THQ Nordic Announces Acquisition of HandyGames - News
by Evan Norris , posted on 09 July 2018 / 1,914 Views
THQ Nordic GmbH today announced that the acquisition of HandyGames, headquartered in Giebelstadt, Germany, has been finalized. Simultaneously, THQ Nordic AB has acquired all IPs and franchises, like Townsmen or Clouds & Sheep among others, from the German developer. The management team, all employees, as well as the location will be preserved.
"Both our companies have a very similar DNA when it comes to business conduct, corporate culture and other aspects, such as valuing our independence, whilst at the same time operating in a bigger, corporate network," said Markus Kassulke and Christopher Kassulke, the CEO brotherhood of HandyGames. "In becoming part of the THQ Nordic group, not only did we find a team that is passionate about publishing great content, but also has the right framework for us for the following years to come."
"It is a true win-win situation for all parties involved, as HandyGames perfectly complements the setup of the rest of our group as the new 'go to' publisher for small and midsized developers and projects and will benefit from our network and infrastructure in return. In joining forces with HandyGames, THQ Nordic is tapping into the VR Games segment, and gains access to one of Europe´s most powerful mobile games distribution network," commented Klemens Kreuzer, Managing Director at THQ Nordic GmbH. “So we raise our glass and welcome HandyGames to the THQ Nordic crew."
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I thought the entire point of THQ coming back was that they wouldn't swoop up random game projects that look undesirable to the average consumer?
This is basically Nordic games' doing. They picked up THQ pretty much and use the THQ name for themselves now as a publisher. It used to be just Nordic Games before.
Never heard of them before.
HandyGames has lots of mobile games. Handy is the german word for cell phone. I only played Devils and Demons and it is a decent turn-based strategic RPG on a hex-grid, but far from great: https://handy-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DevilsAndDemons_02_1280x720.jpg They also ported a few games over to console.
