In more bizarre Atari news – when has it not been bizarre lately – they’ve just revived Infogrames.
Wait. Isn’t the current Atari just a renaming of Infogrames?
Yes and no. Back in 2003, Infogrames bought Atari Corporation’s assets from Hasbro. They quickly renamed themselves Atari. But this wasn’t just a rebranding, they bought Atari’s decades-old IP as well – which includes Yars Revenge, Missile Command, Lunar Lander and others.
Unfortunately, this re-made Atari squandered this IP and instead tried to become a AAA publisher. They did manage to publish some landmark titles such as Unreal Tournament 2003, Neverwinter Nights, and Rollercoaster Tycoon. However, they were more known for shovelware and critically-panned games.
Eventually, they went bankrupt and had to sell off most of their prized AAA assets. This meant that they were mostly only left with their old Atari IP – which has been languishing for decades.
However, they still own some old Infogrames IP. Blood is one such example, and that game is stellar. Nightdive Studios even did a remake of it, and they did a good job too.
So what is Atari going to do with Infogrames? Use it to publish games that fall outside of the core Atari brand. The first game on the docket is Totally Reliable Delivery Service.
