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THQ has been heavily tied to Nordic Games’ growth. Before the European publisher bought a number of IPs from the bankrupt THQ, no-one really knew who it was. The day we announced we were making acquisitions from THQ, there were a number of headlines like: ‘Who the fuck is Nordic …
Read More »THQ Nordic: We’ll test the casual market on consoles with We Sing
Publisher THQ Nordic says its upcoming We Sing title will be a litmus test to see if there is a casual market on console. CEO Lars Wingefors told MCV that if the karaoke title is a hit, the firm could invest in family titles. From what we have seen in …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Ripstone hires Rose to help it ‘explode’
Tinybuild PR manager joins the UK firm, new product manager for We Sing andCrossley leaves GameSpot. Ripstone hires Mike Rose Former Tinybuild PR manager Mike Rose has joined Liverpool-based games company Ripstone as PR manager and developer relations, to boost its publishing presence. Before joining Tinybuild in 2014, Rose worked …
Read More »We Sing heads back to the ’80s
Classic ‘80s disco, power ballads and soft rock will return to Wii this Christmas courtesy of Nordic Games. The publisher is readying the ninth game in its hit We Sing series for October. We Sing ‘80s will feature 30 of the decade’s most popular tracks, complete with the usual party …
Read More »Nordic ready for 360 and PS3
We Sing publisher Nordic Games is branching out onto HD consoles, Wii U and digital platforms. And it has given itself the challenge of embracing these formats by the end of next year.Nordic says it willdabble in selling downloadable content over Xbox Live and PSN, both onits own franchises and …
Read More »We Sing series hits a million
Nordic Games has confirmed that total lifetime sales to date for its We Sing series have now hit one million units worldwide. The number was revealed at last night’s London bash which was attended by X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell. Whilst these figures may not be in the same league as Modern …
Read More »X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell to appear at We Sing event
She’s only going to be famous for around another eight days, so if you want to see X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell live and in person you need to act now. Kitty, who was booted out of this weekend’s X-Factor by the judges, is to sing at a Nordic Games event that …
Read More »We Sing UK Hits gets O2 arena gig
Nordic Games has collaborated with The O2 arena to get We Sing UK Hits in front of music lovers. The Wii karaoke game will be promoted at the British Music Experience – an interactive museum celebrating the culture and history of popular UK music – via its website, trailers, competitions, …
Read More »Robbie Williams makes £10 comeback
After guest starring on The X Factor, Take That icon Robbie Williams is ready for a reappearance at video games retail. The pop star made his game debut in last year’s We Sing Robbie Williams and now publisher Nordic Games is re-releasing the title with a tempting new price tag …
Read More »We Sing Rock out October 28th
Nordic Games’ latest karaoke title We Sing Rock will hit shelves next month exclusively on Wii. The title will feature 40 rock anthems, music videos and a range of solo and multiplayer modes. It will arrive on October 28th in the UK. It includes songs from artists such as Coldplay, …
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