THQ Nordic has announced that it has acquired the Carmageddon franchise from Stainless Games.

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The original Carmageddon is a vehicular combat game developed by Interplay Productions and Sales Curve Interactive and released for PC in 1997. Carmageddon was once owned by Square Enix Europe, but original publisher Stainless Games purchased the rights in 2011.Stainless ported Carmageddon to iOS and Android in 2013. A series reboot, Carmageddon: Reincarnation, followed with a 2015 PC release after being partially funded via a Kickstarter campaign.Carmageddon is just the latest in a string of high-profile acquisitions by THQ Nordic this year. In February, the publisher bought Koch Media , which means it now owns franchises like Saints Row, Metro, and Dead Island. In September, it first bought up Kingdoms of Amalur and then purchased Alone in the Dark and Act of War In addition, THQ Nordic also has 35 unannounced games currently in development

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