It’s Nordic Games. I was planning to build suspense, blurt the name, and hop into a waiting car to a chorus of “EH?”s. Sadly, it’s not yet lunchtime and I’d have to return to reporting the news after a couple of limp laps around the block. So then: Nordic Games are the new custodians of Darksiders, Red Faction, Titan Quest and Supreme Commander. I suppose you’d like to know who this lot are, and why they’ve bought up a sizeable portion of THQ’s back catalogue?
Nordic Games Licensing AB, the company responsible for the the $4.9 million deal, are based in Sweden. The business of selling, distribution and “evaluation of sequels and new content” for the acquisitions, however, will be handled by Nordic Games GmbH - the Viennese publishing outfit responsible for the Painkiller: Hell and Damnation remake that’s been sitting in my Steam library for months.