Atari will publish Ghostbusters
In a huge move for Atari, which had been struggling over the past few years, will publish the highly anticipated and much previewed Ghostbusters game in development by Sierra.
A source with direct knowledge ...
Atari to publish new Riddick game
Upswinging game publisher Atari announced Thursday that it will be publishing and distributing a new The Chronicles of Riddick first person shooter called "Dark Athene" coming out next spring for PlayStatio...
DBZ Infinite World goes gold
Atari announced that final Dragon Ball Z title for the PlayStation 2, Infinite World, has gone gold and will be released on time November 4 for $29.99. The title was developed by Namco Bandai Games.
"Dragon...
N+ for PSP and DS
You saw it on BLAST first! Atari has created a gem of a game: N+ is flawless in its simplicity, and is a game all gamers will gain enjoyment from.
The funniest tennis video game commercial ever
Am I right?
Here's a commercial for Smash Court Tennis 3 to preview our upcoming review....
Leipzig 2008: Heroes over Europe artwork
One game we didn't see much of at E3 was Atari's Heroes over Europe, the WWII flying combat simulation sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, which was a very strong PC and PlayStation 2 title in its own right.
He...
Leipzig 2008: Atari’s lineup
Atari, on the home continent of its parent company, Infogrames, brought the same strong lineup of games to Leipzig as it did to E3 this year.
Some of its top premiering titles include What's Cooking wit Jami...
The Best of E3
Okay, so it wasn't the most surprising, awe-inspiring E3 ever, but we had a great time and saw some amazing things.
Here's what we took away from the conference.
E3 2008: Atari steps up to the plate, swings and scores big
It's been a hard past few years for Atari, but they have come back strong and it only seems like they're coming on stronger. They came to this year's E3 to say ‘Hey, we're not out of this business,' and they said it well.
The other shoe falls for Atari
By buying up all outstanding shares of Atari stock, Infogrames has completely absorbed a company they already controlled as their American distribution arm.
First trailer — Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Atari has released a trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, the first DBZ game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
"Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit signals the series' first foray onto the PS3 and 360 platforms, boa...
Facing delisting, Infogrames offers to take Atari private
Atari has had an assuredly awful go of things lately.
After reports that majority shareholder Infogrames is bringing in former Sony Computer Entertainment executive Phil Harrison -- and he would probably cle...
The Old Shoebox: Download the Hardball 5 demo
One of my all time favorite PC sports games was High Heat Baseball 1999. It was behind its time and had sub par graphics, but it was a smooth playing game that was insanely customizable. It had replaceable grap...
Fantasy Wars — a clone, but good
Fantasy Wars will be criticized for its unoriginal gameplay style and an equally uninspired name, but there's a good game under the hood.
The game is a lot like Blizzard's Warcraft III and also has the RPG s...
Breaking News: Atari to restructure, ends game production business
Atari announced today that the company will re-focus its operations on publishing and distribution, completely ending its game production business. The company also licensed its Test Drive franchise to parent company Infogrames for a $5 million advance.
Game over?
Atari is out of money. They don't develop their games anymore. They're fighting to hold on to DragonBall Z. Worst of all, they're just the redheaded American stepson of European Infogrames. But I don't think hope is lost.
