April2022
News THQ Nordic Announces Digital Showcase For 12th August
That's *checks watch* four months away!
THQ Nordic is promising to "land a massive punch" (its words, not ours) this summer with their second annual digital showcase this August. That's a bit of a wait! We don't even know who will be at E3! Oh, wait. The renowned publisher is following up its 10th-anniversary presentation from last September with a...
September2021
News THQ Nordic Celebrates Its Anniversary With A Bunch Of Switch eShop Discounts
SpongeBob, Darksiders, Destroy All Humans and more
Last week THQ Nordic celebrated its 10th anniversary, culminating in a showcase event and the announcement of another SpongeBob game for Switch; it also unveiled a batch of eShop discounts for the NA and EU stores that are running up to 29th September. It's a decent mix of old and new titles, from...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Heads To Switch Soon
That's a whole lot of SpongeBob
THQ Nordic has wrapped up its 10th Anniversary Showcase, and thankfully it included a Switch announcement among a number of PC and PS5 / Xbox Series titles. Unsurprisingly Nintendo's system will be getting SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, the latest game for the iconic IP that is 'coming soon'. As you'd...
News THQ Nordic Appears To Be Releasing Star Wars Double Packs
Update: Here's a look at the box arts
Update #3 [Tue 7th Sep, 2021 07:30 BST]: Here's a look at both of the box arts. We're now just waiting for an official announcement. The release date for both double packs according to Amazon is 16th November, although the game rental service GameFly still has the date down as 26th October. Update #2 [Sun...
April2021
News Destroy All Humans Brings Its Earth Conquering Madness to Switch on 29th June
Welcome to Earth
Destroy All Humans! was a bit of a cult-classic on the PS2 and original Xbox, adopting some crude humour, chaotic fun and flipping the script on the whole aliens-attacking-Earth narrative; you play as the aliens, and as the name makes clear you're not there to make friends. THQ Nordic and developer Black Forest Games gave it the...
January2021
News Physical Version Of Kingdoms of Amalur For Switch Includes The "Full Game" On Cartridge
Launching this March
Earlier this week, THQ announced it would be bringing Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning to the Nintendo Switch. While we know the hit RPG will include three DLCs - The Teeth of Naros, Legend of Dead Kel and Weapons and Armor bundles, the official game account on Twitter has now further clarified things. There'll be a physical...
July2020
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Has Been Patched On Switch
Better than before?
As fun as SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated has been, as noted in our review, the Nintendo Switch version admittedly had some technical issues holding it back from true greatness. Though Battle for Bikini Bottom doesn’t bring anything new to the table as a 3D platformer, its strong level desi
February2020
Video The Limited Edition Game That Costs More Than A Nintendo Switch
We're talking about Darksiders Genesis Nephilim Edition
To celebrate the arrival of Darksiders Genesis on the Nintendo Switch this month, THQ Nordic decided to send our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney the rather large Nephilim Edition of the game. You know, the one that's limited to 5,000 units. Surprisingly, it's not even the
December2019
News THQ Nordic Is Hosting A Huge Holiday Sale On The North American Switch eShop
Super savings on Darksiders and plenty of other series
As you've probably already noticed, a lot of the major publishers are currently having sales on the Switch eShop to celebrate the holiday season, and THQ Nordic is no different. Like a number of other sales at the moment, this one is limited to North American residents. This particular sale is...
News Darksiders Genesis On Switch Will Have "100%" The Same Content As The Other Versions
But concessions will need to be made
Darksiders Genesis is the next chapter in the popular action series and is due to hit Switch early next year. Airship Syndicate CEO Joe Madureira and president Ryan Stefanelli have been speaking to Nintendo Everything about the title, and have confirmed that it will be “100% the same” as other versions in...
November2019
Video Check Out Darksiders Genesis' New Creature Core System
Tailor the game to your style
Airship Syndicate and THQ Nordic have just released a new trailer for the upcoming Darksiders Genesis which shows off the game's innovative new "Creature Core" system. This feature allows players to upgrade their character's battle skills by collecting the titular cores after killing enemies and end-of-level bosses...
October2019
News Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Gets Two Pricey Special Editions
Ought to be shiny for that money
First revealed back in June, THQ Nordic and Nickelodeon have announced that Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated, the remake of the much-loved GameCube-era platformer, is getting not one, but two special editions that include a whole load of physical Spongebob goodies. You might want to
News Darksiders Genesis Hits Switch On Valentine's Day 2020, But Google Stadia Is Getting It Earlier
Get it for someone you love?
THQ Nordic has confirmed that Darksiders Genesis will arrive on Nintendo Switch on February 14th, 2020 – over two months after the PC and Google Stadia versions, which are coming on December 5th this year. The fact that the console versions are coming after the PC edition isn't that surprising, but it's unusual to see...
August2019
News TimeSplitters Co-Creator Joins THQ Nordic To "Plot The Future Course" Of The Series
Future perfect
When Rare was acquired by Microsoft back during the beginning of the GameCube era, fellow UK studio Free Radical stepped in and released TimeSplitters 2 on the new Nintendo system within the same year. It looked, played and felt like a Rareware first-person shooter and that's because Free Radical was founded by former Rare employees...
July2019
News Darksiders Genesis Nephilim Edition Includes A Board Game And Is Limited To 5,000 Units
There's also a Collector's Edition
The "Diablo-style action-RPG spin-off" Darksiders Genesis was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms last month. Alongside the standalone release, there'll also be a few other versions of the game you can pick up. Surprisingly, this offer extends to Nintendo Switch owners. First up is the...
June2019
News SpongeBob Squarepants Battles For Bikini Bottom Again Next Year On Switch
Are ya ready kids?
In the first of THQ Nordic's three planned announcements, the company has revealed that SpongeBob SquarePants is back in a remake of a 2003 3D platformer featuring the yellow one and his underwater pals, coming to Switch in 2020. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a remake of the original console game...
May2019
News EB Games Canada Listing Suggests Darksiders II Is Making A Comeback
Biomutant also spotted
Everyone already figured it was just a matter of time; After War comes Death and according to an EB Game Canada listing, Death rides once more for all Switch owners this Summer. THQ Nordic has yet to officially confirm the game at this time, but we suspect that now that Death is out of... erm, wherever they store him between...
March2019
News Pirates Are Already Playing The eShop Version Of Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
A leak too far
At the start of February, Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch after it was accidentally leaked early by its own publisher. Now, we've got another leak related to this same game, but this time it's a lot worse. According to a post over on
January2019
News The Darksiders Twitter Account Might Have Teased A Switch Release
THQ Nordic plays it down
The history of Darksiders on Nintendo platforms dates back to 2012 when Darksiders II was released on the Wii U as a launch title. Years later, at the very end of the system's life, THQ Nordic followed up with Darksiders: Warmastered Edition. The question now is, will this hack and slash action-adventure series - drawing...
December2018
News Publisher THQ Nordic Acquires Carmageddon IP From Stainless Games
Retro revival
Austrian video game publisher THQ Nordic has announced its acquisition of the Carmageddon intellectual property from the creator Stainless Games. The vehicular combat series first started out on the PC in 1997 and was later ported to multiple other platforms. It also received a number of follow-up titles including a reboot in 2015...
August2018
News Brazilian Ratings Board Suggests THQ Nordic Is Bringing Three New Games To Switch
So much pointing, so much clicking
Some newly discovered game listings on a Brazilian ratings board suggest that publisher THQ Nordic is set to release three as-of-yet unannounced Switch games. The three titles in question are Deponia Doomsday, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, and The Raven Remastered, all of which have seen releases on other...
Rumour Foul-Mouthed Platformer Rad Rodgers: World One Listed For Switch
Radical!
According to a listing on GameFly, THQ Nordic and Slipgate Studios' ‘90s inspired platform game Rad Rodgers: World One will be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch at some point in the near future. If you haven’t heard about this title before, it’s a game with plenty of attitude, humour and hardcore platforming fun. What...
July2018
News de Blob 2 Due Out 28th August On Switch According To Nintendo Website Listing
Paint the town rainbow
The re-release of the colourful puzzle-platform game, de Blob, recently arrived on the Switch in June. Now, according to a listing on Nintendo's North American website, de Blob 2 will arrive on the Switch in both physical and digital form on 28th August for $29.99. de Blob 2 was originally released in...
June2018
News GameStop Listing Reveals Nickelodeon Kart Racers Coming To Switch
Start your engines
A few months ago, it was revealed that THQ Nordic had set plans to bring back various Nickelodeon games from the early to mid 2000’s for a new generation, possibly with sequels to those games being on the table. It was a surprising announcement, but not necessarily an unwelcome one, given the strong IP on offer and that...
April2018
News THQ Nordic Is Skipping E3 This Year Because It Clashes With The 2018 World Cup
"We will be forced to stay in our lovely Viennese beer gardens"
THQ Nordic has issued a light-hearted press release detailing its reasons for skipping E3 this year. According to the PR, THQ Nordic's team have decided that it doesn't want to miss any of this year's World Cup - which is being held in Russia - and therefore won't be displaying its...
