Posted in: Games, Retro Games, Video Games | Tagged: 3DO, Ziggurat Interactive
Ziggurat Interactive Has Acquired The 3DO Games Catalog
Some interesting retro games new today as Ziggurat Interactive has acquired the 3DO catalog of games from Prism Entertainment. The library apparently covers everything the company had once released, including popular titles such as Captain Quazar, Killing Time, Requiem: Avenging Angel, Uprising: Join or Die, and Uprising: Lead and Destroy. According to the press release, these games are now owned wholly by Ziggurat, who has also taken over publishing rights on digital platforms including Steam and GOG.com. Here's a couple of quotes about the deal from this morning's announcement.
"We're very excited to announce our agreement with Prism Entertainment," said Michael Devine, Senior VP of Business Development, Ziggurat Interactive. "One of our fundamental pillars as a publisher — and as fans of classic games ourselves — is to get titles that meant so much to so many, into the hands of gamers, both old and new. By bringing back games like Uprising and Requiem to digital stores, we're helping make that happen."
"Seeing these classic titles reach a new audience on today's PC platforms is thrilling," said Jamie Cook, CEO of Prism Entertainment. "We appreciate how Ziggurat is bringing back great games for modern audiences, and can't wait to see these classics on digital shelves."
Now what exactly they intend to do with all of these old titles is going to be interesting, It would be really easy for the company to sit down and package everything into a single release, or possibly a couple of releases, and give fans a retro package of everything. What would be more interesting is if they could come up with a plan to bring back some of these classic titles into a modern era. Of course, we're not really going to know for a while, but it is nice to think of what could be. Especially considering everything they now own.