Atari has issued a statement saying that Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features over 11 hours of new content, six multiplayer modes and a completely re-made version of Escape From Butcher Bay. The publisher made the comments following confusion caused by an interview with Tigon Studios’ head of …
Read More »True Riddick sequel in the works
Tigon Studios, the firm producing the upcoming Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena, has revealed a true sequel to the original Xbox title is in the pipeline but won’t arrive for at least two years. Speaking to Eurogamer, the studio’s head of production Ian Stevens said: We’ve really tried …
Read More »Harrison: We’ll prove Activision wrong
Atari president Phil Harrison has told MCV that he wants to leave Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick red-faced for dumping the Ghostbusters game. The title, which Atari announced it had picked up this month, was originally on Vivendi’s release schedule before the ‘merger’ between the company and Activision in December …
Read More »Rebuilding begins for Atari UK
ATARI is looking for more staff and an increased market share in the UK, as its rebuilding process prepares to kick in during 2009. Alberto Gonzalez Lorca is now managing director of the Atari Atlantic region, which includes the UK as well as Spain, Nordic and Latin America. We are …
Read More »Atari to acquire Cryptic Studios
Atariâ??s online vision strengthens with purchase of MMO specialist
Read More »Atari Live: Video of Atari’s "retail vision" online now
A video of the keynote presentation from this week’s Atari Live event is now available to view online on the publisher’s official website. The footage focuses on the speech given by Atari’s CEO David Gardner and president Phil Harrison on Atari’s retail vision and the plans for the company’s future. …
Read More »Starbreeze: "Atari move has been amazing"
The lead designer on Starbreeze’s upcoming next-gen take on the Chronicles of Riddick franchise has spoken enthusiastically about the game’s move from Activision-Blizzard to Atari. For the full stroy, head over to Developmag.com.
Read More »Riddick dev says Atari move has been â??amazingâ?
Jerk Gustafsson says upcoming Assault on Dark Athena will be Starbreezeâ??s most â??polishedâ? title to date
Read More »ATARI LIVE: Tekken 6 to hit Europe in autumn 2009
Atari has announced it will be publishing Namco’s Tekken 6 in Europe next autumn. The release date was one of a number of announcements revealed at the publisher’s event yesterday in London. Tekken 6 will be the first in the series to be released across multiple platforms, ending its 14 …
Read More »ATARI LIVE: ‘Retail is still a priority’
David Gardner and Phil Harrison today unveiled the full release schedule for their revamped Atari, telling attendant industry partners that it was still in the retail business, despite a long term aim to drive activity in the online space. Earlier this year the publisher told MCV it would eventually emphasise …
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