Tag: Thq Nordic
Review Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - Rough Remaster Is Still Fun to Play
Fatal attraction
As regular Push Square readers may already know, we decided to hold off on our Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning review back when the embargo lifted. This was thanks to a game-breaking bug that we encountered on three separate character saves, which prevented us from seeing most of what the remaster has to offer. Thankfully, that bug...
Squashed
Regular readers may already know that we couldn't actually finish Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for review purposes. We ran into a game-breaking bug on three completely separate character saves, which caused enemies to disappear upon their death. These bugged foes awarded no experience points and no loot, and caused the game to crash on...
Game sounds interesting, though
What the hell did we just watch? This is supposed to be an announcement trailer for Chronos: Before the Ashes — a prequel to the rather enjoyable Remnant: From the Ashes — but it's so jarring and weird that we just... Don't understand. What is this? The press release makes Chronos sound quite interesting, too. It...
Hands On Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Has a Game-Breaking Bug and Crashing Issues on PS4
The reckoning is upon us
Update: As of Patch 1.05, released on the 17th September 2020, the game-breaking bug mentioned in this article has supposedly been fixed. You can read more about the update through this link. Original text: Today, we wanted to bring you a full review of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. It was one of our favourite action...
News Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning's First Gameplay Trailer Arrives Just Over a Week from Launch
Stealthy approach
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning releases on the 8th September, but we're only just now seeing the remaster in action. Its first gameplay trailer is short, showing off a stealthy character build. For those unfamiliar with the PS3 RPG, you're free to build your hero however you like. Sword and shield, chakrams, magical staff --...
News Metro Dev Just One of Eight More THQ Nordic, Embracer Group Purchases
Insurgency: Sandstorm team too
Whose back at it again? It's THQ Nordic and parent company Embracer Group, of course. The twosome has become known for snapping up studios at an impressively fast pace over the past couple of years, but it appears to have truly outdone itself today. Embracer Group has just announced the acquisition of eight more...
Guide Destroy All Humans: All Trophies and How to Get the Platinum
A walkthrough for all the Trophies in Destroy All Humans
In this Destroy All Humans Trophy roadmap, we're going to outline all of the game's Trophies and how you unlock them. As with any notable PS4 game, Destroy All Humans has a long list of Trophies to collect. In this guide, we'll tell you what they are and how to get them all, including the...
Guide Destroy All Humans: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Glory to the Furon Empire
Destroy All Humans is a PS4 remake of the cult classic PS2 sci-fi adventure. Crypto returns in this modern recreation, earning a decent 6/10 in our Destroy All Humans review. In this Destroy All Humans guide, we'll be going over all the basics, as well as some beginner's tips and tricks to get you off to a flying (saucer)...
Review Destroy All Humans - Faithful Remake Can't Disguise Archaic Design
Alienated
Over the last few years, many classic games have been brought back with a bang on PlayStation 4. Whether it's Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, or Shadow of the Colossus, we've been treated to some superb remakes that not only bring the visuals up to date, but also make them feel modern again. Destroy All Humans is the latest title to be...
News Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Launches 8th September, New Expansion in 2021
Fatesworn
It had been widely accepted that Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning would be coming to PlayStation 4 next month following a leak, but that isn't actually the case. The remaster of this last-gen RPG is releasing on current-gen consoles on 8th September 2020, and what's more, it's getting an entirely new expansion in 2021 named Fatesworn...
News BioMutant Still Looks Pretty Bloody Good, But No Release Date
Team taking its time
Remember role-playing game BioMutant? The title caused quite a stir when it was announced a couple of years ago, but it’s been missing in action ever since. Fortunately, publisher THQ Nordic and developer X101 have reassured fans that the PlayStation 4 title is still very much making progress, with an enormous 10-minute...
Review SpongeBob Rehydrated - Battle for Bikini Bottom Remake Is Rough and Ready Fun
Doing the Sponge
Say what you like about SpongeBob SquarePants, but there's a reason it's still one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows. The cartoon starring a yellow sea sponge and his starfish best friend is delightfully daft, and the first few seasons are full of ingenious episodes with genuinely funny writing. At the height of its popularity in...
News Watch Crypto Combine Powers and Weapons in New Destroy All Humans PS4 Video
Ultimate power
THQ Nordic is bringing back Destroy All Humans, the PlayStation 2 cult hit all about terrorising humanity as a puny alien. The PS4 remake is coming very soon, and this latest footage courtesy of IGN shows plenty of promise. It's going the extra mile in terms of gameplay. While many remakes strive to be authentic to the original,...
Review Desperados III - Sneaky Cowboy RTS Mostly Delivers
Tactical Western? This is the best 'un
Desperados III doesn't have much competition for the title of best cowboy-themed real-time tactical stealth game on the PlayStation 4, but that doesn't mean developer Mimimi Games is happy to take the accolade by default. This is a well crafted strategy game and one that is easy to recommend to fans of the...
News Kingdoms of Amalur Remaster Confirmed as Action RPG Promises 'Refined Gameplay'
Following complete leak
Update: The official Twitter account for Kingdoms of Amalur has confirmed that this remaster is happening (as if there was any doubt after the game was completely leaked on the Microsoft storefront). It writes: "The rumours are true! Prepare for a Re-Reckoning, because Kingdoms of Amalur is coming back. Remastered with...
News SpongeBob Rehydrated's Brand New Multiplayer Shown Off in New Video
You can play as Gary the snail
THQ Nordic is returning to a beloved PlayStation 2 title with SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. It's a full-on remake of the fan favourite platformer, but developer Purple Lamp Studios hasn't stopped there. Going above and beyond, the studio has resurrected a cut boss battle from the original...
News THQ Nordic, Koch Media Owner Has a Ludicrous 118 Games in Development
69 are unannounced
We've reported time and time again about how ridiculously huge Embracer Group is getting, but this takes the biscuit. The company which owns publishers including THQ Nordic and Koch Media alongside devs such as Deep Silver, Saber Interactive, and Milestone has more than 118 games in development right now. Yes, Embracer Group has...
Interview Hacking and Yacking About Darksiders Genesis with Composer Gareth Coker
Angels & demons
Up next in our ongoing series of composer interviews, composer Gareth Coker stops to chat with us about one of his newest projects, the score for the latest Darksiders title, Genesis. We talk about getting the tone of the game just right while doing something new, how demonic dubstep found its way into the series, and what on earth a...
News Latest SpongeBob Rehydrated PS4 Trailer Is All About Boss Fights
This is one stubborn robot
PlayStation 4 has introduced us to many new franchises and worlds, but it's also given us plenty of trips down memory lane. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is the latest in a long line of remakes, bringing back the cult hit PS2 platformer. It's just weeks away from release, and THQ Nordic is...
News SpongeBob Rehydrated PS4 Trophies Are a Straightforward Swim to Your Next Platinum
I want an award
Another THQ Nordic remake that's right around the corner is *deep breath* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. The fan favourite platformer is being revived for PlayStation 4, but what does the Trophy list look like? Well, it can now be found online, and it doesn't look particularly challenging. You'll be able...
News Destroy All Humans PS4 Trophies Will Have You Abducting Another Easy Platinum
Puny human trinkets
Trophies only came along in 2008 on PlayStation 3, and they're so embedded in modern gaming that you sometimes forget older titles don't have them. It's interesting when a game like Destroy All Humans, which is coming back on PS4 in a remake, gets its own set of trinkets. How have Trophies been incorporated into a game that...
News Instead of Buying IPs, THQ Nordic Is Now Swapping Them
Red Faction departs
Well, this is a bit of a strange situation. THQ Nordic, a publisher who over the past couple of years has been buying up the rights to gaming IPs left, right, and centre has now decided to start swapping them with another company. Koch Media is the other party in question, with the two agreeing on terms that will see the transfer...
News Destroy All Humans Brings an Alien Invasion to PS4 This July
Abduction time
This summer appears to be the season for PlayStation 2 games you thought would never get a remake. Not only is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated coming to PlayStation 4 this June, but the Destroy All Humans remake isn't too far behind it with a confirmed release date of 28th July 2020. Accompanying the reveal...
News Strategic Western Desperados III Rides Onto PS4 in June
John Cooper gets his own trailer
THQ Nordic has announced the release date of its upcoming tactical Western, Desperados III. The game, developed by Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun studio Mimimi Productions, will be launching on PlayStation 4 on 16th June 2020. As you can see from the new trailer, this top-down title is all about strategically...
News SpongeBob SquarePants Rehydrated Confirms 23rd June Release Date
Competing with PS4 exclusives
Update: Publisher THQ Nordic has now confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated will launch on PS4 on 23rd June via a tweet. PlayStation Store pre-orders will follow at a later date, but the trailer above features a ton of brand new footage to get you hyped up for the release. Original...
News SpongeBob Rehydrated Is Looking Like Great F.U.N in New Gameplay Video
I feel all tingly inside
Destroy All Humans isn't the only PlayStation 2 favourite getting a revival this year. THQ Nordic is also publishing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, and it's not looking too shabby at all in this new gameplay clip. Thanks to
News Destroy All Humans Remake Looks Like a Load of Fun in 15 Minutes of Gameplay
Again with the moo
Destroy All Humans might not have been the first PlayStation 2 game you thought of when coming up with a list of older titles which sorely need a remake, but here we are. The THQ Nordic-fronted project is due for release on PlayStation 4 later this year, and what we have above is a rock-solid 15 minutes of gameplay footage...
News Strategic Stealth Game Desperados III Gunning for Summer Release on PS4
Check out the new trailer
Desperados III was announced at Gamescom in 2018, but we've not really heard a peep about it since. This new entry in the classic tactical stealth series comes from Mimimi Productions, the studio behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. It's looking pretty good so far, and publisher THQ Nordic has just released a new tr
News Full-Blown Gothic Remake Announced for PS5
Goth and glory
Following the release of a playable teaser, THQ Nordic has announced that it’s established a brand-new studio in Barcelona to revive cult classic Gothic for the PlayStation 5. The aforementioned demo was given away for free on Steam, and players were encouraged to complete a survey to help determine the viability of a full-scale...
News THQ Nordic Parent Company Acquires World War Z Dev Saber Interactive
Starting at $150 million
If you thought that the ever-growing THQ Nordic was done snapping up developers after it decided to set up its own team in the form of Nine Rock Games, then you might want to reconsider. Embracer Group, the parent company of the publisher, has acquired World War Z developer Saber Interactive for an initial $150 million. The...
News Don't Worry, BioMutant Is Still in Development
Studio shares update
Just take a look at how sporadically we've been able to cover BioMutant here on Push Square and you'll quickly come to understand why an update such as this was in dire need. BioMutant left us impressed all the way back at Gamescom 2017, but since then, it has pretty much been radio silence. Developer X101 has provided a welcome...
Review Darksiders Genesis - Competent Prequel Lacks Originality
Then there was War
On the face of things, Darksiders Genesis is yet another example of the THQ Nordic-fronted franchise mixing things up to ensure one more fresh experience for its fans. Developer Airship Syndicate is at the helm this time around with a prequel which ditches classic third-person action for a perspective more akin to Diablo than...
News THQ Nordic Opens Up New Studio to Make a Shooter in the Survival Genre
Nine Rock Games
Instead of acquiring a developer, THQ Nordic has actually gone and set one up itself. The publisher has gained a bit of a reputation for purchasing smaller studios putting out big games over the past few years, but this move could signal a change in approach for the Austrian company. Nine Rock Games is the name of its new team with...
News Drone Racing Is All the Rage on PS4 Right Now
Droning on
Drone racing on PlayStation 4 doesn’t begin and end with Judgment’s minigame, as there are two titles designed to depict the sport scheduled for release this year. The first of these, DCL: The Game, will see you racing through Torino and over the Great Wall of China in an authentic simulation of real drone piloting. It’s due out on...
News Release Date Leaked for SpongeBob Rehydrated, and It's Going Up Against The Last of Us 2
Sorry about this, calendar
Nintendo is a water-tight operation most of the time, but no publisher is perfect. Via an infographic from the company, the release date for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated has been inadvertently revealed. According to this timeline, the remaster of the fan favourite PlayStation
News Koch Media Is 'Exploring Ways to Bring TimeSplitters Back'
Future perfect?
A new TimeSplitters game is very much on the cards -- it seems it's just a matter of how THQ Nordic and Koch Media go about bringing the series back from the dead. The last we heard about TimeSplitters was that its co-creator, Steve Ellis, joined the publisher to work on the return of the series. In a
News SpongeBob PS4 Screenshots Show Off Candy Coloured Remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom
Pretty patties
SpongeBob's video game career has been somewhat rocky, but fans won't hear a bad word said against Battle for Bikini Bottom on PlayStation 2. The platformer is making a return with the Rehydrated remake on PS4, and it's looking like a bright-eyed reinterpretation of the fan favourite. The most notable thing about this new take on...
News SpongeBob PS4 Special Edition Prices Will Make Even Mr Krabs Blush
"Hello, I like money"
In case you didn't know, THQ Nordic is a massive fan of overly expensive collectors editions. The publisher has been touting these pricey packages for a number of its upcoming games, such as Darksiders Genesis, Destroy All Humans, and even
News Darksiders Genesis PS4 Release Has to Wait Until February 2020, First on Google Stadia
A late Valentine treat
Well this is a bit of an odd one. Darksiders Genesis, the upcoming top-down spin-off to the franchise of the same name, has a confirmed release date. However, console players will have to wait a lot longer to play than those on PC and a certain streaming platform. The Airship Syndicate joint hits PC and Google Stadia in less...
Review Monkey King: Hero Is Back - Simplistic Brawling Fun That's a Bit Too Short
Planet of the apes
Monkey King: Hero Is Back is a love letter to simpler times. Mechanically, it wouldn’t feel out of place on the PlayStation 2, and graphically, it’s barely just a generation ahead of that. This is a simple experience at heart, but it’s one you’re bound to find some enjoyment in should you take to its rather repetitive...
Review Rebel Cops - Intense Turn-Based Tactical Response
Police brutality
Rebel Cops is what would happen if you crossed Lethal Weapon with XCOM. It’s a hard-boiled cop drama that plays out in isometric, turn-based confrontations between the criminal underworld and the only cops in the town of Ripton that haven’t yet been bought off or slaughtered. Set in the nineties, you’ll foil bank robberies,...
News This Is the Police Series Goes Rogue with Rebel Cops, a Turn-Based Strategy Spin-Off
XCOM? More like XCOP
THQ Nordic has announced Rebel Cops, a spin-off from the This Is the Police series that takes it in a slightly different direction. This time around, the game is fully focused on turn-based tactical gameplay, similar to games like XCOM 2 or Invisible Inc. You'll take control of a squad of ex-police officers as they attempt to...
News SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom Remake Is Looking Suitably Colourful in Early Gameplay
Ugly? You gotta be kiddin' me
If you've been waiting to see SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated in action, IGN's got your back. This 12-minute video shows off the remake's playable demo from Gamescom 2019, culminating in a boss fight against none other than the King Jellyfish. While the graphics aren't going to blow anyone's...
Review Darksiders III - An Entertaining Adventure That's Stuck in the Past
Fury rode
Republished on Wednesday 28th August 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of September's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The Darksiders series has always been an unexpected surprise. It's managed to garner a cult following, despite a proclivity for liberally borrowing...
Review Wreckfest - Technical Issues Fail to Void This Great, Destructive Racer
It's daa-bee, not dur-bee
Racing games have been seemingly few and far between this generation. DriveClub will cease to exist at the end of this month, Codemasters’ GRID is only just making its return in October, and the less said about Burnout and Need for Speed the better. In their wake comes Wreckfest – a title that has been a bit of a kno
News There's a Drone Champions League, And Now There's a Game
Game of drones
Did you know there’s a Drone Champions League? No, us neither – but there is, and now there’s an official video game based on it. Developed by Climax Studios and published by THQ Nordic, the upcoming DCL: The Game will find you flying on “the world’s most spectacular Drone Racing tracks”. Due out next year on the...
News THQ Nordic Is Bringing Three Unannounced Games to Gamescom 2019
What could they be?
It feels like THQ Nordic could announce a new game it's putting out every other week at this point, but the publisher is actually planning on hitting us with a triple whammy in a couple of days at Gamescom. It's bringing three unannounced games to the show. A couple of these will most likely be unveiled at the Gamescom Opening...
News THQ Nordic to Publish Sony's Monkey King: Hero Is Back from 17th October
Journey to the West
Monkey King: Hero Is Back is a Sony first-party project targeting the Chinese market specifically, but a Western release has always been planned, and it’s been confirmed that the company will partner with THQ Nordic to deploy the movie tie-in in Europe and North America. Available from 17th October – with pre-orders open on...
News The Next Metro Game Is in Development
Back on track
Ukranian-Maltese developer 4A Games is working on a new Metro title, publisher THQ Nordic has confirmed. Prior to this confirmation, all we knew was that the studio had an "undisclosed AAA project" on its hands. Makes sense, we suppose. Following on from the somewhat divisive Metro: Exodus, which launched earlier this year, it'll be...
Steve Ellis is in the building
If there was any doubt about a new TimeSplitters game being in the works, let them be put to rest. Last year, Koch Media, itself owned by THQ Nordic, acquired the IP for the beloved shooter franchise. At the time, it was pretty strongly implied that a new game would be coming sooner or later. Now, in THQ Nordic's...
