|archive-date=23 July 2019 \|url-status=live}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/08/16/thq-closing-phoenix-game-development.html \|title=THQ closing Phoenix game development operations, cutting 48 jobs \|first=Patrick \|last=O'Grady \|date=16 August 2011 \|website=The Business Journals \|access-date=23 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429140431/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/08/16/thq-closing-phoenix-game-development.html \|archive-date=29 April 2017 \|url-status=live}} After THQ Nordic, then Nordic Games, had acquired the Rainbow Studios-developed MX vs. ATV franchise from THQ's bankruptcy auction, the company opted to resurrect Rainbow Studios that same year in its original location with at least eight former Rainbow Studios staff members.{{cite web \|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/15/5720000/mx-vs-atv-supercross-e3 \|title=MX vs. ATV Supercross is playable at E3 \|first=Brian \|last=Crecente \|date=15 May 2014 \|website=Polygon \|access-date=23 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174903/https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/15/5720000/mx-vs-atv-supercross-e3 \|archive-date=23 July 2019 \|url-status=live}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-nordic-bringing-back-mx-vs-atv \|title=Nordic bringing back MX vs. ATV \|first=Brendan \|last=Sinclair \|date=20 December 2013 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz \|access-date=23 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174903/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-nordic-bringing-back-mx-vs-atv \|archive-date=23 July 2019 \|url-status=live}}}} \| — \| {{Dts\|2024}} \| Spun off

class="wikitable sortable"

Name

! Location

! Founded

! Acquired

! Divested

! Fate

! Ref.

Campfire Cabal

| Copenhagen

| {{Dts|2022|09}}

| —

| {{Dts|2023|06}}

| Defunct

| {{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/thq-nordic-launches-new-studio-campfire-cabal |title=THQ Nordic launches new studio Campfire Cabal |first=Jeffrey |last=Rousseau |date=13 September 2022 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=14 September 2022}}

Foxglove Studios

| Stockholm

| {{Dts|2016}}

| —

| {{Dts|2019}}

| Spun off

| {{cite web |url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2500604/825689.pdf |title=THQ Nordic Annual Report 2017 |first=Lars |last=Wingefors |date=20 April 2018 |website=Cision |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082203/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2500604/825689.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2890795/1096896.pdf |title=THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19 |first=Lars |last=Wingefors |date=27 August 2019 |website=Cision |access-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903202650/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2890795/1096896.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2019 |url-status=live}}

Mirage Game Studios

| Karlstad

| {{Dts|2017|01}}

| —

| {{Dts|2025|04}}

| Defunct

Pieces Interactive

| Skövde

| {{Dts|2007}}

| {{Dts|2017|08}}

| {{Dts|2024|06|17}}

| Defunct

| {{cite web|title=Embracer has closed Alone in the Dark studio Pieces Interactive|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/embracer-has-closed-alone-in-the-dark-studio-pieces-interactive/|website=PC Gamer|first=Andy|last=Chalk|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024}}

Piranha Bytes

| Essen

| {{Dts|1997}}

| {{Dts|2019|05}}

| {{Dts|2024|06}}

| Defunct

| {{Cite web |last=Ivan |first=Tom |date=2024-07-08 |title=Embracer's Gothic and Elex studio Piranha Bytes has reportedly closed down |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracers-gothic-and-elex-studio-piranha-bytes-has-reportedly-closed-down/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}

Pow Wow Entertainment

| Vienna

| {{Dts|2019}}

| {{Dts|2020|08}}

| {{Dts|2024|06}}

| Defunct

| {{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/thq-parent-company-embracer-has-purchased-i-metro-i-dev-4a-games-and-others |title=THQ parent company Embracer has purchased Metro dev 4A Games and others |first=Chris |last=Kerr |date=13 August 2020 |website=Gamasutra |access-date=13 August 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815085909/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/368163/THQ_parent_company_Embracer_has_purchased_Metro_dev_4A_Games_and_others.php |url-status=live}}

Rainbow Studios

| Phoenix, Arizona

| {{Dts|2013}}{{efn|The original incarnation of Rainbow Studios was owned by THQ; it was renamed THQ Digital Studios Phoenix in February 2010 and closed down completely in August 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/20/5228030/nordic-games-developing-new-mx-vs-atv-launching-early-next-year |title=Nordic Games developing new MX vs. ATV launching early next year |first=Alexa Ray |last=Corriea |date=20 December 2013 |website=Polygon |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174905/https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/20/5228030/nordic-games-developing-new-mx-vs-atv-launching-early-next-year |archive-date=23 July 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/08/16/thq-closing-phoenix-game-development.html |title=THQ closing Phoenix game development operations, cutting 48 jobs |first=Patrick |last=O'Grady |date=16 August 2011 |website=The Business Journals |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429140431/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/08/16/thq-closing-phoenix-game-development.html |archive-date=29 April 2017 |url-status=live}} After THQ Nordic, then Nordic Games, had acquired the Rainbow Studios-developed MX vs. ATV franchise from THQ's bankruptcy auction, the company opted to resurrect Rainbow Studios that same year in its original location with at least eight former Rainbow Studios staff members.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/15/5720000/mx-vs-atv-supercross-e3 |title=MX vs. ATV Supercross is playable at E3 |first=Brian |last=Crecente |date=15 May 2014 |website=Polygon |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174903/https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/15/5720000/mx-vs-atv-supercross-e3 |archive-date=23 July 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-nordic-bringing-back-mx-vs-atv |title=Nordic bringing back MX vs. ATV |first=Brendan |last=Sinclair |date=20 December 2013 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174903/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-20-nordic-bringing-back-mx-vs-atv |archive-date=23 July 2019 |url-status=live}}}}

| —

| {{Dts|2024}}

| Spun off

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://thqnordic.com/}}

Category:Austrian companies established in 2011

Category:Companies based in Vienna

Category:Embracer Group

Category:Video game companies established in 2011

Category:Video game companies of Austria

Category:Video game publishers