Last week due to a series of dismal financial reports Atari announced to sell off all its six studios.One of said studios is Shiny Entertainment,the shop behind the Matrix:Path of Neo.

Shiny Entertainment was first founded in 1993 by? iconoclastic game designer David Perry.In the subsequent 13 years, it released a series of innovative titles including the original Earthworm Jim and the award-winning Sacrifice.Then it was bought by interplay in 1995 and atari/infogrames in 2002.

According to a report in the Orange County Register, Perry has temporarily quit the company to help find the best buyer possible for Shiny. He told the newspaper that he made the move to avoid any potential conflict of interest. "If I¡®m an employee of Atari, then I¡®d be stepping all over them," he said. "This way, I¡®m representing a buyer. I can act swiftly and get buyers on the table. I pitched Shiny last time [to Interplay] and got ¡ç47 million."