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Atari: The Golden Years — A History, 1978-1981

Atari was founded in 1972, but its crowning accomplishments in console gaming and computers were the Atari Video Computer System (or 2600) and the Atari 400/800 line of personal computers.
This four-year period — from 1977 to 1981 — contains some of the most exciting developments the company ever saw in its history: the rise of […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 22nd

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Sony’s PlayStation head Phil Harrison stepping down, headed for Atari?

It’s a busy day for industry news, Sony’s PlayStation head, Phil Harrison is stepping down… but rumor has it that he’s off to Atari.
A bit of trivia, at one time, Atari was a unit of Time Warner and the fastest growing company in the world!  Yes, those days are over.

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Posted By: froosh | Feb 25th

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Retro Arcade Gaming Graceland

From Gizmodo.com:
Peter Hirschberg has just finished his stunning retro-gaming heaven, a Valhalla for the best arcade video games ever. His Luna City Arcade has 57 fully-restored arcade classics, which span from Asteroids to Zaxxon, plus a whole load of pinballs. Amazingly enough, he does all this on his own dime, for the love of it. […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Feb 4th

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Atari 2600 Turns 30 on October 1st?

Man, way to remind me that I’m getting close to the big 3-0 myself.
Atari 3600 turns 30 today, image and story courtesy of Engadget.

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Posted By: froosh | Oct 1st

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Best-Selling Author Scripts Blockbuster Video Game

NEW YORK, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR - News), one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that New York Times best-selling author Lorenzo Carcaterra has teamed up with the company as script writer on Alone in the Dark. Poised to redefine action gaming, Alone […]

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Posted By: littlec | May 10th

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Atari’s Test Drive Unlimited on Three New Platforms in Stores Now!

NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. , one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Test Drive Unlimited has arrived in retail stores nationwide for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the Windows platform. The ultimate automotive and lifestyle gaming experience, […]

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Posted By: littlec | Mar 29th

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Atari Casts Spell With ‘Bullet Witch’ for the Xbox 360

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. , one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Bullet Witch(TM) for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft has shipped to retailers across North America. Published in partnership with Japanese publisher AQ Interactive Inc., Bullet […]

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Posted By: littlec | Feb 27th

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The unbelievable history of TETRIS

Tetris is undeniably the best puzzle video game of all time and may well be one of the best games ever.
Check out this BBC documentary on how this game was invented and its bizarre history including a war between Nintendo and Atari.
Find it here at google video.

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jan 29th

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Fantastic new screenshots from Atari and Monte Cristo’s “Silverfall”

Here you go:

 

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Posted By: jackhammer | Nov 3rd

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Atari’s “Age of Pirates - Caribbean Tales”

This sounds suspiciously similar to a movie that I saw recently? A movie that made a bazillion dollars?? Bah, maybe not.
  
Age of Pirates: Caribbean tales is a completely fully featured pirate-based role playing adventure game. Offering a rich gaming experience with deep character development and extensive open ended quests,Age of Pirates is truly the […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Sep 8th

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