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Neverwinter Nights MMO in the works from Cryptic?

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Last December, Cryptic Studios packed up and moved in with Atari and Infogrames , in effect turning over all of their proprietary IP, tools, technology and even WIPs to their new parent company. Inside sources are now alive and abuzz that part of the turned over WIPs would [...]

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Report: Atari finished in Europe, Namco taking over

May 14th, 2009 · No Comments

And thus concludes Atari’s European operations, reports MCV . Infogrames/Atari announced in March that it was selling its 66 percent stake in Distribution Partners, a retail distribution and marketing company, to Namco Bandai . MCV states Atari Europe will shut down in the coming weeks and the sales/marketing team will transition [...]

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Infogrames Completes Atari Acquisition

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Although Infogrames was previously the majority shareholder, Atari now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary.
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French Publisher Infogrames Takes Full Control of Atari

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to dig up a few game assets over at Atari. Anyone who has seen their emails go unanswered can vouch for how annoying that is, but the news that came out this week that French entertainment publisher Infogrames has completed its takeover Atari for a meager [...]

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Infogrames Completes Atari Buyout [Infogrames]

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Finally, some news about a troubled, bankrupted former household name getting bought up by someone other than the government. Infogrames has completed its purchase of Atari, for all of million. The French publisher already owned about 51 percent of Atari. In April, Atari pretty much threw in the towel, was de-listed from the stock [...]

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Infogrames Completes Atari Acquisition

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Quote: Infogrames has completed its acquisition of Atari, the US-based publisher, in a deal worth around million. The French company can now definitively unite the Atari brand, the use of which Infogrames has had the right to in Europe and other parts of the world for some [...]

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Starcraft 2 is Now a Trilogy

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

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Infogrames completes Atari Inc acquisition

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Infogrames has announced that it has completed the deal to buy Atari Inc, the US-based publisher, in a deal worth around USD 11 million.
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Tweets for Today

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments

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Infogrames Founder Bonnell Received $4.7m Payout On Departure

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Shortly following Bonnell’s departure, Atari’s U.S. CEO David Pierce also left the company following what its board of directors chair called a “difficult period in the Company’s history,” which also saw parent …
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