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Microsoft, UbiSoft, Namco Buy 3DO Assets

Posted by simoniker on from the redistribution-of-brands dept.

Steve Shewchuk writes "3DO, the publisher known for its Might and Magic, Army Men, and High Heat Baseball franchises, has successfully auctioned off a number of its assets after its transition into bankruptcy protection. High Heat Baseball has been purchased by Microsoft, while the Might and Magic series went to Ubisoft. Street Racing Syndicate sold to Namco Hometek, but there's no word on Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, one of the biggest 'in production' games before 3DO went bankrupt."

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  1. Re:Ubisoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes it was.

  2. Re:Ubisoft by Babbster · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't know much, if anything, about Ubisoft's PC releases being that I go mostly console with a smattering of only the "big" PC titles (Civilization, Warcraft, Diablo, Sims, etc.). However, Ubisoft's console releases over the past couple years have been well nigh bulletproof. Splinter Cell alone makes their console releases at least worth taking a look at every time (hopefully XIII will be as well done)...Maybe they'll take M&M and make it a console RPG franchise. With games like Morrowind and KOTOR making inroads for American RPGs on consoles, M&M could find a very friendly home on at least the Xbox.