Out of the blue, Atari has announced that it’s acquired the rights to five Ubisoft games this week, and they’re all set to be re-released with the intent of expanding their reach, meaning we’re very likely going to see new Xbox releases for them!
The five games are as follows:
The vast majority of these have appeared on Xbox before, starting with Cold Fear back on the original Xbox. However, Grow Home never actually received an Xbox release in 2015, so we’ll hopefully be getting that one for the first time.
What’s particularly weird about this, however, is that three of the games on this list are currently available to purchase on the Xbox Store under the Ubisoft name. I Am Alive, Child of Eden and Grow Up have yet to be delisted, but today’s announcement suggests they will be – as Atari wants to “re-release these titles under their publishing label”.
Atari will re-release these titles under their publishing label and explore opportunities to expand their reach through updated formats, new content, and extended distribution channels.
Atari CEO: “Ubisoft and Atari both have a legacy of crafting worlds that players can fall in love with — games that resonate with generations of players not just for how they played, but for how they made us feel. We’re excited to reintroduce these titles while also exploring ways to expand and evolve these franchises.”
In other words, keep an eye out for some potential delistings of the Ubisoft versions in the near future, and here’s hoping we’re going to see an Xbox debut for Grow Home and Cold Fear on a modern Xbox console for the first time ever!
We’ll leave you with a couple of videos for Cold Fear and I Am Alive below, and we’ll keep an eye out to see what happens with these five newly-acquired Atari titles.
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