After long years of absence, Atari decided to bring back an iconic label which both marked and traumatized the childhood of many players from a long-gone era.
Disappeared for more than a decade, the famous armadillo brand is making a comeback on the scene, courtesy of Atari. We are of course talking about Infogrames, born in France in 1983. Just the mention of this name risks bringing back nostalgic (or traumatic, depending) memories for many players.
Atari descends into necromancy with the return of Infogrames
Veteran players like dear JDG may have an attack at this news. Against all expectations, Atari today announced the return of Infogrames as a publishing label. This was done on his official X.com account, quite succinctly. Wade Rosen, CEO of Atari, had this to say on the subject: “ For decades, Infogrames has built a reputation as a publisher and developer of incredible and eclectic games. We are very excited to have him among us again “.
More precisely, Infogrames will now be responsible for managing games “ outside the scope of the license portfolio associated with Atari “. Among these, we find in particular the game Totally Reliable Delivery Service, released in 2019. The franchise was purchased by tinyBuild, and now belongs to Infogrames. “ With this game, the label is off to a strong start with a strong license that has a loyal and enthusiastic player base. “. This was indicated by Geoffroy Châteauvieux, manager of Infogrames. The other mission of this resurrected label will be part of Atari’s main mission. Namely the preservation of games.
Does this mean that Atari will also resurrect, through Infogrames, certain iconic titles (but not necessarily in the good sense of the term) such as the Asterix games, Tintin, The Smurfs and many others? The necromantic future will tell.