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AUS federal court has dismissed Bandai Namco’slawsuit against AtGames over intellectual property rights. The Japanese developer had been seeking to conclude a final deal with General Computer Corporation regarding royalty rights for Ms Pac-Man, which had been developed by the American company, but these were instead purchased from GCC by AtGames in 2019. Bandai Namco had alleged that AtGames unlawfully interfered in such a way as to thwart its own attempt to purchase the rights, which would've allowed it to reissue Ms Pac‐Man without paying royalties, but the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice. AtGames now plans to reintroduce its Bandai Namco Arcade Blast! plug-and-play console.