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Planet Coaster Developer Sues Atari Over Unpaid Royalty Claim

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Planet Coaster developer Frontier Developments is suing Atari over alleged millions in unpaid royalties from 2004's RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, TMZ reports.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was developed by Frontier and published by Atari. According to TMZ, Frontier claims that they received only $1.17 million in royalties for the game. Allegedly, sales figures were higher than they thought—about $2.2 million in royalties higher.

To check whether Atari had artificially deflated sales figures, Frontier asked for a sales audit, which they say Atari is dragging its feet on. Atari filed for bankruptcy in 2013.

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“We have so far been denied our contractual right to audit by Atari, and we are unfortunately left with no other way to resolve our concerns,” a Frontier representative told Kotaku. They added that Frontier had attempted to resolve the issue without legal action since April, 2016.