Atari Snaps Up 5 Dormant Ubisoft Franchises, Says It Will Re-Release Them On New Platforms

Atari has acquired 5 chiefly dormant franchises from developer/publisher Ubisoft: Child of Eden, Cold Fear, Grow Home, Grow Up, and I Am Alive.

Atari said it volition "reintroduce iconic creations, bringing them to caller platforms and renewed publishing frameworks." They'll each beryllium re-released nether Atari's ain publishing statement and beryllium disposable "on caller platforms."

"Millions of players person experienced these worlds implicit the years, and this volition unfastened the doorway for long-time players to revisit those memories portion inviting caller audiences to observe them for the archetypal time," said Deborah Papiernik, Ubisoft's VP of caller business.

"Atari has a affluent gaming bequest and heavy appreciation for these classical titles, we’re excited to spot however they’ll germinate and link with players successful fresh, meaningful ways."

This isn't the archetypal strategical concern Ubisoft has struck this year, of course. Back successful March, Ubisoft created a subsidiary institution based connected its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, with a €1.16 cardinal (approx. $1.25 billion) concern from Chinese megacorp Tencent.

The institution has besides partnered with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund for further Assassin's Creed Mirage content.

These agreements travel a fig of high-profile flops, layoffs, workplace closures, and crippled cancellations successful the run-up to Assassin's Creed Shadows' release, and determination was tremendous unit connected it to win aft the company's stock terms deed a historical low.

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