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Atari Buys Rights to First Five Wizardry Games as Drecom Asserts Trademark Control

Trademark control by Japan's Drecom raises questions for Atari's revival plans.

Overview

  • Atari, which announced the deal Thursday, says it acquired complete and exclusive rights to Wizardry I–V and their underlying IP.
  • Drecom said Atari did not purchase the Wizardry IP from it and that Drecom will continue to hold and manage the series' trademarks worldwide.
  • The sale came from the “original rights holder,” according to Drecom, with reporting pointing to co-creator Robert Woodhead as the likely seller.
  • Atari plans remasters, collections, console ports, and physical releases, plus merchandise, board and card games, books, comics, and possible TV and film projects.
  • The early Wizardry titles shaped RPGs yet have been hard to buy for decades, and Atari’s Digital Eclipse already released a 2024 remake of the first game.