Nightdive Studios CEO: Forcing Acquired Studios to Change Their Core Identity Consistently Leads to Doom

Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick says Atari has left its remastering and remaking business model largely untouched, which is a key reason the studio is doing well under its ownership. He argues that publishers who force newly acquired teams to change their practices to fit trends tend to be the ones shutting those studios down years later, citing EA's treatment of Bullfrog, Westwood, Mythic, and BioWare. Kick says acquired studios should be allowed to play to their strengths instead of being forced into the parent company's system.