Over on their forums, Nordic Games has started threads asking for your ideas on where you want all their newly acquired to go. In doing this, Reinhard Pollice, Production and Business Development Manager at Nordic Games, revealed that they aren’t done with Darksiders:
The tale of the four horsemen has not been told to an end. So far we only know the story of War and Death but what about the other two? How will it go on?
What did you enjoy most about Darksiders and Darksiders II? What did you absolutely dislike? What kind of Darksiders game do you wish should be created next? Please let us know!
He then continued with:
Naturally we dont have any sure plans for the future of the series as we dont even have a development team.
So for now we will be analysing the situation and try to figure out whats the best option. One thing is sure: The tale of the four horsemen is not over!
Lars Wingefors, CEO of Nordic Games, issued a statement about the purchase:
First and foremost we are very happy about this deal which also turns over a new leaf for the entire Nordic Games Group. In the long term, we either want to cooperate with the original creators or best possible developers in order to work on sequels or additional content for these titles. A very important point for us is not to dash into several self-financed multi-million dollar projects right away, but rather to continue our in-depth analysis of all titles and carefully selecting different financing models for developing new instalments of acquired IPs.
It looks like Crytek was unlucky in their pursuit of the Darksiders IP as Joystiq is reporting that Nordic Games has purchased the franchise during the latest THQ auction. With a winning bid of $4.9 million, Nordic Games also acquired the rights to Red Faction and MX, as well as the Other Owned Software and Other Licensed Software lots.
I know that some of you are probably wondering who Nordic Games is, and while not exactly a household name, they do have certain games coming out in 2013 like Painkiller: Hell and Damnation and ArcaniA: The Complete Tale.
To see exactly what Nordic Games got for their $4.9 million, check out each lot below:
Lot 1 – Owned Software
Red Faction
Red Faction Armageddon
Red Faction 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Lot 3 – Owned Software
MX Alive
MX vs ATV Untamed
MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael
MX vs. ATV Alive Tournament
MX Unleashed
MX vs. ATV Unleashed
MX vs ATV Reflex
MX vs. ATV: On The Edge
Lot 4 – Owned Software
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Lot 5 – Owned Software
All Star Cheer Squad
Elements of Destruction
All Star Cheer Squad 2
Fantastic Pets
All Star Karate
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Baja: Edge of Control
Full Spectrum Warrior 1
Battle of the Bands
Full Spectrum Warrior 2: Ten Hammers
Beat City
Juiced
Big Beach Sports
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
Big Beach Sports 2
Lock’s Quest: Construction Combat
Big Family Games
Neighborhood Games
Crawler
Pax Imperia
de Blob
Stuntman: Ignition
de Blob 2
Summoner
Deadly Creatures
Summoner 2
Deep Six
Terranium
Destroy All Humans!
The Outfit
Destroy All Humans! 2
Titan Quest
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
uDraw
Dood’s Big Adventure
World of Zoo
Lot 6 – Licensed Software (buyer to pay any cure costs)
Costume Quest
Scripps Spelling Bee (Scripps)
Daniel X (SueJack)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House
Deepak Chopra’s Leela (Curious Holdings)
Stacking
Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time! (Harper Collins)
Supreme Commander
Jeopardy
Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
Jeopardy 2
The Biggest Loser
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Truth or Lies
Let’s Ride Best of Breed
Vampire Legends: Power of Three (dtp)
Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat
Wheel of Fortune
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
Wheel of Fortune 2
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet 2
World of Zoo
Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase
Worms 2
Nexuiz
Worms Battle Islands
Paws & Claws Marine Rescue
Worms Open Warfare
Paws & Claws Pampered Pets Resort 3D
Worms: A Space Oddity
PurrPals 2
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (Team 17)
Rio
You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision)
Rocket Riot
Screwjumper (Frozen Codebase)
Besides Nordic Games, there were also two more winning bidders during this auction, with Gearbox spending $1.35 million on the Homeworld IP and 505 Games receiving the Drawn to Life IP (which they pulled from Lot 5) for $300,000.
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/04/22/nordic-games-purchases-the-darksiders-red-faction-mx-franchises-and-more-in-thq-auction/
