Atari will try to sell off all of its assets, including the Atari brand name, in a number of separate auctions that will commence sometime in July. Atari is hoping to raise at least $22.2 million. More...
Google has a surprise for Atari Breakout fans. By going to Google's Image search you can access an Easter Egg that actually let you play Breakout with the search results. More...
Atari's US operations have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy with the hope that the company will be able to seperate itself from its French parent and will look to raise money using outside investors. More...
Neowin glimpses into the Atari of the 1970s, a company markedly different to that which we know today. We try to discover just how fun business was as part of one of the main companies of the decade. More...
Atari is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the launch of Pong by giving away a modified Xbox 360 that looks like an Atari 2600 console, complete with an attached LCD screen. More...
Microsoft has announced that some websites that have been optimized for Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 have been updated to work on IE10 in Windows Phone 8 as well. More...
Microsoft and Atari have teamed up to show off the power of HTML5 by bringing some of your childhood games to the web browser. Make the jump to learn more and get your hands dirty on these games. More...
Everyone uses their computer to listen to their favorite tunes, whether it's a PC or an iPhone, but it wasn't always so. Delve into the history of digital music with this week's Trivia Tuesday. More...
Paul Steed may well be an unknown name to most, but if you played Quake or Wing Commander, you've seen his work. Sadly he passed away recently. Exactly when is not clear though. More...
Atari has been around since this day in 1972, now. Neowin takes a brief look at the company's history and celebrates its existence, for its huge contribution to this industry. More...
Retro Wednesday takes you back in time to visit the very first E3 way back in 1995, showing off Nintendo's Ultra 64 prototype, the Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, and much more. More...
Overhaul Games' remake of Baldur's Gate - Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition - could be getting a boxed release in addition to its PC/Mac/iOS digital distribution platform. More...
Zynga is listed for the first time as an exhibitor for June's E3 video game trade show. However, Atari and other major game publishers won't be attending this year. More...
Game publisher Atari has filed a lawsuit against a company that Atari claims is trying to sell a knockoff of its now discontinued Flashback 2 game console. Gamasutra reports that the company in question is... More...
When Atari announced that it had sold off its MMO game developer Cryptic Studios to Perfect World Entertainment earlier this month for $50 million, many were wondering what was going to happen to Neverwinter. The... More...
Only a couple of weeks after Atari announced it was in the process of selling its MMO game developer Cryptic Studios, the company announced today that it has indeed sold the Bay Area, California based... More...
Atari is now looking for a buyer for its MMO game developer Cryptic Studios. The news came as part of Atari's financial results that were revealed in a press release today. According to the press... More...
The game development studio behind the recent open world racing game Test Drive Unlimited 2 is holding a one day strike in order to protest actions from its parent company Atari. Gamasutra reports that France-based... More...
The GoG.com web site is getting more and more popular with its selection of classic PC games available for download that are (mostly) under $10 and are all free of any DRM set ups. Today... More...
An Engadget reader may have uncovered a secret that Google would rather keep under wraps: the origin of the Android logo. While few have questioned the origin of the now-iconic little green robot, instead opting... More...
Amidst concerns about the company's lack of funds and ability to continue its business, Atari officials announced today that the publisher will "re-focus its operations on publishing and distribution in North America, completing its withdrawal... More...
According to Gamespot, we've got some very good news for Test Drive fans. Atari in their infinite wisdom has decided to lower the price point of the upcoming racer to $39.95 USD on the Xbox... More...
Atari has agreed to sell the Driver franchise and most of developer Reflections' assets to Ubisoft in a deal worth EUR 19 million. The move is part of Atari's streamlining plans, says CEO Bruno Bonnell,... More...
Atari Inc. yesterday said it was rereporting its fourth quarter and full-year earnings and had filed adjusted documents with the SEC. Atari had previously announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year... More...
Atari today announced the launch of the official web site for The Matrix: Path of Neo. Located online at www.thematrixpathofneo.com, the site provides Matrix fans and gaming enthusiasts alike with an in-depth look at the... More...
Atari this week reported decreased revenues for its fiscal third quarter and announced its decision to close publishing studios located in Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts as part of what President and CEO Jim... More...
Publisher comments on Martin Edmondson's depature from developer Reflections; calls Driver franchise "alive and well." Atari today confirmed to GameSpot the resignation of Martin Edmondson, founder of Reflections Studio. Reflections is the... More...
Publisher to release standalone Atari Flashback console and Atari Anthology collection this November. Atari today announced two new products that represent the company's feet-first entry into the classic-gaming boom. This November, Atari... More...
Atari Interactive, Inc., Obsidian Entertainment and BioWare Corp., under license from Hasbro, Inc., have announced plans for Neverwinter Nights 2, the sequel to BioWare Corp.'s best-selling and genre-defining role-playing game set in the popular Dungeons... More...
Publisher Atari has indicated that an announcement about future Matrix titles will be forthcoming in the next few weeks, as the company's first quarter results revealed major declines in revenue and profits. Revenues... More...
As sales and profits fall year after year, CEO Bruno Bonnell talks up Driver 3 and unannounced D&D games; also talks down the loss of the Unreal franchise. Today, Atari reported that... More...
Relections and Atari has released another trailer for Driver 3 (DRIV3R). This movie is in high resolution and shows new cinematic scenes. The movie is nearly 2 minutes long. DRIV3R is expected to release on... More...
Atari announced that it has shipped 2.5 million units of DRIV3R to retail outlets worldwide. Since DRIV3R hit store shelves on June 21st in the U.S. and June 22 in Europe and Australia, consumer demand... More...
Atari has unveiled on their official Dragon Ball site screenshots of the upcoming fighting game. Confirming earlier news of a leaked video, the game will feature anime movie characters Cooler and Burori. Dragon Ball Z:... More...
Atari has announced Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament for the PlayStation 2. Based on the hit manga turned anime, the fighting game has over 25 characters to choose from, and features "explosive martial arts" along... More...
Publisher Atari has announced its financial results for the full year to March 31st, revealing a major decline in both revenues and income despite the commercial success of stand-out title Enter The Matrix. Net revenues... More...
Atari Europe has announced the next installment in the Budokai series, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. Developed by Dimps, who made the previous Budokai, the game promises to feature similar game mechanics to the other... More...
Atari, Inc., a leader in interactive entertainment, 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... More...
Atari, Inc. a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, today announced that it has elected to move the ship date of DRIV3R, the latest installment of the Company's Driver franchise, from the end... More...
[UPDATE] Unreal II: Special Edition is the final edition from the Virginia-based developer. Most workers look forward to Friday. Unfortunately, that's also the day most firings happen, as was the case at... More...
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) -... More...
Atari has signed four film actors to lend their voices to DRIV3R. Michael Madsen (Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs) will provide the voice of Tanner - the undercover cop and master wheelman who is out... More...
Publisher Atari has had a complaint against its print advertising upheld by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, after a reader of Aware magazine objected to an "offensive and unsuitable" videogame ad. The advertisement,... More...
Besides all the negative news around peer-2-peer software Kazaa there is also some positive news. Game maker Atari is going to sell their latest RPG game, entitled "The Temple of Elemental Evil," via the Kazaa... More...
Atari, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios under which Atari will be the exclusive U.S. jewel case distributor for select Windows titles developed by Microsoft Game Studios. Under the... More...
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. The May... More...
A new Dragon Ball Z fighting game is in development for the Game Boy Advance. Atari has officially announced Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu for the Game Boy Advance. In development at WebFoot... More...
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... More...
Infogrames, founded in France in 1983, acquired the rights to the Atari brand in early 2001 when it bought Hasbro Interactive. In October 2001 the company relaunched the brand and began using it as a... More...
Atari is bringing "Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee," to the Xbox in Spring 2003. Based on the classic movie characters created by Toho Co., the one-to-four player monster-on-monster fighting game recreates the look and feel... More...