Atari recently purchased the rights to five Ubisoft franchises: I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Cold Fear, Grow Home, and Grow Up. This is excellent news for the fans of these franchises previously owned by Ubisoft, as it indicates that they may be available on modern platforms in the future.
Recent years have been rough for the gaming industry, and the situation is no different for Ubisoft. Earlier this year, it was reported that Ubisoft had a $177.9 million loss for fiscal year 2024-2025, with its revenue dropping around 20.5% when compared to the previous period. Atari, on the other hand, grew its revenue by 63% during the fiscal year, and the publisher seems to be on a trajectory of growth recently.
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New reports from IGN indicate that Atari has acquired I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Cold Fear, Grow Home, and Grow Up from Ubisoft. The publisher has reported that all of these franchises will be re-released under Atari’s own publishing label, and will be available on “new platforms.” Unfortunately, this does not mean that more games in these franchises will be released--only that these five titles will likely be launched on modern consoles.
Ubisoft Games Acquired By Atari
- I Am Alive
- Child of Eden
- Cold Fear
- Grow Home
- Grow Up
A few of these classic Ubisoft games acquired by Atari were either commercial failures or moderate successes. The survival horror Cold Fear, for example, was released in 2005, and it only sold 70,000 units in its first year. The rhythm game Child of Eden, released in 2011, also failed to garner commercial appeal. 2012’s action-adventure title I Am Alive was far more successful, however, becoming one of the top sellers on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, but it never received a sequel. The platformer Grow Home and its sequel Grow Up were also fairly successful and gained positive reviews.
Atari seems to be on a shopping spree recently. Last month, Atari became the primary shareholder of Thunderful Group AB, which owns popular games and franchises such as Lost in Random and the SteamWorld games.
Ubisoft, on the other hand, seems keen on focusing only on its most important projects and on starting strategic partnerships. A few months ago, for example, Ubisoft created a subsidiary to handle its popular IPs, which was backed by Tencent. The list included the most important franchises owned by the French publisher, such as Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, Far Cry, and others. Time will tell how Ubisoft will continue to deal with the changing market.
- Date Founded
- March 28, 1986
- Headquarters
- Saint Mandé, France
- CEO
- Yves Guillemot
- Subsidiaries
- Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft San Francisco
- Known For
- Rainbow Six, Prince of Persia, Far Cry, The Crew