Something strange has happened with Atari in recent years. 50th anniversary game It was very nice to smoothly summarize the elements of the company’s history.
Through a press release, Atari announced that it has acquired “more than 100 PC and console titles from the 1980s and 1990s.” The games appear to be mostly from his three publishers’ past catalogs: Accolade, Infogrames, and Microprose. These include games from the Bubsy the Bobcat series, Hardball, Demolition Racer, and 1942: Pacific Air War, F-117A, and F-14 dogfight series. Following the acquisition, Atari aims to re-release some of these titles, sell merchandise and, most importantly, “create new games based on their IP.”
“This is a deep catalog that includes ground-breaking and award-winning titles from Accolade, Infogrames and Microprose,” said Wade Rosen, CEO of Atari. “Many of these titles are part of Atari’s history, and fans can expect many of these games to be re-released in physical and digital formats, and possibly even ported to modern consoles. ”
As part of the deal, Atari’s also acquired the Accolade and GTI brands, the former of which I miss a lot. Accolade was a big player in the publishing of his games until he went bankrupt in 2000. This follows on from last month’s announcement. The purchase of (so far excellent) Nightdive Studios, which can be called a retro specialty studio, and the acquisition of the classic Berzerk game.
“There have been many disappointments with Atari over the years. Just because I said things would change doesn’t mean they will.” In a recent interview with Axios, Rosen said: (opens in new tab)“We hope that people will continue to pay attention to what we do and that the company’s actions in the years to come will speak for themselves.”
For the first time in decades, the modern form of the company (the original Atari was discontinued) is actually producing some decent products. The company’s reborn VCS hardware looks good, but it’s pretty underpowered for what you’re paying for. Interest in NFTs and blockchain remains strong, and the company has entire divisions dedicated to these technologies. But anyone who’s seen Atari stumble through various zombie stages made him look more like a T-shirt company than the gaming giant he used to be, so Atari was particularly retro when he did something in the game. I felt like I could offer it.
I’m not sure if a Bubsy 3D re-release is what the world needs right now, but it looks like Atari’s recent efforts to re-release classic titles in reasonably good shape will continue. thing. This is a company with an incredible heritage (and he’s well past his 1970s heyday), and while it’s unlikely to contend for the top spot again, the games industry with its strong Atari has made it. will make it richer.