Following Digital Eclipse’s Remake, Atari Has Now Acquired The Rights To One Of The Most Influential RPGs Of All Time

Wizardry 1-5 are now owned by Atari, though Drecom still retains its rights.

Atari has just announced the acquisition of “the complete and exclusive rights to the first five Wizardry games and their underlying IP”. This includes Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981), Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (1982), Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (1983), Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna (1987), and Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988).

Often considered one of the most influential role-playing video games of all time, the original 1981 Wizardry was primarily designed and created by two people, Robert Woodhead and Andrew C. Greenberg, for the publisher Sir-Tech.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Wizardry 1-5 are now owned by Atari, though Drecom still retains its rights.

Atari has just announced the acquisition of “the complete and exclusive rights to the first five Wizardry games and their underlying IP”. This includes Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981), Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (1982), Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (1983), Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna (1987), and Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988).

Often considered one of the most influential role-playing video games of all time, the original 1981 Wizardry was primarily designed and created by two people, Robert Woodhead and Andrew C. Greenberg, for the publisher Sir-Tech.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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