Tag archive: Atari

We've already taken a fun hands-on look at the iCade for your iPad, but the same makers have decided to put a similar spin on a controller that's a little more portable in nature. If you don't want to house your iPad in a small arcade replica while you play classic Atari video games, the smaller iCade 8-bitty companion controller ($25) might be just your style. This wireless controller will work with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod… Read More

Ferrari has been a part of the Test Drive series since the very beginning, with the games featuring everything from the Testarossa to the 458 Italia, and now Atari has announced a title dedicated to the legendary brand. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends is its name, and it promises to be everything the tifosi could want. Atari's CEO Kim Wilson has called the game “a landmark chapter” in the Test Drive saga, and it will offer… Read More

Atari has been looking closely at the modern video game industry to identify the direction it should take next.  According to current CEO Jim Wilson, who has been speaking to CNN, their new approach will be to continue building a library of updated classic titles, while also moving into the burgeoning social gaming market. Atari has already started to change their mobile gaming strategy and adapt well-known titles for iOS and Android. Asteroids:… Read More

Nolan Bushnell is considered by many to be the founder of the modern video game industry. The man behind Atari and Pong, who ushered in both the arcade age and the home console age with Atari 2600, is in Austin for GDC Online. Bushnell’s latest ventures include the gaming bar uWink and Anti-Aging Games. He talks about the future of gaming in this exclusive interview.   What are your thoughts on how far gaming has come since Pong? In the… Read More

Patent holding company Lodsys has filed infringement suits against app makers for both Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating system, alleging the app developers are violating a Lodsys patent that covers in-app purchasing technology. Now, Lodsys is expanding the pool of defendants, adding Angry Birds developer Rovio and game giant Electronic Arts to the suit, along with Atari, Square Enix, and Take-Two Interactive for specific… Read More

Doing business in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game space is tough going, unless you happen to be Blizzard Entertainment or have a game called World of Warcraft. Since those two names go hand in hand, you probably don't. Cryptic Studios doesn't, though the team there has plenty of experience with MMOs thanks to their fine work on releases like City of Heroes/Villains, Star Trek Online and Champions Online.… Read More

Atari has announced it will be relaunching the addictive classic shooter Centipede for the 3DS and Wii. There is no definitive date yet, but it is slated to launch this fall. The Valencia, California based game development company Wayforward Technologies will be in charge of the re-imagining. Wayforward Technologies’ noteworthy game development includes Contra 4 and A Boy and His Blob. Centipede: Infestation has been given a backstory centered… Read More

In these days of portable game systems with Wi-Fi and consoles with motion sensors, Internet connectivity, and integrated Blu-ray drives, it can be hard to remember that the industry had to get its start somewhere. Jerry Lawson, a key figure in the development of home video game systems was one of a handful of people who jump-started the industry. He died this week at age 70 in Santa Clara, California, from complications from diabetes.… Read More

Atari has dusted off 100 of its classic titles and released them in Apple's App Store as a Greatest Hits collection app. The app is free to download and includes a complimentary copy of Pong. The 99 additional games, however, must be purchased as part of an in-app payment system. The collection includes 18 titles from Atari arcades as well as 92 Atari 2600 titles (there's some overlap in titles covered by the two gaming systems).… Read More

Classic computer lovers, rejoice! Commodore USA announced plans today to bring the C64 back from the dead, updated with modern computing capabilities. For those of you who don't remember (or, more likely, were simply too young at the time, or entirely nonexistent), the original 8-bit Commodore 64 was first debuted in 1982, and quickly became the best-selling computer of its time. Between 1983 and 1986, the C64 outsold both Apple and Atari… Read More

France's Infogrames Entertainment has announced it plans to acquire the remainder of venerable video game developer Atari for just $11 million. Infogrames already owns just over 51 percent of Atari's stock, and has been publishing games under the Atari name since 2001. The takeover will yield $1.68 per share to Atari shareholders, assuming they approve the deal. "Bringing Atari US and Infogrames businesses together will… Read More

Game publisher Atari has announced that Neverwinter Nights 2 has shipped to U.S. retailers. The game, developed by Obsidian Entertainment, takes role-players back to the embattled city of Neverwinter, set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, and offers extensive new single-player play with deep character development and powerful new features to let players create their own universes, quests, and stories. “Obsidian has delivered… Read More

Video game maker Atari has unveiled nine new titles it will be showcasing at the E3 Expo next week in Los Angeles. On the slate: Alone in the Dark, for Xbox 360 and Windows, updates the horror-gaming franchise with new physics and environmental interaction. Arthur and the Minimoys, for Windows, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, ties in with Luc Besson's upcoming animated film, and enables players to relive… Read More

Atari today unveiled a sequel to their well regarded PC real time strategy game Act of Treason: Direct Action. Dubbed Act of Treason: High Treason, this sequel is available for immediate purchase and download through IGN's Direct2Drive service. Those wanting the boxed version will need to wait until May. In Act of Treason: High Treason, said Atari, players trudge through a new 34 mission single player campaign across future… Read More

Video game publisher Atari yesterday announced that Tycoon City: New York had gone gold, meaning it is scheduled to ship to stores nationwide on Feb. 21. The game was developed by Deep Red Games and will be available for Windows based computers. Tycoon City: New York, Atari said, places players in the role of an entrepreneur who has dreams of becoming a building a business empire. Features of the game will allow players to create, upgrade… Read More