THQ Nordic

THQ Nordic names first North American CEO

We speak to Eric Wuestmann as he's tasked with leading the growing publisher's business in a key Western market

THQ Nordic and Koch Media trade IPs

Franchise swaps put Red Faction and Risen series closer to their original developers; Painkiller, Sacred, and more change hands

THQ Nordic opens new studio Nine Rock Games

Slovakia-based developer staff by team who has worked on DayZ, Conan and Soldier of Fortune 3

Embracer Group acquires Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios for $10.5m

Also gains Statik IP, but Little Nightmares and Stretchers remain with their publishers

Wreckfest drives games revenue up 117% at Embracer Group

Company formerly known as THQ Nordic looks ahead to a Q3 with Darksiders and Shenmue 3

THQ Nordic expands to Japan

Growing publisher has established second international distribution outlet to handle releases in Japanese market

THQ Nordic AB board proposes name change to Embracer Group

Proposal would separate holding company's nomenclature from that of subsidiary publisher

THQ Nordic strengthens portfolio with Goodbye Kansas Game Invest acquisition

Goodbye Kansas Game Invest has five investments in early stage games companies, deal includes royalty rights to Biomutant

THQ Nordic confirms new Saints Row title after strong Q1

The publisher also said that development of Dead Island 2 is now being led by Dambuster Studios

THQ Nordic acquires Darksiders developer Gunfire Games

Value of the deal for Gunfire's 63 staff and IP catalogue was not disclosed

THQ Nordic buys Milestone Interactive for €44.9m in cash

Acquisition of Italian racing studio could almost double in value based on earnouts

Epic Games commits to loot box transparency across portfolio

THQ Nordic also weighs in on ESA pledges: "We do not plan to implement casino-styled mechanics in our games"

Metro Exodus recoups all costs, boosts Q1 revenue at THQ Nordic

Net sales spiked 158% at the publisher thanks to 4A Games' shooter and Coffee Stain's Satisfactory

THQ Nordic acquires Gothic developer Piranha Bytes

German studio's entire team and the rights to Risen and Elex were also part of the deal

THQ Nordic parent company apologizes for 8chan AMA

Co-founder and CEO Lars Wingefors "condemns all unethical content this website stands for", regrets implicit endorsement

THQ Nordic raises $225m for further acquisitions

“Substantially oversubscribed” share issue brings on a range of new investors for growing publisher

THQ Nordic net sales rose 713% to $447.6m in 2018

Publisher now has 77 games in development, including 48 unannounced projects

THQ Nordic buys Australian publisher 18Point2

€1.9m cash deal will give THQ Nordic a publishing platform for Australia and New Zealand

THQ Nordic acquires Warhorse Studios in a €33.2m cash deal

Kingdom Come: Deliverance has sold 2m units one year on from its release

THQ Nordic "fully supports" Metro Exodus exclusivity

Parent company clarifies comment distancing itself from decision to pull PC version from Steam in favor of Epic Games store, says it will change name to avoid future confusion