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Atari enters into an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse (www.globenewswire.com)
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Digital Eclipse wrote a quick FAQ on their website: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/media/digital-eclipse-atari

Most important (I think):

Is Digital Eclipse only allowed to work on Atari properties now?‍

It is business as usual at Digital Eclipse! While we're certainly happy to have greater access to Atari's fantastic library, we still have the freedom to seek out projects with other parties. In addition to recent releases like Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse has a lot of unannounced projects in the works that do not involve Atari's IP, and those will carry on as planned. The future is wide open, and we believe partnering with Atari will bring about even more opportunities.

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[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think this is a good thing. Atari didn't prove themselves in the recent years, so my trust is shaken. Also taking the company Digital Eclipse from the free market is concerning, because they did awesome jobs with restoration of older games for other companies. Will Atari allow them to work on other projects? And what is the goal here? Does Atari only sell their old stuff and do not produce new games? And if Atari fails, then will Digital Eclipse be resolved into nothing?

I'm worried for Digital Eclipse, because that's an awesome game house I do not want to lose in the gaming industry.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

There's always Code Mystics, comprised of most of the old guard from Digital Eclipse in the 1990s and 2000s.