Atari has actually revealed a contract to obtain Digital Eclipse. The workshop is understood for its proficiency in electronically bring back and maintaining old-fashioned titles such as Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.
According to a press release, Atari intends to increase its inner advancement and additional assistance its retro-focused development technique (mentioning its acquisition of Night Dive Studios previously this year as an instance) by leveraging Digital Eclipse’s exclusive technology and experience. Atari states that Digital Eclipse advantages by accessing to “world-class IP” to expand its company and advancement abilities even more.
Atari is investing $6.5 million on the procurement ($4 million in cash money, $2.5 million in freshly released Atari shares), with a continuing to be earn-out of as much as $13.5 million in cash money over the following ten years based upon the workshop’s future efficiency. The acquisition is readied to be finished in the following couple of days.
Founded in 1992, Digital Eclipse obtained its beginning developing business emulations of gallery standards like Joust, Robotron: 2084, and Defender. The workshop has actually generated over 250 games. Since 2015, it has actually made its name developing top quality collections of timeless game collection. That consists of favored packages like Mega Man Legacy Collection, Disney Afternoon Collection, TMNT: Cowabunga Collection, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, and The Making of Karateka.
These collections have not just brought back shed standards for brand-new generations of gamers to appreciate yet have actually additionally consisted of long-lost advancement products such as idea art, initial layout papers, and also, whens it comes to the critically-acclaimed Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka, documentary-style video from the programmers sharing tales concerning the games’ production.
“Digital Eclipse is the best in the world at what they do,” claims Atari chairman and chief executive officer Wade Rosen in journalism launch. “They have a deep love and respect for the history of the games industry, and are renowned for developing critically acclaimed projects based on historic franchises. Digital Eclipse, along with Nightdive, are in perfect alignment with Atari’s DNA and renewed purpose. I’m personally excited to see where we can push the boundaries of retro innovation together.”
Digital Eclipse head of state and imaginative supervisor Mike Mika included, “Our experience collaborating on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration was revelatory. The trust that Atari showed our team, and our clear mutual love and respect for the content, positioned us to produce something truly remarkable. I know Atari will continue to champion our approach and that we will be bringing fans exciting new projects for years to come.”
For extra on Atari, look into our current 90-minute meeting with Wade Rosen on our All Things Nintendo podcast.
