Nordisk Video games has introduced a publishing settlement between its subsidiaries Avalanche Studios Group and Supermassive Video games.
Avalanche will globally publish, market, and distribute Supermassive titles, starting with Directive 8020, which launched earlier this 12 months.
Each studios will share “operational assist throughout finance, individuals, and IT” whereas remaining “absolutely creatively unbiased” and retaining possession of particular person portfolio and improvement plans.
“That is about setting our studios up for sustainable long-term success. In a shifting business, our precedence is giving groups the main focus they should do what they do greatest,” mentioned Nordisk Movie & Nordisk Video games CEO Allan Mathson Hansen.
“A shared basis permits assets to circulation instantly into recreation creation and new concepts. Avalanche brings confirmed publishing energy and operational maturity, whereas Supermassive brings world-class storytelling and craft. It displays our dedication as an lively proprietor investing in our studios.”
Avalanche CEO Stefanía Halldórsdóttir added: “The eagerness and assist that two million month-to-month gamers proceed to point out for Hunter: Name of the Wild 9 years after launch reaffirms the energy of our publishing and live-service operations.
“The crew at Supermassive has constructed an unbelievable 18-year legacy of making immersive, horror experiences. By offering the publishing and operational backing, we stay up for supporting their ongoing journey and bringing their video games to much more gamers worldwide.”
Nordisk Video games acquired a 30% stake in Supermassive Games in 2021. It was the ninth video games firm to affix Nordisk’s portfolio and the primary within the UK.
Nordisk acquired Avalanche Studios in 2018, its largest acquisition on the time, after turning into a minority shareholder in 2017 with an investment of over $10 million.
Each Supermassive Video games and Avalanche Studios have been hit with layoffs in recent times.
As much as 75 workers were made redundant in August, marking the third spherical of job cuts on the Guildford-based studio in three years.
Avalanche Studios closed its Liverpool studio in November 2025, leading to 31 job losses, and likewise decreased workers at its Malmö and Stockholm places.