The legal dispute between video game publisher Atari and toy maker Hasbro that concerned the rights to the Dungeons & Dragons license has been settled outside of court and Habro has said that it now has all the rights to the intellectual property.
The suit was initially launched way back in 2009 when Wizards of the Coast, which is a division of Hasbro, said that Atari has breached the contract they had because it sub-licensed the right to Dungeons & Dragons to
Namco Bandai.
Hasbro has not disclosed all the terms of the out of court settlement but a statement from the company says that Atari will still be able to develop, sell and offer support for games based on the Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property but will do so under supervision from Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro.
It's not clear how plans for future games based on the universe will be affected or if other companies might also now get the right to create their own experiences inspired by Dungeons & Dragons.
Atari has also announced that it has delayed the Neverwinter MMO, which is built using the Dungeons & Dragons license, into 2012.
Initially development on the game was handled by
Cryptic Studios but that company has since been sold to Perfect World Entertainment.
It's not clear which developer is now working on the game or if Atari plans to work with Hasbro to make significant changes to the title.
Neverwinter is set to allow players to choose one of five classic character classes from the universe and then team with other players or with A.I. controlled team mates to tackle a series of quests.
The MMO was set to take place in the city and the surrounding area, with players able to meet and battle a number of factions as chaos engulfed the area after the Lord of Neverwinter dies and dead citizens start to assault the city.
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