If you assume Ubisoft, you often take into consideration its tentpole franchises like Murderer’s Creed and Rainbow Six Siege, however the firm has additionally launched a number of nice small-scale video games throughout PC, console, and cellular. Some of those IP have been dormant for years, however Atari has inked a brand new deal to accumulate 5 Ubisoft classics and produce them to fashionable platforms.
As a part of the deal, Atari has bought the IP for Chilly Worry, I Am Alive, Develop House, Develop Up, and Baby of Eden. These had been all one-off video games (save for Develop House and Develop Up) revealed by Ubisoft and developed by quite a few groups, however when it comes to console releases, most of them remained locked to Xbox 360 and PS3. Except for their PC, Xbox 360, and PC releases.
“Hundreds of thousands of gamers have skilled these worlds through the years, and this may open the door for longtime gamers to revisit these recollections whereas inviting new audiences to find them for the primary time,” Ubisoft VP of New Enterprise Deborah Papiernik stated in a press assertion (through BusinessWire). “Atari has a wealthy gaming legacy and deep appreciation for these traditional titles, and we’re excited to see how they will evolve and join with gamers in contemporary, significant methods.”
Atari has picked a stable assortment of video games, as I Am Alive provided a tense survival expertise in a post-apocalyptic world, Chilly Worry performed like The Factor meets Resident Evil, and the Develop video games are pleasant platformers. Baby of Eden is the actual draw right here, because the 2011 sport from Tetris Impact director Tetsuya Mizuguchi was a music-powered rail-shooter that appealed to followers of the developer’s earlier work on Rez and Lumines.
In the meantime, Atari has been on a strategic tear currently with acquisitions. It not too long ago turned the bulk proprietor of Thunderful Group–the firm behind the SteamWorld games–and the final couple of years noticed it double down on its retro focus by buying Nightdive Studios and Digital Eclipse, each of which specialise in remasters of traditional video games. Atari additionally bought the rights to the Transport Tycoon IP and its former rival, Intellivision.
This is not the one legacy gaming model making an enormous comeback currently, as Acclaim was revived final 12 months. The corporate has pledged to help indie builders and “reignite” traditional franchises, and on September 10, Acclaim will present what it is engaged on with a devoted showcase occasion.
As for Ubisoft, it is refocusing some its efforts with a brand new subsidiary–funded partly by Tencent–that might be led by Ubisoft Montreal veteran Christophe Derennes and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s personal son, Charlie Guillemot.