THQ Name Back As Nordic Games Rebrands
The famous THQ name is back, though not in its original form. Swedish developer Nordic Games has rebranded so that it is now known as THQ Nordic as it moves forward to become a bigger company that doesn’t just concentrate on developing its own properties.
THQ was a major developer and publisher before it went bankrupt in 2012 and had to liquidate all of its assets. This included almost all of its properties as well as the trademark to the THQ name, which was acquired by Nordic Games in 2014.
“The majority of these projects are based on former THQ owned IPs and franchises,” THQ Nordic said in a press release.
“While we take great pride in our Swedish roots and accomplished a great deal under the Nordic Games masthead, we decided it was time to incorporate the THQ name,” the company said. “Those key brands will continue to shape our business in a meaningful way going forward, and THQ Nordic represents a core approach of doing much more than ‘owning’ a highly competitive portfolio of IP. We cherish them, and align them with the very best development resources to expand upon them with the level of experience that communities and established fan bases expect and deserve.”
Nordic Games has been busy in recent months. The company recently released Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, while it is also currently working on a remastering of the first game in the series. Known as Darksiders: Warmastered Edition is set to release on October 25. These new versions of the game have led to speculation that the company may be working on Darksiders 3 – something has been long-awaited by fans.