Darksiders II discounted to $8 on the eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments
Darksiders II just went on sale last month. At the time, you could purchase the game for $9.99.
Nordic Games put Darksiders II on sale once again today, and for an even lower price. You can pick it up for just $7.99.
For those wondering, this sale is valid through January 6.
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Nordic Games acquires de Blob IP
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii | 3 Comments
Nordic Games purchased a number of THQ IPs last year including Darksiders. Now you can add another franchise to the list: de Blob.
Nordic announced today that it successfully acquired de Blob from THQ. The company’s Reinhard Pollice said:
“de Blob is just a great and truly unique franchise. We are excited about what the future holds for this polychromatic extravaganza as the newest addition to our portfolio. We will evaluate opportunities with the existing games, as well as potential sequels.”
At least for the time being, it’s unclear how much Nordic paid to acquire the de Blob IP.
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Nordic talks more about Darksiders, says it will have a future
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Nordic Games still isn’t ready to make any announcements about Darksiders. The company is currently “looking at all possible design directions”, product development director Reinhard Pollice told GenGAME.
That being said, Nordic says that Darksiders has a future “and it will be awesome.” Pollice also mentioned how fans should keep the series on their radar and keep track of what the company is announcing in the future.
Check out the exchange between GenGAME and Pollice below:
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Nordic acquires the THQ trademark, needs patience from fans while games continue development
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
This information comes from Nordic general manager Klemens Kruezer…
– Nordic has acquired the THQ copyright
– Will be publishing games under the THQ name
– This was negotiated outside of the 2013 bankruptcy auctions where Nordic acquired numerous parts of the THQ catalog including the Darksiders series
– Nordic can publish titles with the THQ branding
“It was kind of surprise to some industry veterans and players that we were the winner of the auction of the THQ titles. The challenging fact is nobody has ever heard about Nordic Games before [the THQ auction]. There were so many articles with the headlines ‘Who the f*** is Nordic Games?’ We said, okay they were right. We have seen an uplift in the name of Nordic Games, and what we have also done is we have made a second deal with THQ where we bought the THQ trademark.”
– Nordic currently has the credentials of the THQ Facebook page
“We are small team. The expectations from outside regarding the IPs of THQ are really high. We see it everyday on our Facebook sites. If we post something new to a project the first comments are, ‘Oh, nice. But what about Darksiders 3?’ This where we need some more patience from the fans, because we want to be able to do it right. The owner of Nordic Games has given [interviews] where he has said that he doesn’t want to make a s***y sequel.”
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Nordic on bringing Darksiders II back to the European eShop, keeping an eye on Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nearly a year ago, Darksiders II was pulled from the European eShop. Today, however, system owners can purchase and download the title once again.
Nordic Games business and product development director Reinhard Pollic tells Polygon that the company was unsure why it was originally taken down, and wants “to make Darksiders available to as much people as possible.”
He said:
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Darksiders II returns to the European eShop next week
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Darksiders II will return to the European Wii U eShop next week, a listing on Nintendo’s UK website reveals. The game’s download is scheduled for relaunch on February 27. Nordic Games, who now owns the IP rights to Darksiders, will be publishing as expected.
You may remember that Darksiders II was pulled from the European eShop a little less than a year ago following THQ’s closure. Strangely though, the game is still up on the North American eShop to this day – with THQ still listed as publisher.
We’ve reached out to Nordic Games just to get the official word from them about Darksiders II’s renewed arrival in Europe. If we hear anything additional from the company, we’ll update this post.
