THQ Nordic’s wallet opened wide yet again. The publisher announced the purchase of Gunfire Games (Darksiders III), Goodbye Kansas Game Invest, and Milestone s.r.l.
Probably the most significant announcement is the purchase of Gunfire Games. The studio is best known for continuing the Darksiders franchise with the third installment in the long-running franchise. Gunfire Games also worked on the remastered versions of the first two Darksiders games.
In a statement, THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors said,
Gunfire Games was founded in 2014 by veterans of Vigil Games in Austin, Texas. Vigil Games was the original developer of the Darksiders franchise before shutting down during THQ’s firesale in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. Gunfire Games also released VR game Chronos.
Goodbye Kansas Game Invest is an investment company with a focus on the video game industry founded in 2016. The purchase will give THQ Nordic a portfolio of minority investments from five studios, including Palindrome Interactive, Fall Damage, Neon Giant, Kavalri, and Frambunker. Additionally, the company will gain the royalty rights to Biomutant.
said THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors in a statement.
Finally, THQ Nordic purchased MotoGP developer and publisher Milestone s.r.l. THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors said,
The press release notes the purchase comes from Koch Media, a subsidiary of THQ Nordic.
THQ Nordic is most known for buying every IP and developer under the sun. They’ve most recently announced SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. They’re also not afraid to announce two different games getting $400 special editions, because why not?
