THQ Nordic Announces 6 to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Category: Gaming
Posted: September 18, 2021 11:14AM
Author: Guest_Jim_*

THQ Nordic is turning ten years old and has been celebrating the occasion with a Steam sale that includes giving away Titan Quest Anniversary Edition and Jagged Alliance 1 Gold Edition, but that is not all this publisher decided to do. The company also streamed a showcase that revealed six upcoming games, and for those hoping for a new game that was not shared, at the end it said 42 games are currently in development and there are still 28 yet to be announced. Hopefully the sequel or franchise reboot is in there, along with new IP.

Source: THQ Nordic [1] (10^th Anniversary Celebration)

Following the order of the showcase, the first new title announced was Destroy All Humans 2! Reprobed with Crypto returning to Earth in the 1960's. Players will get to travel across the United States, Unite Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the Moon in this full remake of the original game crafted in Unreal Engine 4. Black Forest Games, the same studio behind the 2020 re-launch of the Destroy All Humans! franchise is behind this game as well. It is coming to PC, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5. Below is the announcement trailer but here is a link to the gameplay trailer that was also shared: Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed - Gameplay Trailer.

Source: [2] (Destroy All Humans!: Reprobed)

The next announcement was for Outcast 2 – A New Beginning as Cutter Slade returns to Adelpha, 20 years after the original game as the world is once again threatened by invasion. The mission is to form a resistance, rescue the people, and push out the robotic army trying to exploit the planet and its people. At your disposal will be a jetpack, dozens of modules to create your personal weapon, and the ability to freely explore and progress through the non-linear world as you wish. It is being developed by Appeal Studio, the original team behind Outcast Adventure and the open world action-adventure game will be coming to PC, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5. It too had an announcement trailer, embedded below, and a separate in-game trailer: Outcast 2 - A New Beginning - World Trailer.

Source: [3] (Outcast 2 – A New Beginning)

The next game reveal was for MX vs ATV Legends, the next entry in the franchise that will also bring the series to Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, along with PC. It will feature the deepest career mode yet for the series, allow you to find your own path to the podium with a new level of player choice concerning sponsorship opportunities and invitational events. We only got an announcement trailer for this, so here it is.

Source: [4] (MX vs ATV: Legends)

Those looking for a grand-strategy experience will be happy to learn SuperPower 3 was announced and it is aiming to give players the chance to see if they could do a better job running the world than the people currently in power. Your purpose is to lead your chosen country. from selection of 194, to world domination or to master the different scenarios presented to you. The economy, politics, diplomacy, social development, military strategy, and more of the nation will be under your control. Without an official end to the game it will be highly replayable, and importantly will feature a mod-friendly architecture to enable custom scenarios to be devised.

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For the fans of mercenaries, Jagged Alliance 3 was announced and is coming from Haemimont Games as your organization operates in the fictional Grand Chien where the Legion has taken over. It will combine tactical, turn-based combat with the need to explore the larger game world as you will want to find the different strategic elements available to you, such as gaining control of territories, training local forces, and creating multiple squads.

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The last of the new game announcements was for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, which will be coming to PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. SpongeBob and Patrick have been granted wishes by the fortune teller Kassandra, and naturally opened up portals to Wishworlds where their friends get lost. You will need to explore the seven distinct worlds to rescue them and find more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes including SnailBob and SpongeGar. Luckily Balloon-Patrick will be your permanent companion for the adventure and all of your favorite Bikini Bottom characters will be voiced by their original actors.

Source: [7] (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake)

It was not just new game announcements that were shared as part of the showcase as both ELEX II and Expeditions: Rome had new trailers and information revealed. For the former, the new trailer was showing off the game's story as Jax returns from exile to try bringing the people of Magalan back together, before a dark power arrives to threaten everyone. Fortunately he will have his trusty jetpack to help him explore the lived-in world. The NPCs you encounter will remember what you have done and react accordingly, will join and leave your group depending on your behavior, and can even be killed if you are not careful. ELEX II will be coming to PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

Unfortunately there is no press release accompanying the Expeditions: Rome showcase trailer, but you can see some of what the game will offer and the decisions involved with its development. Be sure to check it out if you are interested in this tactical, turn-based, RPG that is coming to PC.