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Atari settles North American Dragon Ball Z dispute

Following the announcement of a complete restructuring of its North American relationship with Infogrames, Atari has also confirmed that it has settled its dispute with Dragon Ball Z licence holder FUNimation. Earlier this year FUNimation issued a notice to Atari threatening to terminate their current agreement due to alleged contract …

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US Atari restructuring complete

Following a prolonged period of turmoil in North America, the restructuring of the relationship between classic games label Atari and parent company Infogrames is complete, bringing with it a complete overhaul of US operations and relationships. Atari will now handle the distribution of Infogrames products in North America for the …

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Atari Europe comes out fighting

The UK office of Atari has moved to distance itself from worrying developments in the US – and spoken of its confidence in its ‘really impressive’ line-up for 2008. Last week, Atari’s US HQ announced that it was to completely withdraw from development – and focus solely on publishing and …

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Revenues down for Atari fiscal Q2 08

Atari’s financial filing for its second financial quarter of 2008 ending September 30th 2007 shows that net loss for the period reached $7.7 million, up from a loss of $68,000 in the same period the year before. Net revenue for the period was $13.3 million, down from $28.6 million last …

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Atari quits development as CEO exits

Atari CEO David Pierce has resigned from the company as it launches an ‘executive search’ to find his successor. Chief Restructuring Officer Curtis Solsvig III has assumed the role of CEO on an interim basis. Gene Davis, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated: "We appreciate David’s support and commitment …

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$11.9m loss for Atari in Q1

Atari has finally filed its report for its first quarter, which shows the company suffered a net loss of $11.9 million in the period. Losses grew by $4.6 million from the same period a year earlier, whilst net revenue for the quarter, which encompassed the three months to June 30th, …

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Atari to lose Dragon Ball Z licence in US?

Next-Gen reports that Infogrames publisher Atari could be facing the possibility of losing the highly lucrative Dragon Ball Z franchise, following a disagreement with licensor FUNimation. However, MCV understands that Atari’s right to publish the games in Central Europe will remain unaffected, regardless of the US outcome. The publisher licenses …

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Atari borrows $10 million

US publisher Atari has entered into a $10 million credit agreement with Infogrames shareholder Bluebay Asset Management, but has added that the loan alone will not be enough to meet its demand throughout the busy Q4 period. "This revised credit facility is a major step in addressing Atari’s liquidity needs …

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Win an Xbox 360 Elite and Eternal Sonata

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. MCV and publisher Atari have teamed up to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a brand new Xbox 360 Elite console and a copy of Atari’s Xbox 360 RPG Eternal Sonata – and five runners up will also …

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