The giant gaming publishers have announced it will host a 10-year anniversary showcase later this month with exciting news for us in store

THQ Nordic is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year ever since it was formed in 2011 as Nordic Games, and the publisher has announced it will be hosting a showcase later this month packed full of exciting news and anticipated releases.

THQ Nordic was formed in Vienna in 2011 as Nordic Games before it acquired all the leftover properties of THQ in 2013, along with the THQ trademark itself in 2014. The publisher then titled itself THQ Nordic in 2016.

THQ Nordic’s Showcase

The THQ Nordic Showcase will be the first digital showcase hosted by the publisher and will be streamed on September 17 at 8PM BST time on YouTube, Twitch, and Steam.

The showcase will be hosted by The Game Awards executive producer Geoff Knightley and it has been revealed there will be six new game announcements from the event.

It has been teased that the new game announcements will include the “return of legendary franchises” as well as “sequels to beloved games”, some for which fans have been waiting decades for any sign of a continuation.

It is impossible to figure out what legendary franchises THQ Nordic this early on as the publisher currently owns 19 development studios, so the new six games could come from any one of those. Some of the studios THQ Nordic owns include; Bugbear Entertainment, HandyGames, Black Forest Games, Purple Lamp Studios, Gunfire Games, Rainbow Studios and Piranha Bytes.

While we wait for further announcements, here is a trailer that showcases some of the incredible franchises that have been published by THQ Nordic over the past 10 years.

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Bandai Namco – In at No.1

For the first time in the publisher’s history, they have been given the spot of No.1 Publisher in the UK. Go Bandai!

Last month, Bandai Namco was the UK’s most successful games publisher for the first time in the firm’s history!

GfK Chart-Track data has shown that almost 25 per cent of all the boxed games, that were sold last month, were from the publisher.

When looking at revenue, Bandai Namco accounted for an absolutely staggering 36.6 per cent of the software market!

The reason for this chart topping news was that the firm had the two biggest games out in May – The Witcher 3 and Project CARS.

“It’s been a very positive start to 2015 for Bandai Namco, especially in our EMEA and Australiasian territories,” said the publisher’s VP for Northern Europe, John Galloway.

“With the successful launch of our first new-gen and PC titles – Dragon Ball Xenoverse, the astonishing Project CARS and the record-breaking The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – we continue to demonstrate our key publishing and distribution strengths. The teams have worked hard with our internal studios, PR, marketing and retail partners to deliver stand-out campaigns.”

“We will soon be releasing F1 2015, working with Codemasters, and will continue our strong year with group titles such as J-Stars Victory Vs+, Godzilla, One Piece Pirate Warriors 3, Tales of Zesteria and Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, and continue to work with partners to support
our mascot Pac-Man and his 35th anniversary this year.”

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