The name may not sound so familiar to younger people, but everyone knows the name of Atari. What was for years the company par excellence of video games and the first “big” of this industry, fell prey to its own ambitions and was almost relegated to oblivion in the 90s of the last century. Still, it never completely disappeared, as evidenced by one-off compilations of some of its greatest hits from the 1970s and 1980s (the latest, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, where the company celebrates its 50th anniversary ).
In recent years it seems that the sleeping giant wants to wake up, and already in 2021 it announced a new strategy that involved developing triple A games, and now we have seen the next step, since it has just published a agreement by which is made with 100% Nightdive Studioscreators of the SystemShock remake.
The agreement will allow the company to refinance its debt. Atari is increasing its IP portfolio and will use Night Dive’s publishing capabilities to support Atari’s retro-focused growth strategy.
Wade Rosen, President and CEO of Atari, said, “Night Dive’s proven track record and success in bringing retro IP to market is well aligned with Atari’s strategy and I am confident that their talent , their combined technology and intellectual property portfolio will contribute to Atari’s future. hit.”
Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman, Directors of Night Dive, commented: “Night Dive and Atari have a long history together and we know that Atari shares our passion for retro gaming and our goal of producing high quality new and remastered games. that do the game justice.” to the original intellectual property. As we seek to grow our business and expand our capabilities, we can think of no better long-term partner than Atari.”
We will have to wait a little to see the fruits of this union. In the meantime, the recently acquired studio continues to work on its new version of System Shock, which will be released soon. May 30.