In what’s going to little doubt show to be one of many extra, let’s say, wise acquisitions within the video games trade, Digital Eclipse has introduced that it’s formally becoming a member of Atari after its stellar work on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.
Based in 1992, Digital Eclipse is well-known for its experience within the retro subject, creating well-received compilations equivalent to Mega Man Legacy Assortment and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Assortment. Its work on Atari 50 was famous for its in depth use of interviews and archival materials to current a remarkably complete historical past of Atari as an organization and a product.
Within the press launch for the acquisition, it is acknowledged that “in becoming a member of Atari, Digital Eclipse will develop its enterprise and capabilities by increasing its growth capability and entry to world-class IP and can leverage Atari’s administration experience”.
It is also been confirmed that whereas Digital Eclipse will now fall below the Atari umbrella, the studio will nonetheless be free to work on tasks with different events (fingers crossed for a ‘Nintendo 50’ compilation, eh?). The official FAQ additionally notes that the Gold Grasp Sequence (which at present consists solely of The Making of Karateka) stays a precedence for Digital Eclipse, with Atari putting no restrictions on the way forward for the collection.
All in all, then, it sounds prefer it’s very a lot enterprise as traditional for Digital Eclipse, however it’s good that the studio now has the official backing of a big entity, together with full entry to its storied historical past.
