Supermassive Video games, developer of iconic horror titles corresponding to Till Daybreak and The Darkish Photos Anthology, has been acquired by Nordisk Video games.
In an announcement straight from Supermassive, it has been revealed that Nordisk took a 30.7% stake within the UK studio throughout 2021. Now, in 2022, Nordisk has acquired 100% possession of the studio. This makes Supermassive the third wholly owned studio in Nordisk’s portfolio.
Pete Samuels, CEO of Supermassive Video games’, speaks on the acquisition, “It’s been somewhat over a 12 months since Nordisk Video games made an preliminary funding in Supermassive Video games and our imaginative and prescient for the longer term. Throughout that point, we now have discovered that we share a whole lot of vital values with Mikkel and his staff, and we imagine these values to be equally vital to our present business companions who we’ll proceed to assist.”
Samuels continues, “Having had such a constructive expertise over the previous 12 months it wasn’t a troublesome resolution when Nordisk Video games needed to discover growing their funding. Now we have an thrilling and bold development technique for Supermassive Video games and Nordisk Video games possession solely enhances that. I’m vastly enthusiastic about the place the safety supplied by this partnership, and continued entry to the experience inside Nordisk Video games, will take us subsequent.”
Final 12 months we introduced our partnership with Nordisk Video games.
Right this moment we’re delighted to share Nordisk Video games’ full acquisition of Supermassive Video games. Thrilling occasions forward!
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Supermassive Video games was first based in 2008, and has gone on to win a BAFTA award for the PS4 title, Till Daybreak – notably top-of-the-line horror video games thus far. The developer has since labored on their very own authentic IP, The Darkish Photos Anthology, which consists of Little Hope, Man of Medan, Home of Ashes, and shortly, The Satan In Me. It additionally very just lately launched teen-slasher recreation, The Quarry, which went down an absolute deal with in our overview.
As for Nordisk Video games, the corporate focuses on making fairness investments in varied European recreation studios. To this point, Nordisk has constructed up a robust portfolio of builders. This consists of the likes of Star Steady Leisure, MercurySteam, Flashbulb Video games, Nitro Video games, Avalanche Studios Group, Kogama.com, and now, Supermassive Video games.
The precise phrases of Nordisk’s acquisition of Supermassive haven’t but been shared. What do you reckon to this acquisition?