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A History of Atari

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

The video arcade craze had started with Atari Inc at its forefront.
The current state of the Atari name and properties leads many people into a tangled web of confusion. It’s not surprising, considering the amount of times the company has changed hands, and the multiple entities that use the name now.
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News briefs: Nimoy online, Canada gets more Listner

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Atari, Inc. and MMO developer Cryptic Studios announced that Leonard Nimoy has joined the voice cast of Star Trek Online, the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, and will be heard during key scenes and events in-game as Spock.
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Atari announces

November 28th, 2009 · No Comments

CHAMPIONS ONLINE NEMESIS CONFRONTATION BEGINS 11.24.09 Event to Run Alongside Free-to-Play Thanksgiving Weekend New York, NY — Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, developers of City of Heroes, City of Villains, Champions Online and Star Trek Online, are pleased to reveal the Nemesis …
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Director’s Cut of the Witcher: Enhanced Edition Now Available in North America

August 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Who: Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, announced today that new content will be available for The Witcher: Enhanced Edition for Windows PC.
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Clement Promoted to Senior Vice President, Heading 360PR’s Entertainment and Electronics Practice

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Clement, who joined 360 Public Relations in 2005 from Atari, Inc., heads 360PR’s Entertainment and Electronics Practice.
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Atari and Cryptic Studios Announce Ship Date For Champions Online on PC

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, a leading developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online role-playing games , announced today Champions Online for PC systems will be available worldwide July 14, 2009.
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Pong - The Original And The Best Games Console

April 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Nolan Bushnell was originally an electrical engineer and he founded a company called Atari Inc. He is also the man accredited with distributing the original video game pong has received a fellowship from the British Academy Video Game Awards, his creation started a gaming revolution and has paved the way for all of the [...]

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Ready 2 Rumble Revolution - Dragon Chew

February 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Platform: Nintendo Wii Release Date: March 17, 2009 Developer: Midway Publisher: Atari, Inc.
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PONG PIONEER NOLAN BUSHNELL TO RECEIVE THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Nolan Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video games industry will receive the Fellowship at this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. Electrical engineer, entrepreneur and founder of Atari inc, Nolan is credited by many for kick-starting the video games revolution; in his native US, Bushnell was named one of Newsweek’s ‘50 [...]

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New facility processes used electronic devices

December 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Commodore 64 computers, Atari Inc. game systems and console televisions used to be things of the past.
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