Gunfire Games which is known for the development of the Darksiders series, has been acquired by THQ Nordic. The game developer has previously worked in a partnership with THQ Nordic in developing titles like Darksiders, From Other Suns and Chronos.
Th acquisition means that all the development staff along with all the existing IPs are now in the hands of THQ Nordic. The development staff includes a team of 63 people in total. A press release by the CEO of THQ Nordic released a statement saying,
With the acquisition of Gunfire Games we are strengthening THQ Nordic’s footprint in the US and are adding an experienced and talented development team that we know very well from having collaborated on Darksiders. Gunfire will contribute with premier development expertise to the group with realizable synergies from day one. It is with great anticipation of future projects we now welcome the team to the THQ Nordic family.
On the other hand Gunfire Games’ CEO David Adams also added on behalf of his company,
Having worked together on the development of Darksiders, we are confident that becoming part of THQ Nordic is a great next step for Gunfire. I believe that the experience and publishing capabilities of THQ Nordic will be important in supporting our growth journey and enabling us to continue doing what we love – making great games. We are excited to continue working together going forward.
THQ Nordic continues its trend of acquiring many developing studios over the course of the past months and last year. It recently took over Warhorse Studios which is known for games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Piranha Bytes known for ELEX. In February, THQ raised more than $225 million to continue buying other studios and IPs, which means that they are not done anytime soon.
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