Two big surprises and one interesting anecdote round up the news from Yesterday. We’ve got the return of Atari, the return of Red Dwarf, and the lessons learned during the development of CDPR’s Cyberpunk 2077. Let’s get to it.
Atari announces plans to buy Night Dive Studios
In yesterday’s “wait, they still make games?” news, Atari sent out a press release announcing their intentions to acquire Night Dive Studios. The makers of System Shock, Doom 64, and Quake as well as a slate of recent classic HD remasters is being bought at the purchase price of €30 in Atari shares. -Joel
Boys from the Dwarf could be returning!
Let’s hope the quality is still good and not as awful as series 9… -Matt
What Cyberpunk 2077’s Design Got Wrong, According to One of Its Lead Developers
Some interesting anecdotes, and I will eventually come back to this after seeing how CDPR approaches the upcoming patch and DLC. -Jon
Well, there you have it – a bite-sized look at the news from yesterday that we here at After the Hype found important. I don’t suppose you have thoughts on any of these stories, do you? Because if you did I would like to recommend you let us know over at our discord. Similarly, if you’ve found some interesting news in the wild that you would like us to share tomorrow, let us know sooner rather than later. This isn’t “Today’s News.” Sheesh.