Atari Gaming walks away from free-to-play games to refocus on console and PC
Atari Gaming is pivoting away from its free-to-play mobile game business to instead refocus on premium games for console and PC, and in turn create more titles for its recently-released Atari VCS console.
Atari Gaming is pivoting away from its free-to-play mobile game business to instead refocus on premium games for console and PC, and in turn create more titles for its recently-released Atari VCS console.
Atari announced the shift this week, noting that it will continue to support any "successful games with a loyal user base" on mobile but that it currently plans to sell off or discontinue at least five games from its current lineup.
"Despite this new focus on premium gaming, we remain committed to growing and expanding our successful free-to-play games that we have in the market," reads a statement from Wade J. Rosen, Atari's recently appointed CEO.
The press release provided alongside that statement mentions that RCT Stories, Crystal Castles, Castles & Catapults, Ninja Golf, and Atari Combat: Tank Fury will all be either sold or shut down due to the shift.
With a new focus on premium console and PC games in its sights, Atari aims to hit the ground running. Development on those first titles is currently underway, with the initial few planned to release during the current 2021/22 fiscal year.