2026-06-05 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/dccf4907b0a4338db3c1f5944e6aa6732bdfc7b0.png Gothic 1 Remake is Out Now! Welcome to the Colony! Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria - June 5th, 2026: Gothic 1 Remake is available now on PC, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, bringing one of the most beloved cult RPGs of the early 2000s back to life. Gothic 1 Remake has been fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 while staying faithful to the atmosphere, story, and brutal charm of the original classic. Watch the Gothic 1 Remake Release Trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0R7BmfpD7k Get Gothic 1 Remake: https://store.steamp
2024-01-22 15:46 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Embracer Group is once again doing sterling work to demonstrate the perils of consolidation. Piranha Bytes, who are one of well over a hundred studios that Embracer bought up in recent years, today posted a statement on Xitter saying "Don't write us off yet!". The statement goes on to say that they're "convinced they will succeed". Succeed at what, you might ask? Not being shut down by Embracer. Read more
2022-03-01 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/4b3f79e80a62ee86a949af684917a300ddee7e76.jpg Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - March 1st, 2022: Get ready! Starting today, players around the globe can become the hero of Magalan. Science-Fantasy-RPG ELEX II is launching today for PC and consoles, offering a vibrant open world to explore including five major factions each with their own story arc for the players to join and experience. Magalan is full of fantastic creatures, hidden secrets, and fascinating vista - there are no limits for explorers, you can go and visit every place you see in-game. And thanks to Jax’
2022-01-11 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/12531d324926f419b47919a239795c9c967714b2.jpg Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - January 11th, 2022: Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - January 11th, 2022: The invasion has begun! An enemy force has landed on Magalan, bringing death and destruction to the planet and all its inhabitants. There’s only one way to stop them; fight them with everything you’ve got. Let fire rain on them, shoot them with guns, bows, rockets or laser weapons. Hack, slash and smite them with your sword, axe or chainsaw - whatever weapon suits you best. ELEX II lets you choose how to fight usin
2021-06-15 11:06 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Piranha Bytes are returning to their post-apocalyptic sci-fantasy world with Elex 2, announced today. The sequel to their 2017 RPG will continue the story of Jax, trying to reuinite factions against a new threat and all that. Point is: yes, you still have a jetpack. Check out the cinematic announcement trailer, which has real 'angsty anime music video' vibes, below. Read more
2021-06-15 08:51 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/6d3a83cf1292eb094b6bbc5e6130cc294c0207d7.png Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - June 15th, 2021: Probably the best-kept secret is finally getting revealed: The next Piranha Bytes Game is indeed ELEX II. Surprise! The planet Magalan has seen some rather peaceful years after the Events of ELEX I: old factions have been vanquished, new factions have risen. The Berserkers’ attempts to regrow and terraform the lands have started to bear fruit. After the defeat of the Hybrid, the Albs are no longer a threat. However, our hero - Jax - returns with knowledge of a new menace
2019-12-13 18:36 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/8960d7bdb2d9f3645b2b22c3cb29de0c8353d831.png Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria, December 13th, 2019: „Welcome to the colony!“ – how is it possible that 18 years have passed since we first heard that phrase at the beginning of Gothic, the game that set a milestone in the history of German fantasy RPGs, such as Risen and Elex? Since then, we all have grown older, acquired some wrinkles, and are laughing at how we look in pictures from t
2019-05-22 10:51 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)
THQ Nordic continue to hoover up studios and games that make many go “Oh huh, yeah, they could be neat,” today announcing they’ve bought Piranha Bytes. They’re the German studio who created Gothic, Risen, and Elex, three open-world RPG series with varying degrees of promise and wonk that make many go “Oh huh, yeah, they could be neat.” Along with the team, THQ Nordic have bought the rights to those three and do hint that a sequel to 2017’s Elex is coming. Perhaps THQ Nordic can give Piranha Bytes the cash they need to exorcise some of their jank. (m
2019-05-22 08:56 UTC · Eurogamer
THQ Nordic has acquired Gothic creator Piranha Bytes, and with it the IP rights to Gothic, Risen and Elex. The two companies have worked together before - THQ Nordic having been the publisher of Elex (2017), which was a bit ropey but charming nonetheless (a little like Piranha Bytes' other games). On the prospect of Elex 2, the acquisition press release said: "Semi-official comment: Have a guess." As for a new Gothic - presumably Gothic 5? "Nothing to say at this stage." Read more
2019-01-08 18:10 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Save 60% on ELEX during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
2018-04-03 17:05 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Save 50% on ELEX during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
2018-02-14 11:33 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Brendan Caldwell)
THQ Nordic, publishers of the Darksiders games and recent jankfest Elex, have bought Koch Media, the companies have announced. Koch are the father-company of Deep Silver, who publish games like Saints Row, Metro, Dead Island, and Homefront: The Revolution. That means THQ Nordic now own alllll of those bad boys, among others. Due to all the combined plates this company now spins, they could now make a game where the hero of Mighty No. 9 fights jazzy paint-monster De Blob in a doomed bid for supremacy on Mars, aka, Red Faction 3. Although, they probably shouldn t do that. (more…)
2017-12-20 12:58 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
Update December 20th 2017 Changelog New Difficulty Settings: - Player Damage: damage dealt by the player. - Opponent Damage: damage dealt by your Opponents. - Stamina cost: modifies the stamina cost for your actions. Engine: - Added FXAA T2x and SMAA T2x anti-aliasing techniques Quests: - Improved Angrim’s routine behavior, when he should have a small-talk with Zerwas. (Works only if Zerwas hasn't already talked to the third Berserker) - The map targets regarding the research papers of the Clerics will now be updated correctly if the player has the task to obtain them for the Claws. - Fixed so
2017-12-20 12:58 UTC · Community Announcements · THQ Nordic
Update December 20th 2017 Changelog New Difficulty Settings: - Player Damage: damage dealt by the player. - Opponent Damage: damage dealt by your Opponents. - Stamina cost: modifies the stamina cost for your actions. Engine: - Added FXAA T2x and SMAA T2x anti-aliasing techniques Quests: - Improved Angrim’s routine behavior, when he should have a small-talk with Zerwas. (Works only if Zerwas hasn't already talked to the third Berserker) - The map targets regarding the research papers of the Clerics will now be updated correctly if the player has the task to obtain them for the Claws. - Fixed so
2017-10-27 16:17 UTC · Community Announcements · MegalomaniacNG
Update October 27th 2017 Changelog Engine - Crash fix for systems with more than 16 logical CPU cores. - If savegame limit is reached, “Create new savegame” is hidden. (limit is 99) - Fixed saving for all Windows user. - Fixed some freezes in tutorials. The tutorial won't be shown if the corresponding key bindings are not valid. - Fixed saving after the Big Bang fight was not possible. - Fixed pink water on some older AMD/ATI graphic devices. - Fixed game freeze when you try to interact during an evade roll. Quests - Fixed permanently angry NPCs. - Kral has now a quest marker for the Mana shri
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