THQ Nordic gets Deep Silver, Saints Row, and Metro in Koch Media acquisition

Swedish publisher THQ Nordic has acquired European entertainment company Koch Media for an undisclosed sum. The deal means that THQ Nordic is acquiring Koch’s Deep Silver gaming division, which is responsible for the open-world crime series Saints Row and the postapocalyptic shooter franchise Metro. This brings Saints Row back under the THQ name after Nordic Games acquired the brand and Koch acquired the game and its developer Volition following the original THQ’s bankruptcy and dissolution.

For THQ Nordic, this move isn’t just about getting the old band back together — chief executive officer Lars Wingefors sees this as a chance to make his company into a major publisher and to strengthen its appeal as a publicly traded corporation. The CEO sees Saints Row, Metro, and the zombie action adventure Dead Island as huge opportunities to create global hits.