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THQ NordicGmbH, previously known as Nordic Games, is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna. It is the flagship operating group of Swedish holding company Embracer Group.
The company was formed in 2011 after Embracer, then known as Nordic Games Holding, acquired all the assets of the defunct Austrian publisherJoWooD Entertainment and its subsidiariesDreamCatcher Interactive andThe Adventure Company. They made serious headlines when they bought the majority ofTHQ'sIPs after the latter's dissolution in 2013. This ended up just being the start of the young company's rise as they kept up their rate of acquisitions throughout theThe New '10s withIPs from everyone fromAtari toCrytek, many of which have been dead for years, acquiring several studios along the way. Their end goal is to bring back mid-range (AA) games, larger than independent works, but not quite triple-A.
Their name itself is a testament to this, as they've bought the deadTHQ trademark following their bankruptcy and rebranded to THQ Nordic in 2016. Their parent company acquired Koch Media (parent ofDeep Silver) andCoffee Stain Studios in 2018, making them both officially sister companies to THQ Nordic. The following year, THQ Nordic AB rebranded to Embracer Group to represent its growth beyond THQ Nordic, Coffee Stain and Koch. Embracer would also later go on to buyGearbox Entertainment, Saber Interactive,Dark Horse Comics,Crystal Dynamics, andMiddle-earth Enterprises, among many others, although not all of these were placed under THQ Nordic.
In 2023, after a major investment deal fell through, Embracer initiated a massive group restructuring which resulted in several studios, including some under THQ Nordic, being closed down or sold off. As a result of these divestments, Embracer announced in 2024 that it would split into three companies; as part of the split, THQ Nordic will remain under Embracer, which will be renamed to Fellowship Entertainment.
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