Bugbear Entertainment Oy is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki, founded by Janne Alanenpää in 2000. The company is best known for the FlatOut series and Wreckfest. In November 2018, a majority stake of the company was acquired by THQ Nordic.
History
Bugbear Entertainment was founded in Helsinki in 2000 by Janne Alanenpää.[2] On 14 November 2018, THQ Nordic announced that they had acquired 90% of Bugbear for an undisclosed sum, leaving open the option to acquire the remaining 10% later on.[3] At this time, Bugbear had 18 employees and was led by co-founder Alanenpää as chief executive officer and creative director.[2] As of March 2020, Bugbear has 28 employees.[4]