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Mobile’s increasing dominance of the game industry is over and will be usurped by new technology, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has said. Speaking to AllThingsD, Bushnell said that the industry reinvents itself every five years, and that while mobile had dominated, the next big opportunities for developers to flock to …

Possible asset sale still on as US arm continues breakaway strategy

Had you forgotten that Atari exists? Well, it sounds like it may sadly not exist for much longer. The LA Times reports that the cherished retro brand and three of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York last night. Apparently the motivation was for the company to …

Bushnell predicts 'end of an era' for consoles, but former Microsoft exec Robbie Bach says Nintendo shouldn't be counted out

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Publisher Atari says it is still committed to Europe despite putting its biggest EU asset, French studio Eden Games, up for sale. The company said in a financial statement it has put the developer’s assets on the market, and will instead focus on mobile and digital. Atari has appointed former …

Visionary designer will collect accolade at July 11th Develop Industry Excellence Awards

Atari has reported a decrease in revenue for its fiscal 2012, and in the wake of the results the publisher has begun some major restructuring. The company’s reached $51.3m in revenue for FY 2012, down from $77.8m the year prior. Atari was able to decrease its losses from $8m to …

Atari offers $50,000 grand prize for iOS re-imagining of the classic game

Jack Tramiel, one of the founding fathers of the modern games industry, has passed away at the age of 83. He was best known to many in the industry for the role he played in launching two key pieces of gaming hardware in the 1980s. In the early 1950s Tramiel …