Atari is buying the maker of the Crossy Road games

Hipster Whale

Atari is snapping up different crippled studio. It has agreed to bargain Hipster Whale, nan developer of nan Crossy Road series and Pac-Man 256. Atari is paying an first $29.3 cardinal successful rate and stock. It will fork retired up to an further $10 cardinal depending connected Hipster Whale's capacity complete nan adjacent fewer years. Studio co-founder Matt Hall will measurement into a activity position astatine Atari and thief oversee improvement of mobile games. 

Atari said successful a property merchandise [PDF] that it has expanded its mobile games business successful portion owed to its activity connected projects for Netflix, Amazon and nan AirConsole gaming level for car infotainment systems. "These projects target a caller procreation of services that fto consumers play crossed an expanding scope of screens — phone, tablet, handheld console, PC, tv and in-car displays."

Atari noted that nan Crossy Road bid will grow its existing roster of mobile games, which includes RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic and RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch. Following its takeover of nan Thunderful Group, nan institution besides owns Early Morning Studio, which is down nan Vampire's Fall series.

In May, Atari picked up nan authorities to nan first 5 games successful nan Wizardry series. It pledged to bring nan games backmost to ray done "remasters, collections and caller releases." For what it's worth, a 45th day page connected nan Wizardry website has a countdown that ends early connected Wednesday, June 3.