Atari to acquire Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale
16d 17h ago by lemmy.world/u/Jeffool in gamedev from www.gamedeveloper.com
Atari and Hipster Whale share DNA for classic retro-style gaming, and together we can lean on each other’s strengths—Hipster Whale for mobile gaming, and Atari for premium gaming—to significantly expand our mobile business
I wouldn't define Atari's recent efforts with its IPs as being "premium gaming".
I mean, Digital Eclipse is pretty awesome at least.
Digital Eclipse does have quality releases (albeit not anything new, just emulated re-releases, and therefore its games aren't 'premium' in terms of being at the forefront of the industry) but it certainly seems like Atari is trying to build newfound success through venture capital backed acquisitions.
Oh, absolutely.