Champions Online Release Date Announced
by Dylan Duarte on April 24, 2009
Champions Online, the upcoming superhero MMO from City of Heroes (and Villians) developer Cryptic Studios and publisher Atari, has been given a worldwide PC release date of July 14, 2009. We know that an Xbox 360 version is in the works, but nothing official has been said on that front.
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The Witcher: Rise of the Wolf Combat Gameplay is Cinematic
by Sal Romano on March 29, 2009
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf is a console remake of the hit 2007 RPG, The Witcher. On the latest GRTV, CD Projekt Red and Atari debuted the first combat gameplay of the title showing some very cinematic aspects, if you ask me. The camera system is very different in this game for an RPG. Read more…
Xbox 360 Review: Alone in the Dark
by John Landis on July 8, 2008
Sorry, sir, but this game has nothing to do with you. She can stay.
I’ve been looking forward to Alone in the Dark for some time now. I’ve watched probably several hours worth of gameplay videos and developer interviews, each one making my itch for the game that much harder to scratch. Unfortunately, the game left me battered and bloody along the side of the road after it had its brutal, uncaring, but somehow (at times) exciting way with me. It’s definitely not as bad as the movie, but the game does come close at times. Read more…
Neon ATARI Porn!
by Dan Landis on July 8, 2008
Okay, so this isn’t really porn in the traditional sense. It just happens to be some truly amazing ATARI artwork done in neon awesomeness. Read more…
Alone in the Dark to Include SecuROM
by Rangebar Merani on June 21, 2008
Atari has announced that the PC version of their upcoming survival-horror game, Alone in the Dark, will ship with the SecuRom anti-piracy system.
After the game is installed, players will go through an “activation” process, which requires connecting online to unlock components that will allow the game to be playable.
Once the process is done, players will be able to play the game offline — but if you’re planning on playing the game on a different computer, you’ll have to uninstall the game, which causes the serial number to be revoked, and forces you to repeat the entire process all over again. Read more…
German Videogame Site Claims Atari Pulled Ads & Filed Wrongful Suit Against Them
by Chad Lakkis on June 19, 2008
The past few weeks of videogame publisher drama have been for the most part dedicated to the dispute between Tecmo and their former Rockstar/Director Tomonobu Itagaki, however Tecmo will need to move over and make room for another old school publisher.
German videogame site 4players.de claims to be involved in apparent legal battle with Atari stemming from the sites review of “Alone in the Dark”, a multiplatform horror/action game published by Atari due to hit US store shelves on June 24th, 2008.
Keeping in mind that the original article is in German, and it is well beyond the “normal” business hours we would utilize to obtain a comment from Atari, we were able to loosely interpret the following information from the public complaint aired on the German gaming site: Read more…
Bye Bye Infogrames?
by Kev Lochun on April 14, 2008
Infogrames CEO David Gardner reveals that the company may forge on ahead under the Atari banner. Read more…
Atari’s Getting Steamy
by Roly Reyes on March 13, 2008
The sinking ship known as Atari has plugged a hole by becoming part of the Steam initiative. They’ve added 9 games that are available right now, and promise more in coming weeks. Read more…
It’s Official: Phil Harrison Joins Atari as President
by Patrick Steen on March 3, 2008
Atari has today confirmed that Phil Harrison, originally of Sony Computer Entertainment, has joined mother-company Infogrames as president. Read what he has to say about the move after the jump. Read more…
Phil Harrison Resigns From Sony
by Geoff Haugan on February 25, 2008
Sony has surprisingly announced that Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will be resigning from his position this week on February 29, 2008. Read more…
New Alone in the Dark Illuminated
by Adam Montgomery on February 9, 2008
As well as announcing its website’s launch, Atari have released several screenshots of the new entry to the long-running survival-horror series Alone in the Dark. Read more…
Dragon Ball Z Announced for PS3 and Xbox 360: First Screenshots
by Adam Montgomery on January 16, 2008
Atari have announced that the next of Dragon Ball Z’s franchise of fighting games will be on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Follow the jump for the first screenshots. Read more…
Atari’s “Goodwill” Hunting Complete – Reported Losses Exceed $70 Million
by Chad Lakkis on July 3, 2007
Even Namco’s Pac-Man would have a hard time swallowing these numbers.
After initially delaying a formal announcement in June while the company calculated their “goodwill impairment charge” Atari of America, headquartered in New York, has released a financial statement today reporting a net loss of (cover your ears Pac-Man) $71.3 million. Read more…
