Atari has acquired Transport Tycoon in an agreement with the games' creator Chris Sawyer. This is the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions by the company.
Atari Chairman and CEO Wade RosenGamesMarkt, Marcel Kleffmann
Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport Tycoon and our team is committed to both honoring and advancing his groundbreaking creation," said Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen. The purchase price is an undisclosed figure. The original DOS version was released in 1994. Ports to Mac, PlayStation and Sega Saturn followed. The title was ported to mobile in 2013. The game still has a passionate community, which created OpenTTD, an open-source remake and extension of Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Transport Tycoon, the iconic business simulation, has been acquired by Atari. "We are honored that Chris has entrusted us with Transport Tycoon and our team is committed to both honoring and advancing his groundbreaking creation," said Atari Chairman and CEO Wade Rosen. The purchase price is an undisclosed figure. The original DOS version was released in 1994. Ports to Mac, PlayStation and Sega Saturn followed. The title was ported to mobile in 2013. The game still has a passionate community, which created OpenTTD, an open-source remake and extension of Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
