THQ Nordic acquires Warhorse Studios, the team behind medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance

[Polycount]

Video game publisher THQ Nordic has a long history of acquiring development studios of various sizes, and -- for better or worse -- that trend has continued today.

According to the company, they have completed a £37.6 million deal to acquire team behind the popular medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Warhorse Studios.

It's not clear what this merger will mean for the future of the Kingdom Come franchise, or Warhorse as a whole, but fans of the team shouldn't worry too much.

THQ Nordic generally takes a hands-off approach to publishing, mostly content to handle a given game's marketing, special editions, and pre-order bonuses while leaving the creative aspects to the developers.

Still, the agreement between THQ Nordic and Warhorse is somewhat puzzling from the perspective of a long-time fan of both companies. Kingdom Come: Deliverance boasted a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, in addition to over two million additional sales post-launch.

One might think that all that success could keep Warhorse afloat as an independent company (though they did sign a one-off publishing deal with Deep Silver for Kingdom Come), without the need to search out an owner. Perhaps THQ Nordic's offer was simply too good for Warhorse's executives to pass up.

No matter what's going on behind closed doors, this merger should theoretically mean that Warhorse will have access to far greater resources than they did before.

If so, that could lead to the next Kingdom Come game being bigger, better, and even more detailed than its predecessor - only time will tell.

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[Evernessince]

"If so, that could lead to the next Kingdom Come game being bigger, better, and even more detailed than its predecessor - only time will tell."

Based off video game studio acquisitions of the last 10 years, it very rarely ends in a positive.

Ultimately a successful developer gains little by adding another chef to the kitchen, especially one that will push money over quality.

 

[Xclusiveitalian]

RIP Kingdom Come Deliverance, a beautiful game which stays true to realism will be torn apart by big executives, which will kill the realism for "action" and inject a heavy dose of Social Justice Cancer into the game, resulting in a unknown gender with blue hair Protagonists with armor that is more naked than protective to take out the evil king and his Dragon and save the Prince.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

I cant wait for KC:delvierance to become an EPIC store exclusive, and hear about how thats a Good Thing (tm).

 

[Theinsanegamer]

RIP Kingdom Come Deliverance, a beautiful game which stays true to realism will be torn apart by big executives, which will kill the realism for "action" and inject a heavy dose of Social Justice Cancer into the game, resulting in a unknown gender with blue hair Protagonists with armor that is more naked than protective to take out the evil king and his Dragon and save the Prince.

But didnt you know, all we care about is DIVERSITY, not realism! White people being the major population in medival europe is just WHITE WASHING and RACISM.

The developer's proper (and hilarious) response to the stunt SJWs pulled will never happen again with THQ at the head.