THQ Nordic Announces Summer Gaming Showcase for August

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THQ Nordic has announced its summer gaming showcase, the first in what will surely be a growing list of publisher showcases this summer. THQ also released a brief trailer and a small blog post on the THQ Nordic website detailing what to expect from the publisher’s second annual gaming showcase. This year, the publisher is promising tons of variety from its lineup for all types of gamers.

Historically, the summer months are when the gaming industry comes together to show fans what they have all been working on and what new games they can expect to play towards the end of the year. This year a staple of summer gaming conferences will be missing as E3 2022 is canceled in both physical and digital form. In the wake of E3’s news, major publishers will likely announce their own showcases independent from the E3 banner, THQ Nordic being the first publisher to do so. THQ Nordic’s first independent event was 2021’s 10th Anniversary Showcase.

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Players should “Save the Date” for THQ Nordic’s Summer Gaming Showcase on August 12, 2022, starting at 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT. THQ Nordic’s blog post announcing the showcase states that the event will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch. An accompanying trailer shows what titles players can expect to see at the showcase, including SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, Outcast 2: A New Beginning, and the new Saints Row. The handful of games on display today should only scratch the surface of what's to come. THQ Nordic promises to bring a tremendous amount of variety to its showcase ranging from original IP to existing licenses.

Since THQ’s revival with Nordic in 2016, the company has been on a hot streak of game releases. In recent years the publisher