by Rainier on May 6, 2004 @ 9:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari, Inc. and fashion pioneer Marc Ecko, creator and founder of the urban lifestyle brand Ecko Unltd. and publisher of COMPLEX magazine, are joining forces to create the first truly authentic video game based on urban culture and graffiti art. A sneak peek at Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure will be available exclusively at Atari's booth at the E3 in Los Angeles May 12-14. In graffiti terms, "getting up" means getting your name (or tag) out and visible.
by Rainier on May 3, 2004 @ 2:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week we had the chance to attend an Atari Pre E3 event where we had the chance to see the new lineup in action. Some products are to be revealed later on this week but so far today we have new screens for :
by Rainier on April 26, 2004 @ 12:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Acknowledging the global demand for and success of the Dragon Ball Z video game franchise, Atari today announced its DBZ lineup for 2004. The two titles, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 for the PlayStation2 and Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors for Game Boy Advance, find Goku and his fellow Z-Warriors in a new realm of challenges and missions.
by Rainier on April 12, 2004 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Highlighting the entertainment industry relationships that have become its hallmark, Atari, Inc. today announced an ongoing cross promotional collaboration with Universal Motown Records Group, which will tie-in ReAlign/Universal's hot new band, DROPBOX, with Atari's highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS video game for the PlayStation2, based on Hasbro, Inc.'s popular TRANSFORMERS brand.
by Rainier on April 7, 2004 @ 12:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari, Inc. today announced the launch of the Company's first online software service that delivers its back-catalog titles over the Internet to Atari fans worldwide. The service will distribute the software to personal computers in pure digital form, bypassing the need to install from a disk. Unlimited access to Atari's growing e-catalog of games, productivity software, and kids' software is available at www.atariondemand.com for a monthly fee of $14.95.
by Rainier on March 29, 2004 @ 3:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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WizardWorks better know for its record selling Deer Hunter series has apparaently been shut down by Atari in order to streamline operations. WizardWorls was purchased by GT Interactive in the mid 90's, which on its own was then purchased by Infogrames, now Atari. The closure affected 19 people who will most likely be transferred to other Atari departments. No titles have been cancelled or dropped as the Minneapolis Studio (internal Atari name for WizardWorks) had no dedicated titles in production, a0nd publishing responsibilities have been transferred to another office. Previously, Atari also closed their Hunt Valley studio, and most recently Legend Entertainment. You can read the full story over at
Gamespot.
by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2004 @ 5:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Noticed on VE3D that Legend Entertainment has today been shut down by the powers that be at Atari, according to credible sources. Legend recently completed work on the XMP addon, which added an excellent multiplayer mode to Unreal 2. This was released free on the internet for existing owners of Unreal 2 and also in a special edition version of the game that was released recently. The patch that is currently being tested will be released and that the master server for the game will continue to operate. The LEgend Ent. website has already been taken offline and the Unreal 2 Xbox port (developed by Tantalus) is still on track for release. No Atari representative could be reached for comments, no surprise there...
Thanks Andy!
by Rainier on Jan. 2, 2004 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Further extending its already deep ties within the entertainment community, Atari, Inc. today unveiled another "convergence first" between Hollywood and the interactive entertainment company. Atari announced that it has retained Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) - the commercial production company owned and run by legendary filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott - to produce an original three-minute live-action film inspired by Atari's highly anticipated upcoming game, DRIV3R. The film short, which is the first of its kind in the video game industry, is titled "Run The Gauntlet" and will be the core component of both the DRIV3R web site, www.DRIV3R.com, and an extensive marketing and advertising campaign for DRIV3R being launched globally by Atari, beginning in late January.
by Thomas on Dec. 2, 2003 @ 8:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari has signed a blockbuster Hollywood cast to lend voices to its greatly anticipated video game, DRIV3R, scheduled for release in Spring 2004. Michael Madsen, Ving Rhames, Mickey Rourke and Michelle Rodriguez will play the lead roles in the third installment of the gritty, crime-fighting Driver video game series, one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. DRIV3R is being developed by Atari's Reflections Interactive for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.
by Thomas on Nov. 19, 2003 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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As the annual holiday shopping season kicks into gear, Atari, Inc. today announced its 2003 Holiday Lineup, which represents one of the strongest in the Company's history, and features several titles that are already exceeding the Company's expectations... Check the lineup below!
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2003 @ 11:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Neverwinter Nights, developed by BioWare Corp. and published by Atari, under license from Hasbro, Inc., has captured the minds and hearts of PC gamers worldwide with one of the most captivating Dungeons & Dragons role-playing experiences to ever grace a computer screen. Based in the Forgotten Realms, created and published by Wizards of the Coast, the Neverwinter Nights Gold Edition game will give gamers a chance to rediscover the magic, extend the experience or even explore it anew this November.
by Thomas on Oct. 6, 2003 @ 6:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced today that the first new Pajama Sam and Putt-Putt adventure titles to be created by the renowned children's software developer Humongous Entertainment, Pajama Sam: Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff and Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise, have shipped to retail stores nationwide. Starring two of the most beloved PC characters of all time, Pajama Sam: Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff and Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise, feature Sam, the boy turned superhero once he dons his red cape, and the loveable purple convertible, Putt-Putt, and good friend Pep, the dog in their fourth and seventh adventures, respectively.
by Thomas on Oct. 2, 2003 @ 4:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At Futuris Powerplay many big names will show their upcoming or recent releases for different platforms. Atari today announced which games will be playable at the show; these include "full products" but also several "preview games"; games which will not be releases in the near future.
by Thomas on Sept. 25, 2003 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari today announced that Beyblade: Super Tournament Battle for the Nintendo GameCube video game system has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Based on the Japanese sensation that has become a hit TV series and a blockbuster line of Hasbro toys, Super Tournament Battle invites legions of fans to become active competitors and live the complete Beyblade experience on console.
by Thomas on Sept. 2, 2003 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari is bringing all the action and intrigue of the "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise to video games with "Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma" (been known for a while) for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Developed by Atari's Paradigm Entertainment and scheduled for release in November, "Mission: Impossible -- Operation Surma" provides players with a chance to become IMF super agent Ethan Hunt in the stealth action game of the year.
by Thomas on Aug. 27, 2003 @ 6:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Also Atari has a bunch of interesting titles coming up in the near future. So far we got following screens from ECTS (more to be added as they drop in):
- Driver 3 (PS2/Xb)
- Unreal II: The Awakening (Xb)
- Kya: Dark Lineage (PS2)
- Risk: Global Domination (PS2)
- Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon (PS2)
Also a few days back from the 'Atari's Gamer Day' we posted up following screens (same screens they show up at ECTS), worth checking out:
- Civilization 3: Conquests (PC)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
- T3: War Of The Machines (PC)
- Once Upon A Knight (PC)
- Hordes of the Underdark (PC)
- Gothic II (PC)
- Temple Of Elemental Evil (PC)
- Dead Man's Hand (Xbox)
- DragonBall Z: Budokai 2 (PS2)
- Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
You find the Atari's Gamer Day screens here, read more for the ECTS screens!
by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2003 @ 9:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari had their annual gamer day last week where they presented their lineup of upcoming titles. Today we have screens for most of those products, such as:
- Civilization 3: Conquests (PC)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
- T3: War Of The Machines (PC)
- Once Upon A Knight (PC)
- Hordes of the Underdark (PC)
- Gothic II (PC)
- Temple Of Elemental Evil (PC)
- Dead Man's Hand (Xbox)
- DragonBall Z: Budokai 2 (PS2)
- Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2003 @ 8:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari has released their list of games on display at the ECTS in London, which kicks off end of the week. If you plan on attending, Atari will be located at ECTS stand (#1640). Read more for details ...
by Rainier on July 1, 2003 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari, BioWare Corp. and FloodGate Entertainment have released the first official expansion to the smash hit "Neverwinter Nights", the award-winning fantasy role-playing game based in the "Dungeons & Dragons" "Forgotten Realms" world created by Wizards of the Coast. "Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide" is now available in stores nationwide and was developed under license from Hasbro Consumer Products Worldwide.
by Thomas on June 18, 2003 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Global interactive entertainment publisher Atari, Inc. claimed an 18.4% share of video games software sales during May 2003, earning the Company the #1 rank among all video game publishers during the month, according to The NPD Group, Inc. The May 2003 sales performance compared with a 5.4% market share and sixth position among publishers in May 2002.
by Thomas on June 10, 2003 @ 6:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Building on the success of its Dragon Ball Z portfolio, Atari, Inc. today announced the first DBZ fighting game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu. Developed by WebFoot Technologies, the group that made the smash hit Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku game, Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu is currently slated for release this November.
by Rainier on June 3, 2003 @ 4:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With just 18 days on store shelves, Atari's Enter The Matrix has sold through more than 1 million units in North America, making it the fastest-selling game in that territory in the Company's history. Enter The Matrix is a third-person action game that parallels Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action blockbuster, The Matrix Reloaded, the second chapter in the Wachowski Brothers' revolutionary film trilogy. The game was released in North America on May 15 for the PS2, the Xbox, GameCube and the PC.
by Thomas on May 24, 2003 @ 5:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari Inc. Friday said it had sold more than 1 million copies of "Enter the Matrix" one week after the computer and video game hit shelves in the United States and Europe. The game was released May 15, the same day as the movie it is tied to, "The Matrix Reloaded." The game includes additional footage and is one of the most expensive ever made.
by Thomas on May 16, 2003 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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by Thomas on May 15, 2003 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Atari and Turbine today jointly announced plans to bring Wizards of the Coast's incredibly popular gaming universe, "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D"), to the world of massively multiplayer games with "Dungeons & Dragons Online." This innovative online role-playing game will be the first project developed, funded and run by Turbine Entertainment, creators of the critically acclaimed "Asheron's Call" and "Asheron's Call 2." "Dungeons & Dragons Online" will provide players with the definitive online "Dungeons & Dragons" experience, complete with dramatic dungeon crawling, terrifying monster combat and challenging puzzles, character advancement and guild-based power struggles.