About 45 years after the release of the original game, Atari just made a major purchase to secure the rights to an iconic sword and sorcery RPG franchise from the 1980s.

Atari Acquires The Rights to Wizardry

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord launched in 1981 and the RPG would go on to be followed by four more installments in the franchise before the decade came to a close. Although the series may be long-forgotten to many gamers, Atari has big plans for Wizardry .

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Recently, Atari acquired the rights to the remaining titles from the first five titles in the Wizardry franchise.…