Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher
Atari is taking a different approach to publishing. Under the stewardship of CEO Wade Rosen, the company revived the Infogrames label earlier this year to "publish games that fall outside the core portfolio of IP associated with the Atari brand," while also developing new collections and sequels.Speaking to Game Developer about Atari's publishing drive at Gamescom 2024, Rosen said the company hopes to position Infogrames as a "preservationist" publisher that can acquire franchises from developers who simply don't have the resources or bandwidth to support them anymore."Infogrames is pretty unique in that we had a lot of opportunities coming to us of games or IPs that people wanted to sell because they felt like they shouldn't just disappear," sa…
Read moreLife by You cancellation tanks Paradox operating profit
The cancellation of Life by You and closure of developer Tectonic contributed to a 90 percent decrease in operating profit at Paradox Interactive during the second quarter of the fiscal year.The Swedish publisher, known for working on strategy franchises like Stellaris, Cities: Skylines, and Crusader Kings, saw operating profit fall to SEK 28.9 million ($2.67 million) during Q2–a decrease of 90 percent year-on-year.The company said write-downs of SEK 208 million impacted that total. Q2 revenue also fell by 22 percent year-over-year to SEK 575.8 million.Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester said the company's core business continues to perform "very well," but suggested the cancellation of Life by You means it's ending the second quarter with "mixed feelings.""On t…
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