THQ Nordic snaps up the rights to Saints Row, Dead Island and more with an acquisition of Koch Media

[ItsMitch]

THQ Nordic has snapped up the rights to the Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro franchises with it's recent acquisition of Koch Media. The deal is worth 150 million dollars. 

The source of the day is GameSpot.com

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THQ Nordic, the Austria-based company currently in possession of the Darksiders, Red Faction, and de Blob properties, has acquired Koch Media, the parent company of Dead Island, Saints Row, and Metro publisher Deep Silver. The deal, which is set for approval later today, was worth €121 million (approximately $149 million).

The acquisition means that THQ Nordic now owns all of Koch Media's assets, which includes its studios, intellectual properties, and licenses, such as the Metro game series. Koch Media's business also includes films, which are created "primarily for German and Italian speaking territories."

Noteworthy studios that are part of the acquisition include Volition, which is responsible for the Saints Row series; Dambuster, which is behind Homefront; and Fishlabs Entertainment, known for the Galaxy on Fire series.

This is really good news in my eyes, Maybe we can see another Saints Row series, or even a Homefront.

The CEO of Koch Media Klemens Kundratitz sent a statement to Gamespot

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"I strongly believe that THQ Nordic is a great strategic fit with Koch Media," said Klemens Kundratitz, Koch Media CEO, who will continue in his role as chief executive. "In addition to having long experience within games development and publishing, THQ Nordic has the skills, willingness and capital to deliver growth in the future."

Lars Wingefors, CEO THQ Nordic said that the company (Koch Media) will continue to operate as normal which is a good sign. 

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"Koch Media has a long history of profitability despite losses incurred from some less successful game releases," he said. "THQ Nordic is convinced that the development studios of Deep Silver as part of THQ Nordic will successfully deliver at least four ongoing AAA game projects including Metro Exodus as well as the next Volition Studio AAA release and the next Dambuster Studio AAA release, together with a number of other game development and publishing titles."

I'm just really happy that this is a thing, we might have some good games ahead of us.

 

Source:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/metro-dead-island-saints-row-publisher-koch-media-/1100-6456770/

[HarryNyquist]

_{SAINTS ROW 2 REMAKE PLEASE GOD}

[ItsMitch]

1 minute ago, HarryNyquist said:

_{SAINTS ROW 2 REMAKE PLEASE GOD}

*ACTUAL PC PORT PLEASE*

[Maslofski]

hell yeah

[asus killer]

don't know if it is old news, but TQH also plans to release it's AAA games on GOG like Biomutant and Fade to Silence

 

http://twinfinite.net/2018/02/thq-nordics-most-anticipated-games-are-coming-to-gog-drm-free/

[AlTech]

I hope this doesn't add delays to Metro Exodus coming later this year.

[ItsMitch]

4 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I hope this doesn't add delays to Metro Exodus coming later this year.

I doubt it really since THQ isn't doing any mass sackings (from what I can see) and there's no real change in their business, just that they're now owned by them. 

[Doobeedoo]

New Darksiders though.

[apm]

maybe a new saints row which isnt a class based shooter?

i would like a new red faction and darksiders game too.

[Levent]

I always thought Dead Island series were wasted by how limited the gameplay was, I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the first game and second one was not that great .

[foamygopher]

i like THQ Nordic. Was real happy with Titan quest and it's expansion. Also it would appear they are handling the Switch version of Pillers of Eternity 2!  

[Andreas Lilja]

Is this happening because Agents of Mayhem was a major financial disappointment? 

 

[AdmiralMeowmix]

I demand a Tak and the power of juju trilogy remaster now that THQ has been aqcuired by a bigger company again.

[Nowak]

So...

THQ went bankrupt, and sold Saint's Row, Dead Island and Metro to Deep Silver. Then, THQ got bought by Nordic, who renamed themselves to THQ Nordic. Now, they bought Deep Silver's parent company, so THQ owns Saint's Row, Dead Island and Metro again.

 

[Master Disaster]

17 hours ago, SC2Mitch said:

*ACTUAL PC PORT PLEASE*

Saints Row 2 has a PC port, barely but it does exist.

[Trik'Stari]

17 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

I hope this doesn't add delays to Metro Exodus coming later this year.

I may actually need hospitalization for rage induced psychosis if that happens lol. I've been waiting and hoping forever.

 

Still waiting and hoping for a Dying Light 2 with a larger world and more survival elements. Maybe a little bit of base building or some other way to uniquely effect the game world.

[ItsMitch]

6 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

Saints Row 2 has a PC port, barely but it does exist.

It's so bad I don't want to call it a "port" it's more of a copy and paste job

[Master Disaster]

Just now, SC2Mitch said:

It's so bad I don't want to call it a "port" it's more of a copy and paste job

Yeah I know, hence the "barely"

 

Gentlemen Of The Row is a thing though.

 

[Cole5]

New Red Faction please, now that they own Ultor once more