Atari has entered an settlement to amass Night Dive Studios. This settlement would assist Atari’s retro-focused development technique and supply entry to Night Dive’s IP, which incorporates System Shock, in addition to make the most of the studio’s proprietary KEX engine and publishing capabilities.
Chairman and CEO of Atari Wade Rosen mentioned in a assertion: “Night Dive’s confirmed experience and profitable monitor file in commercializing retro IP are well-aligned with Atari’s technique and I’m assured that their mixed expertise, expertise, and IP portfolio will contribute to Atari’s future success.
“Night Dive and Atari have a protracted historical past collectively and we all know that Atari shares our ardour for retro video games and our give attention to producing high-quality new and remastered video games that do justice to the unique IP,” added Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman of Night Dive. “As we glance to develop our enterprise and broaden our capabilities, we might consider no higher long-term accomplice than Atari.”
The acquisition is predicted to shut in April 2023. Night Dive Studios is at present engaged on a remake of System Shock, which was delayed from its authentic launch date in March to now May 30 on PC. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S variations will observe after its launch on PC, however no date has been solidified but. The recreation’s Kickstarter web page first launched again in 2016.
In IGN’s System Shock remake preview, we mentioned: “With the quick time I had with System Shock Remake, I might see that Citadel Station looks like a personality unto itself, and I’m trying ahead to taking a deep dive into and studying the mysteries that lurk inside.”
George Yang is a contract author for IGN. He’s been writing in regards to the trade since 2019 and has labored with different publications resembling Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.
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