A Strange Attempt To Revive The 3DO Is Already Dead

It comes just days after a pledge to relaunch the console and remaster its games.

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Last week a defunct British developer, Empire Interactive, returned from the void with a pledge to revive the 3DO, one of many '90s consoles which fell into the chasm of history. Today, the company said its plans have come to an abrupt conclusion and it has ended work to rebuild the hardware and remaster its games. It said the "emergence of multiple parties claiming ownership rights over both the games and the console" have sunk the project. It added it did not want to risk "prolonged legal disputes," which would have likely taken far more cost than any potential 3DO revival would make. Except, as Time Extension has been reporting, the situation is a little more complicated than Empire's LinkedIn posts make it out to be.

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