Eighties gamers are set for a blast from the past with the return of Commodore to the games industry.Yeahronimo, the new owners of the classic brand name have announced the formation of Commodore Games, a company that will first re-introduce the retro Commodore games through new standalone systems similar to the Atari Flashback, and through software compilations like Atari's Anthology.
The company will also take the role of a traditional game publisher by creating brand new games under the Commodore name:
"The business will be developed in three phases," said Yeahronimo CEO and President Ben van Wijhe. "Initially, the focus will be on exploiting the numerous existing C64 retro game licenses through plug-and-play, mobile and handheld devices. The second phase will be to create a range of specialised gaming hardware products and accessories."
"The third phase will be to work with Commodore's existing partners to issue new game licenses under the Commodore brand name, focusing primarily on the mobile and handheld market in addition to the PC and console market, which have its stronger licenses."
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