The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase wrapped up earlier today, bringing a set of new game announcements and updates. Rather than focusing on what has been known, we decided to do a round-up of all the major announcements during the show. The showcase was far more reserved than ones we saw in June, but it nevertheless included some nice surprises.
Here are some of them.
THQ Nordic announced Alone in the Dark, a reboot or “reimagining” of the original game from way back in 1992. Developed by Pieces Interactive, Alone in the Dark will feature a new story written by SOMA and Amnesia author, Mikael Hedberg. You’ll return to the Derceto Manor as Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood as they battle eldritch monsters and solve puzzles.
Following up on the aforementioned blast from the past, Tempest Rising is another game announced during the THQ Nordic Showcase that harkens back to the ’90s. The strategic real-time strategy game is coming from Slipgate Ironworks and publisher 3D Realms. It’s being developed in the same mold as games like Command & Conquer.
Space for Sale is a strategic colony simulator in which you guide an adorable astronaut. You’re an “intergalactic property developer,” whose job is to construct buildings and homes for alien clients. The game includes multiple planets on which to gather resources and build.
I didn’t use “Burnout” lightly. Wreckreation, announced today during the show, is a racing and track-building game coming from the former developers of Burnout and Need for Speed. It looks like a combination of Hot Wheels tracks and Burnout, with death-defying loops and hazardous obstacles. What I find impressive is the ability to alter and build the track while you’re racing on it. Curves, ramps, giant rubber
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