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Atari has cancelled a number of projects as part of its bid to recover from two years of sustained net losses. The company stated that to improve the cash position” it will restructure the business and focus on what it considered more cost-effective” mass-market and online games. As such, the …
Read More »Atari cancelling projects
Company cuts down a number of projects to â??improve the cash positionâ?
Read More »Infogrames FY losses grow to 226.1m
Infogrames has posted a loss of €226.1 million for FY 2008-2009 – an increase on the €51.1 million it suffered in its previous year. The firm blamed ‘substantial write-offs and goodwill impairments’ on its publishing operations – as well as losses due to the exit of its distribution business in …
Read More »Phil Harrison leaves Atari post
Shock move sees development stalwart take on non-exec role
Read More »Cryptic Studios delays Champions Online
Californian developer cites concerns with the final build, delays launch by several weeks to implement new features
Read More »Goodbye Atari, hello Namco
Atari’s European operation will be history within weeks, as Namco Bandai swoops to complete its acquisition of the business, MCV understands. Atari Europe’s sales and marketing staff will be safely transferred to newly-formed business Distribution Partners – which will handle all Namco Bandai product in Europe, Asia, Australia and New …
Read More »Atari withdraws from next months E3
Just three weeks ahead of the girls-and-all return of E3, publisher Atari has made a surprise withdrawal from the event. [We’ve taken a] proactive decision to attend but not exhibit at this year’s E3 event,” an Atari spokesperson told Joystiq. [We are] currently focused on other selling and marketing initiatives …
Read More »Ghostbusters will hit 360, Wii and DS eventually
Ghostbusters on 360, Wii and DS will be published before the end of the year, Atari has told MCV. Concerns were raised over the non-PlayStation editions, following news that Sony had picked up the rights to the PS3, PSP and PS2 versions of the game. An Atari spokesperson told MCV: …
Read More »Sony to publish Ghostbusters
Platform holder picks up title from Atari in shock move; Release date on track for June 19th; 360 version coming â??later in year'
Read More »Demigod savaged by piracy
A rush of 120,000 users heading online to play Demigod should be good news for Stardock’s MMO Demigod, despite the resulting server woes – but when 102,000 of those users are playing a pirated copy of the game, it becomes a major concern. Speaking on the official Demigod site, the …
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