Atari is Buying System Shock Developer Evening Dive Studios

Atari has entered an settlement to amass Evening Dive Studios. This settlement would help Atari’s retro-focused progress technique and supply entry to Evening 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 stated in a press release: “Evening Dive’s confirmed experience and profitable observe document in commercializing retro IP are well-aligned with Atari’s technique and I’m assured that their mixed expertise, know-how, and IP portfolio will contribute to Atari’s future success.

“Evening Dive and Atari have a protracted historical past collectively and we all know that Atari shares our ardour for retro video games and our deal with producing high-quality new and remastered video games that do justice to the unique IP,” added Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman of Evening Dive. “As we glance to develop our enterprise and broaden our capabilities, we might consider no higher long-term companion than Atari.”

The acquisition is predicted to shut in April 2023. Evening Dive Studios is at the moment engaged on a remake of System Shock, which was delayed from its authentic launch date in March to now Could 30 on PC. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X|S variations will observe after its launch on PC, however no date has been solidified but. The sport’s Kickstarter web page first launched again in 2016.

In IGN’s System Shock remake preview, we stated: “With the brief time I had with System Shock Remake, I might see that Citadel Station appears like a personality unto itself, and I’m trying ahead to taking a deep dive into and studying the mysteries that lurk inside.”

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