Lord Of The Rings: Gollum developer Daedalic have been bought by Nacon

Gollum’s co-publisher are all in

Daedalic, German publisher and developer of adventure games, have been acquired by Nacon for €53 million (around £44 million). The two companies had previously been collaborating on the forthcoming third-person stealth game,The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum.

“We knew, through our current collaboration on Gollum, that NACON and Daedalic share the same values and the same objectives to deliver unique experiences to gamers,” said Alain Falc, CEO of NACON, in announcing the deal. “Therefore, it seemed logical to go further together and we’re extremely happy of this acquisition. It represents a significant step in Nacon’s strategy.”

Nacon, formerly Big Ben Interactive, have been busy. Last week they acquired Midgar Studio, the developers of indie JRPGEdge Of Eternity.

We’ve traditionally had a rocky time with Daedalic games. John hatedthe Deponia series, calling it an “ugly, foul experience”. The Long Journey Home was a flawed but interesting space adventure,according to Adam. Pip was most positive in coveringKen Follett’s The Pillars Of The Earth, an adventure game adaptation of the historical novel.