Austrian publisher THQ Nordic opens a new studio, Jiuyan GamesTo develop a "shooter / survival" game. In this way, THQ Nordic's wholly-owned studios can reach 12.
Jiuyan Games is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is headed by David Durcak, CEO of "industry veteran," who recently worked at DayZ. The studio also brings in other well-known developers from the Slovak game industry.
Nine Rocks Games CEO David Durcak said in the press release: "We are very much looking forward to opening a branch in our office, gradually optimizing our team size and starting our project." "With THQ Nordic as a partner, Our talent roster provides the perfect conditions for our first joint project. "
THlem Nordic CEO Klemens Kreuzer said, "We welcome the latest member of THQ Nordic's studio network: Jiuyan Games." "I personally think that when everything seems to be in place, this is always a good sign for business development. Correct Of people have the right way of thinking and meaningful dialogue at the right time. We are very pleased to welcome the Slovak team to join us and are excited about our first project with Jiuyan Games. "
More information about the exact genre of the game being developed will be "released in time."
THQ Nordic also has Gunfire games known for its Darksiders series, as well as Piranha Bytes for making Gothic and Risen games.
THQ Nordic is launching a number of games, including the long-awaited action role-playing game RPG Creature and remakes of Destroy Everyone and SpongeBob: Bikini Bottom-all of which will be in 2020 Launched in 2015.
THQ Nordic GmbH is part of the Embracer Group holding company, which also owns Koch Media and its video game distribution unit Deep Silver.
In terms of the company's deep silver, Metro Exodus will release Steam on February 15, but the company's exclusive rights to the Epic Games Store will expire.
