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Atari has revived the Infogrames publishing label, which will publish games that fall outside of Atari’s core portfolio of intellectual property, the company announced.

Atari just announced that it has acquired the Intellivision brand, along with more than 200 games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. This puts an end to the very first console war, as Atari and Intellivison were bitter rivals going all the way back to 1979. The original Intellivision console, released by Mattel, went up against the Atari VCS (later named the 2600) a full decade before Nintendo and Sega started their beef.

Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand, effectively ending the first console rivalry dating back to the 1970s.

Atari has acquired the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment, the company announced.

Atari has a picked up the Intellivision brand name and 200 games from Intellivision LLC.

Atari is reviving the classic Infogrames brand and reintroducing it as a publishing label. This move signals Atari's intent to expand its gaming portfolio and rejuvenate a brand with a rich legacy in game development and distribution.

Atari has revived the Infogrames brand, and will use it for a new publishing label.

Legacy games brand Atari has brought back Infogrames.

Atari has announced the revival of the Infogrames brand, relaunching it as a publishing label.

Atari has announced it's collaborating with Shantae and River City Girls developer WayForward to develop a new entry in the Yars' Revenge series, named Yars Rising. Slated to launch at the end of this year, the title was announced during today's Nintendo Indie World showcase, but will release also for PS5 and PS4. Check out the reveal trailer above.

During today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, a reimagining of the 1982 Atari 2600 shooter Yars’ Revenge was announced in a new trailer. Set to release later in 2024, Yars Rising is a Metroidvania side-scroller set in the same universe.

WayForward is working on a new game based on classic Atari shooter Yars’ Revenge.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, one of the most widely beloved classic PC titles, has seen a change in ownership. Developer Frontier Developments has sold the rights to the game to Atari for a sum of $7 million, it’s been announced.

Classic management sim series RollerCoaster Tycoon will now be published solely by Atari, making the reborn retro video game company the new stewards for the theme park franchise as it marks its 25th anniversary.

Video game publisher Atari has bought the rights to Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 from developer Frontier for $7m.

Long-running games firm Atari has bought the publishing rights to 2004's Rollercoaster Tycoon 3.

Atari has bought the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 publishing rights from Frontier Developments for $7 million.

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Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered launches today, and Atari CEO Wade Rosen seems pretty impressed with how well the 1995 LucasArts game is still playing. See what he told us in the video above!

«This is a labour of love,» says Atari CEO Wade Rosen, gazing lovingly at the Atari 2600+ retro console on the table in front of him. (You can see this moment and many other highlights from this interview in the video embedded above!)

Atari has been considered a retro brand for decades now, but it hasn't always leaned into that designation. While licensed T-shirts and plug-and-play consoles have been a fairly consistent offering, the company's growth plans focused less on its own games and more on branching out to wearables, movies, gambling, blockchain, and hotels.

Industry icon Atari is acquiring retro developer Digital Eclipse.

Atari has announced it has reached an agreement to buy Digital Eclipse, a studio based in Emeryville, California that specialises in «digital restoration of classic games.» The move follows Atari's acquisition of Nightdive Studios in May this year, another studio with a retro focus that most recently developed the System Shock remake, and is all part of what the press release calls Atari's «retro-focused growth strategy.»

Digital Eclipse, a developer that specializes in porting classic games to modern hardware, is now set to be acquired by Atari.

Atari has agreed to acquire development and restoration studio Digital Eclipse for an initial $6.5 million in cash and newly-issued shares. An earn-out of up to $13.5 million tied to the future performance of Digital Eclipse over the next decade means the value of the deal could rise to $20 million.

Atari has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire legendary port/remaster house Digital Eclipse. This is the latest of a long string of acquisitions made by the company.

Atari has announced an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse. The studio is known for its expertise in digitally restoring and preserving retro titles such as Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

Atari has entered into an agreement to acquire Emeryville, California-based game development studio Digital Eclipse, the company announced.

Digital Eclipse and Nightdive Studios are joining the Atari family.

By Jon Porter, a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards.

This morning, Atari announced it had reached an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse, the Californian game developer focused on the digital preservation of classic videogames. Following the acquisition of Nightdive Studios earlier this year, it's another step in Atari's retro-focused strategy.

Atari has entered into an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse, with the deal expected to be completed in the coming days.

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Atari has agreed to buy classic video game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million in cash and stock.

Atari has announced that they’ve acquired a few high-ish profile properties from Ronimo Games. Notably, these titles include Awesomenauts and Swords & Soldiers.

Atari has announced that they’ve acquired a few high-ish profile properties from Romino Games. Notably, these titles include Awesomenauts and Swords & Soldiers.

Months after acquiring the rights to the Bubsy games, Atari has put out a call to any indie developer with a pitch for the long dormant series. 

Atari has announced that the next in line for Sneakybox’s series of remakes is Berzerk: Recharged. The press release says that it will be released “later this year,” which is a pretty small window of time by development standards.

The great company Atari, arguably responsible for the popularisation of home videogaming, was founded in 1972. But after its heyday things went badly wrong, and the original Atari would be acquired, split, merged, declare bankruptcy, and go through various corporate shenanigans, such that the current Atari is an iteration founded in 2001. Over that time it has had some less-than-ideal custodians, but the mood music under current CEO Wade Rosen has changed. 

Founder Albert Yarusso has announced that AtariAge, a storefront and community hub, will be sold to Atari themselves. Albert will remain as an employee of Atari to continue running the site and store.

Atari today announced that it has agreed to acquire the Atari-focused community and news site AtariAge.