Creators of Asteroids, Missile Command, Battlezone, and more team with Seamus Blackley for mobile and social focused studio; THQ signs on to publish multiple projects.
The good old 8-bit band is getting back together. Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of Microsoft's Xbox, has assembled a super team of Atari's original programmers to form a game studio meant to re-revolutionize the gaming industry.
THQ today announced a strategic agreement with digital development studio Innovative Leisure, a new company formed by games industry veterans. The agreement will focus on creating and publishing digital games available through digital and mobile platforms.