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The company was purchased by [[GT Interactive]] in 1996, which was in turn sold to [[Infogrames]], whose US branch became [[Atari]] in 2003. In 2005, Atari sold Humongous Entertainment back to the main Infogrames branch in France. Infogrames renamed Humongous Entertainment to Humongous in 2006. Atari filed for bankruptcy in January 2013, and Tommo purchased Humongous at the bankruptcy auction in July 2013. Tommo renamed the company back to Humongous Entertainment. | The company was purchased by [[GT Interactive]] in 1996, which was in turn sold to [[Infogrames]], whose US branch became [[Atari]] in 2003. In 2005, Atari sold Humongous Entertainment back to the main Infogrames branch in France. Infogrames renamed Humongous Entertainment to Humongous in 2006. Atari filed for bankruptcy in January 2013, and Tommo purchased Humongous at the bankruptcy auction in July 2013. Tommo renamed the company back to Humongous Entertainment. | ||
The rights to | The rights to some franchises are no longer owned by Humongous Entertainment, as they were purchased by other companies at the Atari bankruptcy auction in July 2013. The rights to the Backyard Sports franchise were purchased by The Evergreen Group, and the rights to [[Moonbase Commander]] were purchased by Rebellion. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||