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Alkimia and THQ Nordic wishing you Happy Holidays from the Colony!Dec 23, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3952651/5165f22fb224538db7281cb27428363e43e36300.jpg Greetings from the Colony! As the year 2021 is coming to an end, Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support and enjoy the holidays! We have prepared a short video from the Gothic Remake developers. The Goblin's hats will of course not be part of the game, who would put a Santa outfit in a game? Watch the Gothic Holidays Video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPwjzngluy4 The Gothic Remake is currently in development for PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S. There is no official estimated release window yet. Do you want to learn more about the Gothic Remake? Check the official website - https://www.gothic-game.com/ Happy 20 years of Gothic!Mar 15, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHappy 20 Years Gothic, here is to another 20! As a present, we give you a sneak peek of a Scavenger shot from the Gothic Remake created by Alkimia Interactive! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3952651/4a749cf26bebd8d43fb92a370e7bbf50d31a6924.jpg Also, the store page is live – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297900 A lot more information coming soon so join https://discord.gg/gothic or https://twitter.com/gothicthegame to stay tuned!Yes, we do it! The Gothic Remake is going to happenFeb 18, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/8960d7bdb2d9f3645b2b22c3cb29de0c8353d831.png Next step is to set up a Barcelona based studio and head into main production Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria, February 19th, 2020: Just a little over two months after releasing a playable teaser for the Gothic Remake and asking the players for their feedback, the answer is clear: The fans are up for a new "old" Gothic game and the vast majority (read: 94,8%) was in favour to develop a remake of the iconic German RPG Gothic, originally released in 2001. https://store.steampowered.com/app/950670/Gothic_Playable_Teaser/ Over 180.000 players have played the playable teaser so far. On the evening (CET) of February 16 2020, THQ Nordic took the survey offline, and hereby publicly releases the raw data of the survey, as well as highlight graphs. With more than 43.000 answered surveys and over 9.000 (yes, really!) reviews on Steam and various discussions on all social media platforms, there is enough data to check. Eager to check for yourself? As we want to start a transparent and open production with the community from the very start of the project, we are happy to offer you the results of our survey in a neat PDF file or - for the people who really want to dig into the raw data - the entire dataset with all 43.111 participants included. Download the PDF: http://n.thq.com/sQC130qiBae Download the raw data (.csv and .xlsx in a zip): http://n.thq.com/vIF030qippZ Enjoy and Stay tuned! Your THQ Nordic TeamSurprise, Surprise: Here's a Playable Teaser for Possible Remake of GothicDec 13, 2019 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/8960d7bdb2d9f3645b2b22c3cb29de0c8353d831.png Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria, December 13th, 2019: „Welcome to the colony!“ – how is it possible that 18 years have passed since we first heard that phrase at the beginning of Gothic, the game that set a milestone in the history of German fantasy RPGs, such as Risen and Elex? Since then, we all have grown older, acquired some wrinkles, and are laughing at how we look in pictures from the early 2000s – or how games looked back then. https://store.steampowered.com/app/950670/Gothic_Playable_Teaser/ But, what if we could turn back time, take everything that was great almost 20 years ago, and put it in a beautiful modern look (let’s say powered by Unreal Engine 4) along with improving some things that were not that great, like the combat system, for example? Here’s the Trailer for the Gothic Playable Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuuUaHa3_sg Check out the comparison video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crc2iO_-LR8 To find out what the true Gothic fanbase thinks of a modern remake of the cult classic RPG, THQ Nordic and its new Spanish development team, THQ Nordic Barcelona, will start an experiment. Today, a free playable prototype (Gothic Playable Teaser) of what a new Gothic could look and feel like will appear in the Steam Library of everyone who owns a game from Piranha Bytes, be it Gothic 1-3, Risen 1-3, or ELEX. They can play the yet-untitled Gothic Remake project and roam around the Mining Colony of Khorinis. After that, THQ Nordic is eager to learn from the players through a survey following the completion of the prototype, whether and how it should proceed with the production of a full Gothic Remake, or leave the heritage and the great memories associated with it untouched. You want to learn more about the Gothic Playable Teaser? Check the official website: https://www.gothic-game.com/ Enjoy Your THQ Nordic teamTHQ Nordic acquires... Gothic creator Piranha BytesMay 22, 2019 - EurogamerTHQ Nordic has acquired Gothic creator Piranha Bytes, and with it the IP rights to Gothic, Risen and Elex. The two companies have worked together before - THQ Nordic having been the publisher of Elex (2017), which was a bit ropey but charming nonetheless (a little like Piranha Bytes' other games). On the prospect of Elex 2, the acquisition press release said: "Semi-official comment: Have a guess." As for a new Gothic - presumably Gothic 5? "Nothing to say at this stage." Read more ELEX is now available on Steam!Oct 17, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsDear Gothic & ELEX fans, we are proud and happy to announce that ELEX is now available here on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/ We have also added some Digital Extras if you are interested in Soundtrack, Artbook and Making Of: http://store.steampowered.com/app/732860/ELEX_Digital_Extras/ Have fun, enjoy and stay tuned Piranha Bytes & THQ NordicELEX is now available on Steam!Oct 17, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsDear Gothic & ELEX fans, we are proud and happy to announce that ELEX is now available here on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/ We have also added some Digital Extras if you are interested in Soundtrack, Artbook and Making Of: http://store.steampowered.com/app/732860/ELEX_Digital_Extras/ Have fun, enjoy and stay tuned Piranha Bytes & THQ NordicMidweek Madness - Gothic & Arcania Franchise, 80% OffJul 14, 2015 - Product ReleaseSave 80% on the Gothic and Arcania games during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10 AM Pacific Time Why Gothic dev Piranha dumped JoWooDMay 5, 2011 - EurogamerGothic 3 scored only 8/10 because developer JoWooD "forced" the game's release when it was "not ready", developer Piranha Bytes has revealed to Eurogamer. That was the final nail in the coffin: Piranha Bytes walked away from its long-term publisher partner and the renowned RPG series it had created. "The problem was - to cut a long story short - there were a couple of differences in opinion between the publisher and us," said Piranha Bytes co-founder Michael Hoge. "And the whole thing collapsed when the publisher forced us to release Gothic 3 while it was not ready." "To be fair, if we had finished it in the time that we promised, it would have been fine. But as it was, the development took longer on the project, and instead of trying to find a solution with us - how to get this right - they just wanted to release it. It was because of their stock market orientation, I think. So we decided to go separate ways then." JoWooD went on to attempt a fourth Gothic game using developer Spellbound Software. The results were dire: ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale was "a dry spreadsheet" of ideas that "neither mentally or materially" rewarded players - 4/10. Meanwhile, Piranha Bytes threw together Risen, which fared only slightly better, earning 6/10 on PC and 4/10 on console. "For us it seemed to be a win-win situation," said Hoge of the impact of ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale, "because we knew we would get the brand back. "Currently, JoWooD has no more rights on developing any further Gothic titles, so the rights are back - they will be back I think next year. I don't have the contract here. Very soon the contract runs out and we will get the rights back. And we knew that from the start. "We thought, OK, scenario one: they do a good game and it furthers the brand. Scenario 2: they fail and everyone knows why." Risen brand manager Daniel Oberlerchner added: "I'm not sure everyone is aware that the proprietary of the Gothic brand is actually Piranha Bytes - it wasn't JoWooD." "Actually Piranha Bytes just lent the brand to JoWooD for a couple of titles." JoWooD, today, faces bankruptcy. All current projects, including Gothic 4 expansion Fall of Setarrif, have have been suspended. Piranha Bytes, on the other hand, beavers away on Risen 2, a game Hoge and Overlerchner were at lengths to explain will be much improved in all areas over Risen 1. When work on that comes to an end and the Gothic IP returns home, will Risen become Gothic? "That's a dangerous question," laughed Oberlerchner. "That's a big secret!" "No, we can't talk about that - seriously." Video: Risen 2: Piranha Bytes' new game. Midweek Madness - 75% off Gothic franchise including Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced EditionMar 22, 2011 - AnnouncementAct now and save 75% on all Gothic titles including Gothic, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Gothic 3, Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition, and Arcania - Gothic 4, or get all 5 games with the Gothic Complete Pack for additional savings! 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