Plans to Revive the 3DO Are Already Dead, with the Publisher Claiming It "Did Not Anticipate Such Fragmentation of Rights"

A strange attempt to revive the 3DO is already dead

A long-defunct developer returned from the dead promising to revive the 3DO, but quickly pulled its pledge when it became apparent it didn't have the right to.

Plans to revive the 3DO are already dead, with the publisher claiming it "did not anticipate such fragmentation of rights"

Sorry, 3DO fans, but it looks like the underdog '90s console isn't getting a comeback after all. While resurrected publisher Empire Interactive was originally set on "remastering retro games" and eventually figuring out how to bring back the hardware itself as a mini system, it turns out the company lacks the required rights.In a downbeat black and white Linkedin post, Empire Interactive explains why the recently announced 3DO project is now can…

Empire Interactive Withdraws From "3DO Project" Due To "Likelihood Of Prolonged Legal Disputes"

The company "did not anticipate such fragmentation of rights".Well, that didn't take long at all, did it? Less than a week after announcing it acquired "the trademark and select intellectual property rights of The 3DO Company," Empire Interactive has now announced plans to "withdraw from the 3DO project."The announcement was made in an email to Time Extension, with a separate statement having since been posted on LinkedIn stating that it is aban…