Supermassive becomes the third studio fully owned by the company.
Nordisk Games has acquired Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology developer Supermassive Games. The Copenhagen-based company acquired a 30,7% stake in Supermassive back in early 2021, and now the publisher revealed that it has purchased the remaining 69,3%.
The companies announced the news on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2008 by Pete Samuels and Joe Samuels, Supermassive Games currently has a staff of over 300 developers. The studio is known for its interactive horror games, including Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and most recently The Quarry.
Nordisk Games is owned by Nordisk Film, an entertainment company that is a part of Danish media corporation Egmont Group, and also fully owns Avalanche Studios Group and Flashbulb Games, as well as has majority and minority stakes in Star Stable Entertainment, Nitro Games, and MercurySteam.
According to Supermassive Games CEO Pete Samuels, after a year of working with Nordisk Games, it became clear to them that the publisher could help in their plans for the studio's development.
"Having had such a positive experience over the past year it wasn’t a difficult decision when Nordisk Games wanted to explore increasing their investment," Samuels said. "We have an exciting and ambitious growth strategy for Supermassive Games and Nordisk Games ownership only enhances that. I’m hugely excited about where the security offered by this partnership, and continued access to the expertise within Nordisk Games, will take us next."
"In the year we’ve worked alongside Pete and Joe and the whole Supermassive team, it’s been clear to us the amount of talent, as well as how much potential there is to further develop the kinds of story and narrative-driven games they excel at," Nordisk GamesCEO Mikkel Weider added. "In acquiring 100% of the studio we’ll be able to increase our support to the team, and most importantly, continue the great working relationship we have with them."