THQ Nordic, by its subsidiary Koch Media, has acquired Warhorse Studios.
Warhorse is in fact the staff behind final yr’s genuine medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Koch purchased the studio for €33.2 million in debt-free money.
This additionally means all of Warhorse’s IPs, together with Kingdom Come: Deliverance, at the moment are a part of THQ Nordic’s large vault. Deep Silver, Koch Media’s publishing arm, revealed the game, so the 2 have undoubtedly labored collectively earlier than.
This acquisition gained’t include any change to the present management on the high ranges, and each founders Daniel Vavra, and Martin Klima can be staying on to handle the staff.
“Becoming part of THQ Nordic family is an important milestone for our studio. We began as a small start-up with a handful of employees who were enthusiastic enough to join this challenging project,” stated Warhorse CEO Martin Fryvalsky.
“The skills of our team members, trust and support of our main investor and passion of our fans, who supported development of Kingdom Come: Deliverance through a Kickstarter campaign, helped us grow to an international level. We believe that backing by THQ Nordic will give us an extra push in our mission to bring exciting games to our customers and extend the frontiers of the gaming industry.”
Band of Bastards, Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s most up-to-date DLC, was released in a week ago. A Woman’s Lot, the ultimate add-on announced for the game, is due out someday in mid-2019.
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