Lyon, France - Struggling video game publisher Infogrames, the parent company of Atari, announced on Thursday that it has sold the digital gaming rights for Hasbro's "Monopoly," "Scrabble," "Clue," "Battleship" and other titles back to the toymaker for $19.5 million.

The company said the sale was in line with its new focus on major franchises with significant potential.

In conjunction, France-based Infogrames also said that it has extended its deal for the gaming rights to the "Dungeons & Dragons" franchise until 2017, which includes titles such as "NeverWinter Nights" and "Baldur's Gate."

"This agreement represents a reaffirmation of our partnership with Hasbro," said Infogrames chairman and CEO Patrick Leleu.

"It is an important step in our business strategy that will allow us to keep and strengthen a franchise with significant potential, while giving the Group additional resources to invest in the relaunch of its publishing business."

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