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Twittera The Final Frontier for Star Trek Onlinea s Marketing Campaign

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Twitterthe final frontier. These are the voyages of game-maker Atari. Its 2-month mission: to explore strange new social networks, to seek out new geeks and new game players, to boldly go where no ad campaign has gone before! [Cue intro] If you’re a Trekkie, you’re probably already well aware of the pending February 2nd launch [...]

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Atari Launches Its Social Networking Application With Creative Photo Editor: Atari Photo Sauce

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Atari, one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, announced today the launch of the social networking application: . Developed by the Atari London Studio, this new application allows Facebook users to express themselves by digitally decorating and personalizing their own photos with colorful and fun stickers, speech bubbles and …
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The Beatles Make the Leap to Rock Band

September 1st, 2009 · No Comments

On a brisk summer evening in Los Angeles, a swarm of geeks fill the University of Southern California’s Galen Center for an exclusive—and somewhat surreal—event. It’s the day before E3 2009—the conference where the gaming industry previews its most high-profile releases of the coming year. The eager attendees are about to witness an impossible feat: [...]

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Rumor: Cryptic making Neverwinter Nights MMO for Atari

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Variety is reporting that “sources” reveal Cryptic is working on a Neverwinter Nights MMO for Atari to launch in 2011. Cryptic Studios is currently working on Champions Online and Star Trek Online , expected to launch this September and next March , respectively. Considering that Neverwinter [...]

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Atari Launches Worldwide Launch Plans for Ghostbusters: The Videogame

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Launch dates revealed for upcoming Ghostbusters game. May 6, 2009 - NEW YORK, NY - Atari , one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, today confirmed the worldwide launch plans for the highly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game .
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Atari Takes Over Ghostbusters: The Video Game

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Atari Takes Over Ghostbusters: The Video Game After the Activision – Blizzard merger, the fan-favorite game Ghostbusters was cast into doubt. This was a year ago, and now the game has finally found a home with Atari. Company president Phil Harrison told the media: “Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a fantastic addition to Atari’s global [...]

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LeapFrog WordLaunch Learn-to-Read-It System

October 26th, 2008 · No Comments

LeapFrog WordLaunch Learn-to-Read-It System Binding: Toy Manufacturer: LeapFrog Product Description: Simply plug the Word Launch base into your television to begin this carnival-themed adventure. Children build 600+ three or four-letter words by placing combinations of the 32 included letter tiles into the Word Launch base and watch each letter [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s Obesity Fearmongering Reaches New Lows

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Just in time for Christmas, Atari is set to launch a Jamie Oliver cooking game. It’ll celebrate Oliver, “a phenomenon in the world of food… [who is] one of the world’s best-loved television personalities and one of Britain’s most famous exports.” But that’s not all Oliver is. He’s also a tremendously wealthy prattling twit [...]

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CGOverdrive 2008: Looking For Budding Talent

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

LucasArts doing a bit of recruiting The day of June the 17th marks the launch of the CGOverdrive Expo 2008 in the vast metroplex of the Singapore Expo. Presentations and masterclasses on animation techniques are being held for those who want to improve their craft. Game companies from 2K Shanghai to [...]

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