Why did the developer change from Studio Wildcard to Grapeshot Games, Instinct Games?

[Schiller]

Is it still Studio Wildcard or did they outsource the development?

[Wolf]

So it isn't so obvious at first glance that this is just a arkreskinnedmoneygrab

[realmscat]

Still Wildcard. Two teams working on seperate games is all. Still the same company.

[Goobs]

Atlas is developed by Grapeshot Games, a sister studio of ARK developer Studio Wildcard.

https://in.ign.com/atlas-6/130832/news/atlas-ark-survival-evolved-dev-announces-new-game

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-07-ark-developer-wildcard-unveils-new-multiplayer-pirate-adventure-atlas