Black Forest Games parts ways with THQ Nordic after 10 years together
, by Enzo
Based in Germany, Black Forest Games was acquired by THQ Nordic back in 2017. After almost 10 years as part of the publisher, its management team has been bought out. The partnership has thus come to an end... but not entirely, as they will have to keep working together on certain projects in the future.
Black Forest Games has joined Third Signal, the very new independent studio group, as a founding member and co-owner of the group.
Andreas Tobler, the founder and CEO of Third Signal, has stated the following in a press release:
"Some of the best games of the last decade came from teams of fifty people, not five hundred. [...] Black Forest Games is one of them and the right studio to launch Third Signal. Our vision is to create a developer-focused group and give teams the independence, resources, and creative freedom they need to continue their creative legacy and bring their own ideas to life."
The CEO of Black Forest Games expressed his gratitude to THQ Nordic and Embracer Group (the parent company) for the years they spent together and the games they created.