THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors had a lot to share during his company’s most recent quarterly financial report, including a pair of new studio acquisitions, a new developer for Dead Island 2, and the existence of Saints Row 5.
The publisher already owns an extensive portfolio of internal developers, and it recently added two more to its stable: Gunfire Games (developer of Darksiders III) and Milestone (developer of racing titles such as MotoGP and Ride). According to THQ Nordic, Milestone has “five current games under development” while Gunfire is hard at work on Remnant: From the Ashes.
Wingefors also revealed that Dead Island 2 is still in the works within THQ Nordic, however it’s development is no longer being lead by Sump Digital. Instead, Dambuster Studios (the developer behind Homefront: The Revolution) has been assigned to work on the game. No release date was announced, so we’re probably still in for a long wait before we learn more about the sequel.
Finally, the executive confirmed that Volition has begun development on the fifth game in the Saints Row franchise. Again, it might be a while before we learn more about this one.
All told, Wingefors reported that THQ Nordic currently has 81 games in development, 47 of which have yet to announced.
