Tag: Thq Nordic
News After a Rocky Launch, the Entire Team Behind PS5 Racer Wreckreation Might Be Laid Off
"Making this decision has been unbelievably painful"
Three Fields Entertainment, the small development studio behind THQ Nordic's Wreckreation, has made a pretty bleak public statement about its future. The game, an open world arcade racer in which you can remix and build anywhere, got off to a rocky start and, despite swift updates, additions, and...
News Anticipated PS5 Horror Reanimal Set for February 2026 Release
Steam gives the release date away
Reanimal is one of the headline games for today's Xbox Partner Showcase, but the key detail from the show has gotten out ahead of time: the PS5 horror title will release on 13th February 2026. PC platform Steam currently lists the release date on the game's landing page, offering up a horror-fuelled alternative to...
Help wanted
Developer Purple Lamp Studios has been honing its craft working on several licensed games, with more than one SpongeBob title under its belt. Its latest effort, SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, is another 3D platformer riding the wave of nostalgia caused by its remake of the fan favourite, Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated...
News Sacred 2's PS5 Remaster 'Just the Beginning' as Dev Teases Full Return of Action RPG Series
"So much more planned"
Out just next week on PS5, Sacred 2 Remastered is bringing back what some would dare to call a bit of a cult classic action RPG. You may remember the original PS3-era release, which was received fairly well at the time. It featured a two-sided narrative allowing you to choose between good and evil campaigns, and a decent...
Review Wreckreation (PS5) - Ambitious, Burnout-Inspired Racer Is a Near Miss
Crash out
Wreckreation is a game made by Three Fields Entertainment, a small studio led by Criterion Games alumni Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry. With their combined experience on the Burnout series, fans have been hopeful for a spiritual successor that can live up to one of the kings of arcade racing. Although this is the team's best and most...
News Get Ready for SpongeBob's New Game with Titans of the Tide Demo on PS5
Time for some F.U.N
A brand new platformer set in the underwater realm of Bikini Bottom will soon set sail, but you can take it for a spin early with a playable demo. Yes, a demo version of SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is available now on PS5, weighing in at just under 5 GB. The demo gives you a glimpse at the early moments of the...
News Arcade Racer Wreckreation Finally Has a PS5 Release Date, and It's Not Far Off
Fasten your seatbelts
Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Three Fields Entertainment have finally announced a release date for their ambitious arcade racer, Wreckreation. Announced back in 2022, the game launches at long last on 28th October, 2025, as shown in the latest trailer: The game takes place within a large open "MixWorld", where you're...
Gatekeeper
We're surprised there isn't more all-consuming hype around Fatekeeper right now, because this first-person fantasy RPG looks really bloody good in its debut trailer. The game was announced during THQ Nordic's showcase last weekend, but we just kind of ignored it since it's only been confirmed for a PC early access release this winter...
News So, PS3 Game Sacred 2 Is Getting Remastered for PS5
In case you missed it
Want to know something crazy? According to this author’s Trophies, he played Sacred 2 on the PS3 back in 2009. Want to know something crazier? He doesn’t remember a single thing about it. Well, that’s not true actually – it was an action RPG with a pulled-back Diablo-ish camera angle, and we recall the lady on the box...
News PS5 Sequel Darksiders 4 Has Online and Split-Screen Co-Op, By the Way
Together until the end
Freshly announced (and long awaited) sequel Darksiders 4 will apparently offer both online and split-screen co-op — a detail that wasn't necessarily reported on last week. We write 'apparently' because it's only product listings that spill the beans. The game's official website currently has no mention of co-op — which is...
News All Three Classic Gothic Games Are Coming to PS5, PS4
With remake also due in 2026
This retro renaissance we’re living in extends beyond just the 90s, and is beginning to touch the early 2000s, too. Classic PC action RPG series Gothic already made its comeback on the Nintendo Switch, but now publisher THQ Nordic has confirmed that the original trilogy will be ported to the PS5 and PS4 as well. You...
News Reanimal for Sure Looks Like the Most Stressful Game Ever Made for PS5
Gnarly collector's edition confirmed
What to say about Tarsier’s Reanimal? Well, clearly it’s the spiritual successor to Little Nightmares, which the Swedish studio obviously created. This looks and feels similar, from the floaty physics through to the humongous spider-sheep monsters lurking in the background. But boy is this trailer...
News Wreckreation Does Its Very Best Burnout Impression in PS5, PS4 Trailer
Wreck fest
Perhaps it’s harsh to say Wreckreation is doing a Burnout impression, as this is being built by Three Fields Entertainment, the team comprised of Criterion veterans. But it’s still trying to make a Burnout game nonetheless. This one is obviously using Burnout Paradise as a reference point, which is this author’s personal favourite...
News David Hasselhoff Introduces SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide for PS5
Coming this November
Following leaks and rumours, SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is now official. As you can see in the daft announcement trailer, this is an original 3D platformer from the developers behind the Battle for Bikini Bottom remake as well as The Cosmic Shake: David Hasselhoff, best known for his pivotal role in the...
News Darksiders 4 May Finally Be PS5's Answer to Classic Zelda
War never changes
Don’t mistake that headline for DarkStalkers – we know Evo is taking place, but 2025 isn’t that based. Darksiders 4 ain’t a bad alternative, though – especially as this game will pick up where the original left off. We enjoyed all of the games in the series, but we must admit the PS3 original was our favourite, as it...
Live Watch the THQ Nordic Showcase 2025 Livestream Here
Should be a Norse time
As August gets underway, THQ Nordic is next in line to have its very own summer showcase. Little has been fully revealed about what to expect here, but a teaser for the event hints at updates on Wreckreation, The Eternal Life of Goldman, and Reanimal, among others. Plus, a brand new SpongeBob game is almost certainly on the...
Rumour 'Fatekeeper' Trademark Points to Kingdoms of Amalur Sequel
Keep the fate
An actual sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur? Hey, it might be happening, if a new trademark from publisher THQ Nordic is anything to go by. Eagled-eyed Reddit user Tozzeb spotted said trademark on the European Union's database; it's just been approved, having been registered on the 1st July. The trademark itself is for 'Fatekeeper' —...
News Updates and Brand New PS5 Announcements at THQ Nordic Showcase This August
Wreckfest 2! Reanimal! More!
Publisher THQ Nordic has announced a showcase event, promising updates on several games as well as announcements of brand new ones. The broadcast will go out live on YouTube and Twitch 1st August 2025 at the following times: <time style="list">8PM BST 1st Aug 2025</time> Games that are set to feature...
News Looks Like a New SpongeBob Game Announcement Will Drop Anchor Soon
Are ya ready, kids?
SpongeBob has been back in the video game sphere for a little while now, and it looks as though the undersea invertebrate is getting another brand new title. A new listing from South Korea's age classification board has seemingly leaked the title of the character's latest game from THQ Nordic. According to the site, the...
News PS5, PS4 Arcade Racer Wreckreation Teasing a Return After Lengthy Period of Silence
Get ready
You may recall the announcement of Wreckreation, an arcade racing game in which you and your friends can build crazy courses together. After about 20 months of nothing, developer Three Fields Entertainment is finally teasing a return: The last time we saw Wreckreation was in August of 2023,
News Solid PS2 Action Platformer Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy Gets Surprise PS4 Remaster, Out Now
The curse is lifted
For us, Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy was one of those PS2 games that we used to see all the time in the preowned sections of GAME shops — and over 20 years later, it's making a surprise comeback. Okay, that was a bit mean. Sphinx was — and hopefully still is — a solid PS2-era action platformer, complete with cooky...
News Looks Like PS5, PS4 Is Getting More Retro Survival Horror
Alone in the dark
It’s been a good year for survival horror fans, whether you’re playing remakes like Silent Hill 2 or all-new adventures inspired by the 32-bit era, like Crow Country. There’s also been a steady stream of retro goodness added to Sony’s flagship subscription service PS Plus Premium, with Dino Crisis added just days ago. And...
Old man jumps on cloud
We were wowed by The Eternal Life of Goldman with its debut trailer back in August, and it continues to look fantastic in this latest video. The game is a 2D platformer inspired by 16-bit era classics, only with painstakingly hand-painted stages and hand-animated characters. The result looks staggeringly good, and we get a...
A kingdom with heart
Once upon a time, legendary game director Warren Spector asked Disney to help him make a science fiction game. The house of mouse wasn't interested in his pitch, but it gave him the keys to the forgotten magic kingdom instead. Spector's Junction Point Studios was given unfettered access to archival materials and tasked with...
News THQ Nordic Announces PS5 Port of PS4 Remaster of PS3 Action Game Darksiders 2
Deathinitive Edition coming to PS5
Publisher THQ Nordic has announced it's bringing Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition to PS5. Unveiled via the above trailer, it looks like this will be a pretty straightforward port of the action title, and it launches on 15th October 2024. The original Darksiders 2 launched for PS3 in 2012, while the Deathinitive...
News Reanimal Is the Next Horror Adventure from the Creators of Little Nightmares
Nightmare creatures
Tarsier Studios, the originators of Bandai Namco's beloved Little Nightmares series, has announced its next game, and it looks to be building on that formula with another unsettling journey. Called Reanimal, this is a dark horror adventure game centred around an island filled with gnarly, twisted animals. Fully playable solo...
News Gothic Remake Teases Reactive RPG Setting on PS5
Make the best of a bad situation
Gothic is coming back, expected to receive PS5 sentencing by the end of 2024, and we've got our first glimpse at the reactive, focused world in which it takes place. Originally released on PC back in 2001, players can look forward to once more being locked into a grim penal camp in a fantasy world wracked by war. In...
News Epic Mickey Rebrushed Looks Magical, Has Gyro Controls on PS5, PS4
Hey Mickey
Epic Mickey was a highly anticipated title on Nintendo Wii, but it could never quite live up to its pre-release concept art. Incredibly, it’s been almost 15 years since the title first debuted, however, and thus there’s been ample time for nostalgia to build around this classic platformer. It feels like the right time for Epic Mickey...
News Wreckfest 2 Plots a Crash Course with PS5
But no release date right now
Well-supported and well-liked banger racer Wreckfest is getting a PS5 sequel, and while there’s no release date attached just yet, you can check out a trailer embedded above. Developer Bugbear Entertainment is promising a “rebuild” of its “true-to-life physics simulation engine”, which it promises will take...
News Little Nightmares Maker Tarsier Will Reveal Something Terrifying at Gamescom
Pig sick
Little Nightmares maker Tarsier Studios is plotting something new, and it looks absolutely disgusting. While publisher THQ Nordic only showed a teaser trailer during a livestream earlier today, a full reveal will follow at Gamescom Opening Night Live on 20th August. You can catch the first footage embedded above. In the video, a pig...
News Hand Animated PS5 Platformer The Eternal Life of Goldman Looks Incredible
Cuphead meets DuckTales
We’re surprised it’s taken this long since the release of Cuphead for a developer to have a stab at that game’s hand animated art; then again, we know it takes an unfathomable amount of time to produce something of substance in that style. Thank heavens for The Eternal Life of Goldman, then, an upcoming side-scrolling...
News Well-Liked Action Series Darksiders Will Ride Again in New PS5 Game
THQ Nordic ain't horsing around
Darksiders is not dead! During a livestream earlier today, THQ Nordic confirmed that it’s actively developing a new entry in the well-liked action series. While it stopped short of sharing any specific details, it simply said: “Be prepared to ride again.” Texas-based studio Gunfire Games is leading development...
News Epic Mickey PS5, PS4 Remaster Gets a 24th September Release Date
Priced at £50/$60
The recently confirmed PS5, PS4 remaster of Nintendo Wii exclusive Epic Mickey will release for Sony consoles on 24th September 2024, it's been announced. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed will cost £49.99 / $59.99, with pre-orders live on the PS Store now. If you pre-order, you'll gain 24 hours of early access from 23rd September...
News THQ Nordic Showcase Adds to This Year's Growing List of Summer Gaming Events
Norse one
We hope your calendars are clear over the next few months, because the games industry is pretending E3 is still alive with numerous showcase events this summer. The latest publisher hopping on the bandwagon is THQ Nordic, as it's bringing back the THQ Nordic Showcase this August. The company made the announcement recently on its socials:...
News Gothic Remake's PS5 Collector's Edition a Leather Lovers Delight
The geniune article
Gothic fans already know the original 2001 open-world RPG is getting the remake treatment, which is expected to arrive on PS5 sometime in 2024. Publisher THQ Nordic and developer have revealed that a Collector's Edition of the game will be available, with some appropriately leather-bound goodies. Expensive at $199.99 / £169.99,...
Review South Park: Snow Day! (PS5) - 3D Co-Op Card Brawler Is a Step Back for the Franchise
Let's Fighting Love
The South Park franchise has an eclectic history of genre choices, trying (and mostly failing) everything from FPS to kart racer. 2014's South Park: The Stick of Truth and its comic-book-themed follow-up redressed the balance with an excellent comedic spin on the old-school RPG. Now it takes another genre pivot, becoming the...
Review Alone in the Dark (PS5) - An Admirable Effort with One Too Many Flaws
The new nightmare
In spite of all its shortcomings, Alone in the Dark is a game we can't help but have a soft spot for. It's packed full of glitches at launch. The combat feels awful. It's not scary whatsoever, and the stealth sequences are dreadful. Yet, there's such a clear passion for the survival horror genre coursing through it that it comes...
Mini Review Outcast: A New Beginning (PS5) - A Rough Around the Edges Action Relic
We're sorry Ms. Jackson
Remakes, reboots, revivals. Whether it's a lack of fresh ideas, exploiting nostalgia, or an earnest desire to introduce a new generation to past glories, the entertainment industry loves bringing old things back. And we love old things coming back, too, as long as it isn't Nanna after she's escaped from the home again...
News Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Paints a Picture on PS5, PS4 in 2024
Brushed up
Here's a blast from the past. Disney Epic Mickey, which never did release for PlayStation, is being brought back with a full remake — and this version is coming to PlayStation. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, from THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp, is heading to PS5 and PS4 sometime this year. The game stars Mickey Mouse as he traverses...
News New Alone in the Dark Trailer Reveals Fresh Look at the Haunted Mansion
Welcome to Derceto
It's nice to cover a piece of Alone in the Dark news that isn't a release date delay for once. Instead, the upcoming PS5 horror game has been treated to a fresh trailer that explores the innards of the Derceto mansion, the main setting for the title. Check it out above. In it, we see more from co-protagonists Emily Hartwood...
News South Park: Snow Day! Forecasts Multiplayer Madness in March on PS5
School's out
South Park: Snow Day! takes a break from the turn-based RPGs we've come to know and love, mixing things up and switching to a 3D engine. We got a new trailer showing off more multiplayer gameplay and locking in a 26th March release date on PS5. The story of the New Kid continues as a massive blizzard has thrown the normally peaceful...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed Once More, Now Out in March 2024
To avoid crunch over Christmas period
THQ Nordic has made the decision to delay Alone in the Dark again so studio Pieces Interactive can avoid crunch over the Christmas period. Originally slated for a January release, the PS5 horror reboot will now launch on 20th March 2024. In a statement, the publisher said "the well-being of the teams is a top...
News South Park: Snow Day! Still Not an RPG in Four Player Co-op Gameplay
Change can be difficult
Off the back of two excellent South Park RPGs, Obsidian's Stick of Truth and Ubisoft's Fractured But Whole, South Park: Snow Day! from developer Question is instead a cooperative multiplayer game. It ditches the 2D art aesthetic popularised by the show and adopted for the previous games for a less impressive but more...
Review Jagged Alliance 3 (PS5) - Dormant Series Returns with a Solid Tactical Offering
Honour among thieves
The Jagged Alliance series still has an imposing reputation in strategy gaming circles, despite the last mainline entry launching 24 years ago and the spin-offs being generally not great. Jagged Alliance 3, thankfully, does an excellent job of modernising the series while introducing engaging new elements, crafting a genuinely...
News New Alone in the Dark PS5 Gameplay Shows Chats, Puzzles, and Combat
Scene changes based on your character
PS5 horror game Alone in the Dark is now much better positioned in the release calendar following its delay to January 2024, so studio Pieces Interactive is sharing why it should be your first purchase next year with some new gameplay. All seemingly captured from a PS5 build, the fresh look reveals how certain...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Puts On PS5 Fancy Pants
Alright!
If you've been living under a rock, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is out today on PS5 via a free Gen9 upgrade. That is to say, all players can look forward to new costumes, a photo mode, and general improvements when they next venture to Bikini Bottom, with those on PS5 getting additional DualSense support. Two new costumes have...
News SpellForce: Conquest of Eo's PS5 Invasion Begins on 7th November
Sound the charge
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo is a turn-based strategy game with light RPG and 4X elements, and it's been announced for a PS5 launch. March to battle from 7th November in perfectly ordered ranks, wielding arcane powers like lesser beings would wield cooking utensils. In the realm of something like Civilization VI, SpellForce has a...
News SpongeBob Brings a Cosmic Shake to PS5 Next Month
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
THQ Nordic has announced it's developing a native PS5 version of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, set to release next month on 16th October 2023. There will be a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade available for current owners, and the new version will sport DualSense controller capabilities as well as new features that are...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed to January to Avoid 'Chaotic' October Window
Game will also be improved
THQ Nordic has announced it's delaying promising PS5 horror title Alone in the Dark to 16th January 2024 to avoid the extremely busy release schedule of October. The game was originally slated to release in amongst Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2, but will now represent one of the first major game launches of next...
Clockwork conundrums
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is the fifth entry in the one-to-four player, puzzle platforming adventure series, from Finland based developer, Frozenbyte. After attending a celebration at Astral Academy and being framed for destroying the village, our three heroes, Amedeus the wizard, Zoya the thief, and Pontius the knight,...
