by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2007 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days, and you will take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of World War II.
by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 5:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari announced that it has entered into a new three-year secured revolving credit facility with Guggenheim Corporate Funding, as the administrative agent to a syndicate of lenders, which provides up to $15 million of credit availability based upon accounts receivables.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 4:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Centipedes, Asteroids and Missiles will be among the many gaming icons to visit gamers’ homes next year, as Microsoft and Atari, Inc. announced the future arrival of some of the most beloved classic coin-op games on Xbox Live Arcade.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 3:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Atari's X06 2006 lineup:
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2006 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced the upcoming North American release of Silverfall, a 3D action RPG that casts players into a world torn between science and nature.
by Rainier on Sept. 5, 2006 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced today the appointment of David Pierce as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Pierce is assuming the responsibilities of CEO previously held by Bruno Bonnell.
by Rainier on Sept. 1, 2006 @ 4:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari received a Staff Determination Letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department stating it's not in compliance with rules where common stock needs to maintain a $1.00 minimum bid price, and therefore is subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2006 @ 5:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari Europe and CD Projekt today announced that the companies have entered into a publishing agreement for The Witcher, whereby Atari will market and distribute CD Projekt’s upcoming fantasy role-playing game throughout Europe and Asia in Spring 2007.
by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2006 @ 3:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Atari's Games Convention 2006 lineup:
by Thomas Wilde on Aug. 13, 2006 @ 12:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier this week Atari not only released its
quarterly results but also held its annual gamers day in Las Vegas where it presented an updated look at the lineup for this coming holiday season, and beyond. While preview coverage is scheduled for later next week, the event opened with a rather candid speech ...
by Rainier on Aug. 9, 2006 @ 4:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari released its Q1 2007 results and while net revenue dropped from $23.9 to $19.5 million, mostly due to less titles in circulation, net losses were reduced from $32.8 to $7.1 million. After the recent sale of various franchises, Atari's CEO Bruno Bonnell announced in the subsequent conference call that it's now time to rebuild & grow the company. Unfortunately there was also less pleasant news, Eden Studios Aline in the Dark is getting pushed back from its original early 2007 date to fiscal 2008 (anytime after March 2007).
by Rainier on Aug. 9, 2006 @ 5:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced a publishing agreement with Japanese AQ Interactive for the forthcoming X360 neo-apocalyptic action game, Bullet Witch, signifying the beginning of an on-going co-publishing relationship between Atari and AQ Interactive Inc.
by Rainier on Aug. 7, 2006 @ 4:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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X-Men director Bryan Singer, who also recently did Superman Returns, has revealed on SpikeTV's GameHead show that he is currently working with Atari on a new game. The yet unannounced, and so far unknown, title will have you playing a secret service agent who's charged with protecting the President ....
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2006 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari celebrated the announcement that the Marc Ecko and Driver Parallel Lines soundtracks have been nominated for Best Video Game Soundtrack at MTV's prestigious Video Music Awards scheduled to be broadcast globally on Thursday August 31, 2006.
by Rainier on July 21, 2006 @ 3:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced today that it has signed an agreement with 10tacle studios to distribute GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game throughout Europe. Widely applauded for its advanced realism and challenging gameplay, GTR wowed players and won audiences as it set the foundations for the competition to follow.
by Rainier on July 7, 2006 @ 6:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced that it has signed a global distribution deal with Playlogic for Akella's new action-adventure RPG Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales, daring gamers to become the mightiest and most dreaded pirate of the sea.
by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 1:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari and Melbourne House are pleased to announce a closed public beta test for Test Drive Unlimited on the PS2. Accepting North American entries only, the purpose of the beta is to receive consumer feedback on tuning and balancing, assessing online stability, and general functionality testing.
by Rainier on June 8, 2006 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced that it has signed a deal with Frontier Developments to distribute Thrillville throughout Europe and Asia, Christmas 2006. Customize your park, interact with guests like never before, and build and hop into your own roller coasters and other rides.
by Rainier on May 16, 2006 @ 5:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Atari's E3 2006 lineup:
by Rainier on May 11, 2006 @ 3:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced one of the industry’s most aggressive pricing programs, GamersFirst. The two-fold, consumer-oriented program will begin on June 1st at participating retailers and will include a new price point of $19.99 on all existing PS2, Xbox, NGC, GBA and PC titles, while all PC titles will also be downloadable through Valve and Direct2Drive.
by Judy on May 10, 2006 @ 7:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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All signs pointed to
Atari shedding Earthworm Jim, but today, Atari announced that it has claimed the rights to the Earthworm Jim franchise and plans to develop online and handheld titles over the next five years.
by Judy on May 10, 2006 @ 6:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ today announced the acquisition of the Stuntman franchise from Atari. Stuntman 2 is currently in development for next-generation systems at Paradigm Entertainment, creators of titles such as T3: The Redemption and Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma. Additionally, THQ has exercised its option to acquire Paradigm and expects to finalize the transaction in the coming weeks.
by Rainier on May 5, 2006 @ 4:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari Europe today announced a partnership deal with Namco Bandai to co-publish a range of handheld titles in Europe. This agreement will see Atari publish 5 GBA and one NDS title which were previously released in North America and are now coming to Europe for the first time.
by Rainier on May 4, 2006 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced the development of BattleZone for the PSP, a modern update to the 1980 classic arcade game. BattleZone immerses players in an interactive world with relentless onslaughts of quick, action-oriented battles.
by Rainier on May 2, 2006 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Atari's Pre-E3 2006 lineup: