Publisher Nordic Games has added another franchise to its stable. The company, which previously acquired the rights to Darksiders, Red Faction, and de Blob from THQ, announced Tuesday that it had entered into an agreement with 2015 Games to buy the Vietnam-themed Men of Valor franchise.
Nordic Games didn’t announce any plans for a sequel to the 2004 Xbox and PC game.
But the company pointed out that the title has a rich history, having been worked on by Vince Zampella and Jason West, who would later go on establish Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment.
“With said IP, our shooter portfolio gets enriched with a real classic,” Nordic Games executive Reinhard Pollice said in a statement. “It feels great to have a piece of FPS-history under our umbrella. At 2015 Games, a lot of talented people, including the founders of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment amongst others, shaped the first person shooter genre with their games.”
Before Men of Valor, 2015 Games worked on Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Men of Valor (see GameSpot’s review) puts players into the boots of new recruit Dean Shepard as he and his Marine squadmates battle through Southeast Asia in the 1960s during the Vietnam War.
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