>>536116905
Not really. Bubsy 4D came about after Atari placed a call out to devs. In this case, the developers of Demon Turf answered and got us a playable Beta in about one year.

In Sonic terms, that's almost a Sonic Mania situation. Small Indie outfit shoots out a small but polished product in a short amount of time, overshadowing the original devs.

>>718508842
Hell if I know. Could be they sincerely want to make a good Bubsy game.

>>718501175
It exists cause Atari wants a good Bubsy game to exist. Can you imagine a publisher being that committed to a platforming character that isn't Mario or Sonic?

Yep
>>717938880
It's not like they're doing anything else at the moment.

>>715724332
Samefag, picreel is from 2023.

>Atari's been splashing the cash recently, acquiring not just Nightdive Studios but also Moby Games and AtariAge.

>As part of this process of hoovering up assets, the company has also picked up the rights to hundreds of games from Micropose, Infogrames and Accolade – and Bubsy is one of the franchises it now owns.

>Created by the late Michael Berlyn, Bubsy starred in a handful of platforming titles in the '90s, kicking off with Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind.

>Atari CEO Wade Rosen has been speaking to MinnMax and has revealed that the company is open to pitches when it comes to resurrecting the series:

>I think eventually, a good Bubsy game needs to be made. That's a good example of an IP you think people might like... if there's good Indie platforming teams and they want to reach out, we'd certainly be interested in hearing those things.

>So there you have it; if you're the head of a small indie who wants to give Bubsy the sequel he deserves, drop Atari a line – you never know, you might actually get somewhere.

Now Crash bros, do you really want to lose to FUCKING BUBSY?!