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Black Forest Games, the studio behind the Destroy All Humans remakes, along with Fade to Silence, and Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, has broken away from its owner, THQ Nordic, returning to the independent scene while also bolstering its ranks with the collaboration of several sub-studios.
Black Forest Games bought out its own contract with THQ Nordic and its owner, Embracer. The German studio first became part of the group back in 2017, when Embracer began its hyper shopping spree within the games industry, picking up myriad studios from across the U.S. and Europe throughout the twilight years of the 2010s.
In addition to taking its leave of THQ Nordic, Black Forest Games announced it has begun collaborating with management group Third Signal Ventures to found an entirely new faction of indie developers.
Black Forest Games co-CEOs Adrian Goersch and Andreas Speer issued a statement announcing the studio's momentous and bold decision:
"We are grateful to THQ Nordic and Embracer for nine good years and the games we made together. Now, we’re excited to shape our own future as owners again, to work on an exciting new project with a great team and strong partners behind us," - Adrian Goersch.
"There are lots of opportunities for lean, experienced teams, and we will use them," Andreas Speer.
In a separate statement, Third Signal CEO Andreas Tobler spoke of the company's plans to deliver for the unannounced roster of small studios and their compact, but talented teams:
"Some of the best games of the last decade came from teams of fifty, not five hundred. Black Forest Games is one of them, and the right studio to launch Third Signal."
"Our vision is to build a developer-driven group and give teams the independence, resources and creative freedom to continue their creative legacy and bring their own ideas to life."