* Prices last scanned on 8/25/2020 at 4:05 am CDT - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. It was founded in April 1990 by Jack Friedman, originally in Calabasas, and became a public company the following year through a reverse merger takeover. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR. Lizenz-Beispiel und HTML-Code Photo: THQ Nordic by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0 THQ Nordic. Empire of Sin [USA ONLY] By Sherif Saed, The Embracer Group (formerly THQ Nordic) now owns 190 intellectual properties, including high-profile franchises like Saints Row, Metro, Dead Island, Kingdoms of Amalur, and employs a massive 3,439 studios across 98 development studios.In its recent earnings reports, THQ Nordic outlined its astronomical pool of IPs that it currently has as its disposal. Beyond that, 4A “will continue to explore the Metro franchise” with creator Metro Dmitry Glukhovsky.Embracer’s other gaming acquisitions today also include Pow Wow Entertainment, Palindrome Interactive, Rare Earth Games, Vermila Studios, and Deca Games.Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. THQ Nordic now owns 190 IPs, employs 3,400 game devs across 98 studios THQ Nordic now owns almost 200 IPs, from Metro and Dead Island to … THQ Nordi and Deep Silver parent company Embracer Group has gone on another shopping spree.The company has acquired seven previously independent studios, who will now operate under its various subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. THQ Nordic GmbH (formerly Nordic Games GmbH) is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna.Formed in 2011, it is the primary 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. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. Right now THQ Nordic owns a treasure trove of 190 IPs across a fleet of franchises, but the company is careful to say This IP count increased by 16 franchises after the company's recent acquisition spree, which saw THQ Nordic buying up 8 new studios The publisher's huge stable of internal and external developers also swelled with these buyouts; total developer headcount is now 3,439, and the split is 2,330 internal developers and 1,109 external developers.These developers are spread across nearly 100 studios. Es ist auf Flickr in voller Auflösung verfügbar. THQ Nordic is as busy as ever. New games | Panels | Let's Plays | Industry Insight | Esports tournaments | Livestreams | Tabletop gaming | Exclusive merch | More! If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For Q2'20, the value of completed games was 253 million SEK, up a tremendous 143% year-over-year. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated. The company was founded in 2011 by Swedish entrepreneur Lars Eric Olof Wingefors. The publisher formerly known as Nordic Games reported solid growth for the first quarter of its fiscal 2020. THQ Nordic GmbH (formerly Nordic Games GmbH) is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna. By Sherif Saed, Thursday, 13 August 2020 10:02 GMT Share on: Facebook Twitter Reddit. Rainbow Studios в Финиксе , основана в 1996 году, выкуплена у THQ в 2013 году.