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formerly gt interactive software, became full subsidiary of atari, sa in 2008 .
atari, inc. (a new subsidiary, not to be confused with the original atari, inc. )
2000 (became infogrames entertainment, sa, then atari, inc. in 2003 )
in may 2009, infogrames entertainment, sa, the parent company of atari, inc. and atari interactive, inc. , announced it would change its name to atari, sa .
gt interactive software corp. changed its name to infogrames, inc. - north american subsidiary of infogrames entertainment sa .
in may 2009, infogrames entertainment sa was re - branded as atari sa, scrapping the infogrames name for good .
- - atari name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s. a. subsidiary, atari interactive, inc .
in may 2009, infogrames entertainment sa, the parent company of atari, and atari interactive, announced it would change its name to atari sa .
, inc. , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive, inc. , released
in april 2010, atari sa board member and former ceo david gardner resigned. original atari inc. co - founder
distribution agreement - infogrames entertainment sa and infogrames inc. - sample contracts and business forms
principal competitors: ati technologies, inc. ; creative technology ltd. ; diamond multimedia inc. ; elsa ag; hauppauge inc. ; logitech sa; matrox graphics; terratec ag; trust sa .
through the wholly owned subsidiary, atari capital partners, corp. , atari s. a. established the wholly owned subsidiary ,
had merged with in 1996. infogrames, inc. becomes atari, inc. , infogrames interactive, inc. becomes atari interactive, inc. , and the european operations are renamed
, hasbro interactive inc. , its subsidiary atari interactive, inc. and zao elorg d / b / a elorg corporation filed a lawsuit against
the image below charts the history of how the original atari, inc. became incorporated into infogrames and later became the new atari sa .
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atari, inc. , atari interactive, inc. , and hasbro, inc. v. games, inc. , roger w. ach, ii, and chicago west pullman llc
the company that currently bears the atari brand name and logo is officially atari sa, formerly known as infogrames entertainment sa. (iesa). in october 2008 infogrames completed the purchase of atari, inc. , buying out all remaining public shares of the company for a total of $ 11 million making atari, inc. a privately held company and a fully owned subsidiary of infogrames sa. all atari subsidiaries were now held buy the holding company infogrames sa. in may 2009 iesa announced that it would be changing its name to atari sa. to remove the confusion surrounding the atari and infogrames brands .
on november 6, 1998 hasbro interactive, inc. acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts and created the subsidiary atari interactive .
infogrames entertainment s. a. announced that it had completed the acquisition of atari, inc. atari, inc. was now a wholly owned subsidiary of california u. s. holdings, inc. , itself a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s. a .
on october 8, 2008, infogrames completed its acquisition of atari inc. , making it a wholly owned subsidiary .
hasbro, inc. announces definitive agreement to acquire microprose, inc .
the name of infogrames, inc. , majority owned by infogrames entertainment s. a. via california u. s. holdings, inc. , was changed to atari, inc. - - atari name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s. a. subsidiary, atari interactive, inc .
was the new name for the subsidiary of atari capital partners, corp. previously known as: atari mobile games, llc - - new company name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s. a. subsidiary, atari interactive, inc .
for selected titles before officially changing the u. s. subsidiary' s name to atari, inc. in 2003 .
also video game developer. acquired by atari, sa née infogrames in 1999, name retired .
petition · atari, inc. : atari to make a new game console · urltoken
atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by atari interactive, inc .
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infogrames entertainment s. a. acquires hasbro and the rights to the atari name; the company' s american subsidiary is renamed atari inc. .
the name of hasbro interactive, inc. was changed to: infogrames interactive, inc .
midway games, inc. (subsidiary of wms industries, formerly known as williams electronics) acquires atari games corp. from warner communications inc. (aol time warner in 2000 )
atari s. a. established the new wholly owned u. s. holdings subsidiary ,
atari sa (société anonyme) is a french international holding company, and current owner of the atari brand name. it was formerly known as infogrames entertainment. its subsidiaries include atari interactive and atari inc. (not to be confused with the original atari inc. founded in 1972) .
in october 2001, iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive, inc. , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive, inc. , released mxrider. on may 7, 2003, iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc. us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc. , named its european operations as atari europe, renamed infogrames interactive, inc. to atari interactive, inc. , (a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa), rebranded infogrames australia pty ltd as atari australia pty ltd, renamed infogrames melbourne house pty ltd to atari melbourne house pty ltd, infogrames uk became atari uk, while iesa became a holding company .
atari inc. is a public company that, as of 2007, had, as a majority stockholder, the company california u. s. holdings, inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa. atari inc. licences the atari trademark from atari interactive, inc. , a license which will expire in 2013. atari inc. has the rights to publish and sublicense in north america certain intellectual properties either owned or licensed by iesa or its subsidiaries, including atari interactive, inc .
infogrames entertainment s. a. (lyon, france) announced completion of its acquisition of hasbro interactive from hasbro, renaming the subsidiary infogrames interactive, inc. atari interactive remained a wholly - owned subsidiary of the newly - renamed infogrames interactive, inc .
harry m. rubin was atari interactive sevp. (ip agreement with atari, inc. )
gt interactive ceased to exist in december 1999 when infogrames entertainment, sa (iesa) took a controlling stake and renamed the company infogrames, inc. [ 5 ] in 2003, infogrames inc. changed its name to atari inc. [ 6 ]
atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. it is currently owned by atari interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the french publisher infogrames entertainment sa (iesa). [ 1 ] atari interactive has in turn licensed the brand name and assets to atari, inc. (nasdaq: atar), a 51% majority owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment sa (iesa), encompassing its north american operations .
mindscape sa is a video game development and publishing company with a very turbulent history .
infogrames entertainment s. a. announced that the company would now be known as atari s. a. - - atari name licensed from the wholly owned atari s. a. subsidiary, atari interactive, inc .
on may 7, 2003, iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc. us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc. , named its european operations as atari europe, renamed infogrames interactive, inc. to atari interactive, renamed infogrames uk as atari uk, renamed infogrames australia and infogrames melbourne house as atari melbourne house .
infogrames, inc. acquires hasbro interactive, inc. (including the urltoken division and the rights to the atari label); infogrames also acquires paradigm entertainment, inc .
in 2003, infogrames' us subsidiary infogrames inc. licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari, inc. using it to develop, publish and distribute games for all major video game consoles and personal computers under the atari brand .
jakks pacific, inc. announced that the company' s subsidiary toymax international has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with infogrames interactive, inc. to develop and market the
atari inc. is a public company that, as of 2007, has as majority stockholder the company california u. s. holdings, inc. , a wholly - owned subsidiary of iesa. [ 30 ] atari inc. licences the atari trademark from atari interactive, inc. , a license which will expire in 2013. [ 28 ] atari inc. has the rights to publish and sublicense in north america certain intellectual properties either owned or licensed by iesa or its subsidiaries, including atari interactive, inc. [ 28 ]
; titles by infogrames interactive, inc. , used under license from midway games west, inc .
/ prnewswire / - - today atari inc. , atari interactive inc. , humongous, inc. and california us holdings, inc. (collectively, the
companies
) filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the united states bankruptcy code in
( pdf). infogrames entertainment sa. fiscal year 2005 - 2006. pp. 7
atari inc. is a public company that, as of 2007, had, as a majority stockholder, the company california u. s. holdings, inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .
( (( atari interactive, inc. > overview) ) )
in 2003, infogrames' us subsidiary infogrames, inc. licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari, inc. [ 12 ] using it to develop, publish and distribute games for all major video game consoles and personal computers under the atari brand .
iesa has since retired the gt interactive brand, after infogrames, inc. became atari, inc. in 2003. [ 28 ]
after iesa' s acquisition of hasbro interactive, infogrames, inc. intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive. on october 11, 2008, infogrames completed its acquisition of atari, inc. , making it a wholly owned subsidiary .
infogrames entertainment sa announces to fully acquire the company, after having been the major shareholder already .
in 2001 infogrames entertainment sa (iesa) bought hasbro interactive and renamed it to infogrames interactive .
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certificate of ownership and merger merging atari interactive, inc. with and into infogrames interactive, inc. was executed by president denis guyennot .
in 1984, the original atari inc. was split due to its role in the
infogrames re - brands the company. company name is changed to atari, inc .
the name of hiac xi corp. was changed to: atari interactive, inc .
atari interactive, inc. is a division of atari s. a. of paris, france. according to atari (may 2018) :
atari (benelux) b. v. ; atari taiwan manufacturing corporation; atari computer corporation; atari microsystems corporation .
in october 2001, iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive, inc. , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive, inc. , released mxrider [ 26 ] [ 21 ]. on may 7, 2003, iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc. [ 27 ] us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc. , named its european operations as atari europe, renamed infogrames interactive, inc. to atari interactive, inc. , [ 21 ] (a wholly - owned subsidiary of iesa), [ 28 ] rebranded infogrames australia pty ltd as atari australia pty ltd, [ 6 ] renamed infogrames melbourne house pty ltd to atari melbourne house pty ltd, [ 13 ] infogrames uk became atari uk, [ 5 ] while iesa became a holding company. [ 29 ]
atari interactive, inc. (established feb. 12, 1998 as hiac xi, corp .) was merged with and into infogrames interactive, inc. (established dec. 8, 1995 as hasbro interactive, inc .), which was renamed to: atari interactive, inc .
an atari video game system or computer, such as the atari 2600 or atari st .
in 2001, hasbro sold hasbro interactive and its subsidiaries to french publisher infogrames entertainment, sa (iesa). iesa then renamed it to infogrames interactive, inc. . on may 7, 2003, iesa officially reorganized its subsidiaries into atari - branded names, which included renaming infogrames interactive, inc. to atari interactive, inc. ,
principal subsidiaries: guillemot bv (netherlands); guillemot conditionnement sarl; guillemot conditionnement france sarl; guillemot participations sa; guillemot france sa; guillemot gmbh (germany); guillemot logistique sarl; guillemot logistique inc. (canada); guillemot logistik gmbh (germany); guillemot logistique france; guillemot logistics ltd (hong kong); guillemot logistica sl (spain); guillemot logistic ltd (u. k .); guillemot ltd (u. k .); guillemot ltd (hong kong); guillemot manufacturing ltd (u. k .); guillemot sa (spain); guillemot sa (belgium); guillemot online. com, inc. (u. s .); guillemot, inc. (u. s .); guillemot, inc. (canada); guillemot recherche et développement sarl; guillemot recherche et développement, inc. ; guillemot studio graphique sarl; guillemot support technique sarl (canada); hercules technologies sa; hercules technologies, inc. ; (u. s .); logicosoftware sa (switzerland); thrustmaster sa; thrustmaster, inc. (u. s .) .
atari us isn' t, the classic atari brand and ip is all under atari interactive. atari us (atari inc .) is just the former gt interactive, and there' s not much there .
the new corporate entity, atari, inc. was established by infogrames entertainment s. a. to take over the business of infogrames, inc. , but this atari, inc. would end up unused. instead, a name change for infogrames, inc. would be executed on may 6, 2003 .
it was the owner of atari, inc. , headquartered in new york city, u. s. and atari europe .
on december 16, the deal was consummated and gt interactive was no more, becoming infogrames, inc. , a subsidiary of iesa. [ 3 ]
infogrames entertainment s. a. established the indirect (via california u. s. holdings, inc .) wholly owned u. s. subsidiary, irata acquisition corp. , for the purpose of acquiring 100% ownership of atari, inc .
in 2001, hasbro sold hasbro interactive and its subsidiaries to french publisher infogrames entertainment, sa (iesa). iesa then renamed it to infogrames interactive, inc. . [ 4 ] on may 7, 2003, iesa officially reorganized its subsidiaries into atari - branded names, which included renaming infogrames interactive, inc. to atari interactive, inc. , [ 11 ]
( iesa) bought hasbro interactive in 2001 and renamed it to infogrames interactive, later atari interactive in 2003, when infogrames inc. licensed the atari name and logo from the latter and changed its name to atari inc. ,
most of what' s going on is ridiculous posturing and a shell game. when jim wilson took over as both head of infogrames (renamed to atari sa) and atari inc. , he gutted atari inc. and sent most of the staff to atari sa - which relocated it' s operations to los angeles to be near cryptic (cryptic was handing most of the operations for the company). at that point atari inc. was a handful of people in cubes in an office in new york. i. e. it was a paper only company. that' s why when jim concocted the story in january about wanting to break free from atari sa it made zero sense - he was head of both companies .
in october 2001, iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive, inc. , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive, inc. , released the games mxrider, splashdown and transworld surf. infogrames would use the atari name for various console and demographic (18 - 34 year old adults) games .
atari sa. , based in france now acts as a holding company for all the remaining atari subsidiaries, (known collectively as atari group) the largest being atari, inc. based in the u. s. which accounted for more than 80% of consolidated revenue for the fiscal year 2009 / 2010 .
through its california u. s. holdings, inc. subsidiary, infogrames entertainment s. a. acquired a controlling ownership share of gt interactive software corp .
atari s. a. and its u. s. entities (atari inc. , atari interactive inc. , humongous, inc. and california u. s. holdings, inc .) requested filings for book 6 procedures in france and chapter 11 protection in the united states (u. s bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york) .
currently by atari interactive, a subsidiary of the french publisher atari, sa (asa). the original atari, inc. founded in 1972 by nolan bushnell and ted dabney was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. the company' s products, such as pong and the atari 2600, helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid - 1980s .
to make matters even more confusing, atari sa is the parent company formerly known as infogrames, while atari inc is the video game developer owned by atari sa. furthermore, atari interactive is another subsidiary that acts as a publisher for the company' s pc games. at least i think that' s how it goes. basically, the atari (s) that is / are still around has / have very little to do with the atari that was once at the top of the video game world. it' s a disappointing end for a company as important to the development of the whole video game industry as atari .
jts sold substantially all of the assets of its atari division, consisting primarily of the atari intellectual property rights and license agreements, to hiac xi corp. , a wholly - owned subsidiary of hasbro interactive (which was established in 1995 as a subsidiary of toy company hasbro, inc .), for us $ 5 million .
atari announced it had entered into a license agreement with google, inc. , allowing it to use
hasbro, inc. acquires atari corporation (from jts corp .), microprose, and tiger elect
on january 21, 2013, atari, inc. , atari interactive, inc. , humongous, inc. and california us holdings, inc. (collectively, the
companies
) filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the united states bankruptcy code in the united states bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york .
now consider atari. the atari that’s making the ataribox has almost nothing to do with the company whose name it goes by. the three atari companies, which all filed for bankruptcy in january 2013, re - emerged one year later under the stewardship of french financial consultant frédéric chesnais. as of march 2014, atari had ten employees. atari interactive, the company making this console, is a wholly - owned subsidiary of atari, sa. a french holding company headquartered in paris, which also owns atari, inc .
on may 7, 2003, infogrames had its majority - owned, but discrete us subsidiary infogrames na officially renamed atari, inc. , renamed its european operations to atari europe but kept the original name of the main company infogrames entertainment .
kathy butters, previously of psygnosis (subsidiary of sony), joined atari interactive as vp intellectual property, business development & affairs group .
hasbro interactive, inc. , a subsidiary of hasbro, inc. announced that a subsidiary had acquired copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property assets of the atari division of jts corporation. the atari properties and assets included over 75 game properties including the titles centipede, missile command, pong, breakout and tempest. hasbro interactive planned to release its first atari title in the fall with centipede for both the pc and sony playstation game console .
infogrames completes atari inc acquisition / / news. gamesindustry. biz. retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02
the offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc. , thus making it a privately held company .
is a public company that, as of 2007, has as majority stockholder the company california u. s. holdings, inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .
also video game developer, marketer, and distributor. subsidiary and publishing label of take - two interactive .
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atari, inc. didn' t begin its life as atari, but rather gt interactive. it was then named infogrames, inc. in 1999 thanks to a company stake increase, and finally, was renamed to atari, inc. in 2003 once infogrames was able to acquire the rights to use the atari name. while you' re going to be seeing the name
pong
thrown around a lot when reading about this bankruptcy, atari, inc. had absolutely nothing to do with atari until 2001 .
an earnings press release on july 24, 2009 also provided clarification regarding the ensuing name change that was initially announced some two months prior, rebranding themselves as atari, sa from infogrames, sa. furthermore, this release also stated their intentions of henceforth utilizing the much more recognizable' atari group' moniker with all atari - related brands and similar such subsidiaries already under their control .
hasbro interactive was an american video game production and publishing subsidiary of hasbro, the large game and toy company .
, title by atari interactive, developed by code mystics, on play atari .
the company that currently bears the name atari inc. was founded in 1993 under the name gt interactive. iesa acquired a 62% controlling interest in gt interactive in 1999, and proceeded to rename it infogrames, inc. after iesa' s acquirement of hasbro interactive and its related atari properties in 2001, infogrames, inc. intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive. in 2003, infogrames inc. licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari inc. currently, atari inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all major video game consoles, as well as for the personal computer, and is currently one of the largest third - party publishers of video games in the united states .
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infogrames entertainment s. a. and atari, inc. announce agreement to merge: financial news - yahoo! finance
, this network also handles the distribution for atari, inc.' s affiliate labels, which include such companies as
is a public company that, as of 2007, had, as a majority stockholder, the company california u. s. holdings, inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .
august 17: atari filed a lawsuit against nestle sa et al in u. s. district court, accusing nestle of copyright and trademark infringement and unfair competition by using without permission the classic 1970s video game
breakout
in a new marketing campaign for its kit kat chocolate - covered wafers. atari was seeking three times nestle' s profit from the alleged infringement, plus triple and punitive damages. nestle sa, nestle uk and nestle usa were named as defendants. see: atari interactive inc v nestle sa et al, u. s. district court, northern district of california, no. 17 - 04803 .
, another game company that specialized in simulation games, to form microprose inc .
the company sells off its mac game business, macsoft, to destineer inc .
january 22: hyperware, inc. and quantum3d, inc. , announced the signing of license and distribution agreements making hyperware the worldwide exclusive distributor of ultracade .
on april 30, 2008, atari inc. announced its intentions to accept infogrames' buyout offer and merge with infogrames .
( (( atari interactive, inc. > overview) )). allgame. retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02
hiac xi corp. was established by hasbro, inc. for the purpose of acquiring the atari assets of jts corporation .
things got so convoluted that, at one point, the 2001 ps2 remake of spy hunter was developed by atari inc. subsidiary paradigm entertainment and published by midway games, which controlled the dying remnants of the original atari' s arcade division. never mind that the original spy hunter had nothing whatsoever to do with atari .
no. battlezone was in a separate auction from the classic atari ip and brand name (which has not been auctioned yet) as was math grand prix. and the title of this thread is a little misleading. the ip of the current atari (atari sa / infogrames) has been auctioned off, the newer titles and companies. not the atari brand name or original (classic) ip under atari inc. / atari interactive. that' ll be happening yet .
track the use of the atari brand (licensed from atari interactive) by infogrames on properties not themselves assigned to atari interactive .
, owned by atari interactive and licensed by atari, to ship first quarter 2007 .
, licensed by atari interactive. 92 games total. 72 titles by atari interactive :
, licensed by atari interactive. 100 games total. 78 titles by atari interactive :
infogrames entertainment s. a. and atari, inc. announced that they had reached a definitive agreement to merge. through california u. s. holdings, inc. , infogrames entertainment s. a. would acquire the remaining outstanding equity interests of atari, inc. (other than shares of common stock held by infogrames entertainment s. a. or its affiliates, which would be cancelled) for us $ 1. 68 per share, equivalent to a cash payment of approximately us $ 11 million. through california u. s. holdings, inc. , infogrames entertainment s. a. was already controlling majority shareholder in atari, inc. , holding approximately 51. 4% . following the merger, through california u. s. holdings, inc. , atari, inc. would become a wholly - owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s. a .
atari interactive is a name used by several separate groups and corporations since the mid - 1990s. in 1996, it was the name of atari corporation' s pc publishing division, bringing games like the atari jaguar' s tempest 2000 to the pc platform. from 1998 to 2001, atari interactive, inc. was the name of the corporate entity that held the atari properties purchased from jts by hasbro in 1998, and functioned as the retro publishing subsidiary of hasbro interactive. it is currently the name of a wholly owned subsidiary of atari, sa (formerly infogrames), who is the current owner of the atari brand and various other properties formerly belonging to hasbro interactive. it was formed in 2001, when iesa acquired hasbro interactive and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive. in 2003, iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive, inc. as part of its worldwide reorganization to focus on use of the atari brand .
atari inc - 10 - kt — for 3 / 31 / 03. sec info. retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02
on april 30, 2008, atari inc. announced its intentions to accept infogrames' buyout offer and to merge with infogrames .
it also bought majority ownership of gt interactive in the late 90s (gt itself had previously bought humongous), which it then forced to rename itself infogrames inc. , becoming the us subsidiary of infogrames. in 2003 it then forced it to rename itself atari inc. (and ironically it was forced to license the name and properties from atari interactive). this is the company that everyone seems to be confusing with the original atari. in 2008 infogrames then bought the rest of the company, making it a wholly owned subsidiary as well .
microprose inc / de quarterly report (10 - q) item 1. legal proceedings
assumed the new subsidiary' s $ 75 million bank debt and had invested $ 30 million at gt interactive by june 2000 .
infogrames purchased hasbro interactive from hasbro for $ 100 million. included in the sale were all rights to hasbro interactive' s properties and subsidiaries including atari corporation - the original atari company - which was at that time owned by hasbro interactive. this gave infogrames exclusive rights to games franchises such as civilization and dungeons and dragons. hasbro interactive was later renamed infogrames interactive, inc. and atari corporation became atari interactive, inc. which was a subsidiary wholly owned by infogrames interactive, inc. at this time the atari brand was not being actively used to promote infogrames as a company or its various rights and properties .
atari inc. in new york, new york, u. s founded as gt interactive in 1993, acquired in december 2001 .
atari inc. in new york, new york, u. s founded as gt interactive in 1993, acquired in december 2001 .
atari, inc. reports receipt of non - binding offer from infogrames entertainment s. a. : financial news - yahoo! finance
in 1984, the original atari inc. was split and the arcade division was turned into atari games inc. atari games received the rights to use the logo and brand name with appended text “games” on arcade games, as well as rights to the original 1972–1984 arcade hardware properties. the atari consumer electronics division properties were in turn sold to tramel technology ltd. , which then renamed itself to atari corporation .
atari (from a japanese verb meaning
to hit the target
) is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972, currently by atari interactive, a subsidiary of the french publisher atari, sa (asa). the original atari, inc. company which was founded in 1972 by nolan bushnell and ted dabney, was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. the company' s products, such as pong and the atari 2600, helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid - 1980s. in 1983 the original atari, inc. was defunct, following the events of the famous video game burials of 1983. this article is going to focus mostly on the original atari company founded in 1972 .
atari interactive is a name used by several separate groups and corporations since the mid - 1990s. in 1996, it was the name of atari corporation' s pc publishing division, bringing games like the atari jaguar' s tempest 2000 to the pc platform. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] from 1998 to 2001, atari interactive, inc. was the name of the corporate entity that held the atari properties purchased from jts by hasbro in 1998, and functioned as the retro publishing subsidiary of hasbro interactive. [ 3 ] it is currently the name of a wholly owned subsidiary of atari, sa (formerly infogrames), who is the current owner of the atari brand and various other properties formerly belonging to hasbro interactive. it was formed in 2001, when iesa acquired hasbro interactive and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive. [ 4 ] in 2003, iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive, inc. as part of its worldwide reorganization to focus on use of the atari brand. [ 5 ]
on april 30, 2008, atari inc. announced its intentions to accept infogrames' buyout offer and merge with infogrames. [ 42 ]
atari, inc. in new york, new york, u. s founded as gt interactive in 1993, acquired in december 2001 .
through our relationship with our majority stockholder, infogrames entertainment s. a. , a french corporation (iesa), listed on euronext, our products are distributed exclusively by iesa throughout europe, asia and other regions. similarly, we exclusively distribute iesas products in the united states, canada and their territories and possessions. iesa owns approximately 59% of us directly and through its wholly - owned subsidiary california u. s. holdings, inc. (cush) and its majority - owned subsidiary atari interactive, inc. (atari interactive) .
, both by atari interactive, both developed by code mystics, to the atari arcade section (online free play) of atari. com .
joined atari, including atari interactive, as cfo, replacing fabrice hamaide who departed the company .
rights (properties of atari interactive) were sold by atari to uk studio rebellion interactive .
... was coin - op. atari games is dead. long live atari games !
again same thing. battlezone had already been separated due to another previous project, hence not being a part of the main classic ip, which is all still under atari interactive / atari inc. . as i stated it' s still only just the non
original
atari properties and companies at this point, all the other stuff under the atari sa umbrella, which those two specific games had been moved under because of the above .
in april 1985, they released the first update to the 8 - bit computer line — the atari 65xe, the atari xe series. june 1985 saw the release of the atari 130xe, atari user groups received early sneak - preview samples of the new atari 520st’s, and major retailer shipments hit store shelves in september 1985 of atari’s new 32 - bit atari st computers. in 1986, atari launched two consoles designed under warner — the atari 2600jr and the atari 7800 console (which saw limited release in 1984). atari rebounded .
infogrames entertainment sa acquires for a total investment of $ 135 million a controlling stake in major american publisher gt interactive software corp. , including its seven internal development studios .
atari' s australian subsidiary also distributes games for konami of europe, codemasters uk, eidos interactive and sci. konami has an australian headquarters but this is for konami' s gaming machines .
also at e3, tiger electronics (another subsidiary of hasbro) introduced centipede, title by atari interactive, for the tiger urltoken (handheld) and the new tiger urltoken pocket pro handheld .
in 1996, atari corporation reverse merged with disk drive manufacturer jt storage (jts), [ 7 ] becoming a division within the company. in 1998, hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts, [ 8 ] creating a new subsidiary, atari interactive. [ 9 ]
kristen keller, previously atari vp & general counsel, was promoted to atari svp & general counsel .
kristen keller, previously atari svp & general counsel, was promoted to atari evp & general counsel .
prior to 1976, atari produced arcade games and home pong games. to raise capital for the production of a new cartridge gaming system, bushnell sold atari to warner communications. he was named chairman of the board. after disagreements over the direction the company should take, bushnell left atari in 1978. there followed numerous re - structures, name changes and buy - outs, and atari is now a subsidiary of the french holding company atari sa, formerly known as infogrames entertainment. in 2010, it was announced that bushnell would join the company’s board of directors .
in 2007, interactive game group acquired the microprose brand from atari interactive inc, which filed for transfer of trademark protection on december 27, 2007 .
groups. however, odak had plenty of the desired consumer marketing experience with such companies as armour - dial, jovan inc. , and atari .
, the world' s first arcade video game, for nutting associates. on june 27, 1972 atari, inc. was incorporated and soon hired
atari interactive started as a subsidiary of hasbro interactive, after hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts in 1998. iesa in turn acquired hasbro interactive in 2001, and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive. in 2003, iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive .
the name of gt interactive software corp. , majority owned by infogrames entertainment s. a. via california u. s. holdings, inc. , was changed to: infogrames, inc .
on april 11, 1994 the software toolworks were acquired by london - based media group pearson, plc for a reported $ 500 million usd. peason ditched the software toolworks brand, grouping both companies under the name mindscape inc. with peason plc in charge, mindscape inc. acquired strategic simulations (which operated as a subsidiary) and micromagic .
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playism part of active gaming media inc. , focuses on the localization and distribution of video games .
infogrames has announced that it has completed the deal to buy atari inc, the us - based publisher, in a deal worth around usd 11 million .
on march 6, 2008, infogrames made an offer to atari inc. to buy out all remaining public shares for a value of us $ 1. 68 per share or us $ 11 million total. the offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc. , making it a privately held company .
the atari jaguar was a commercial failure and it discontinued in 1996 then atari stopped making game consoles and now we want atari to make a new game console .
frequently asked questions — atari australia. atari. com. au. retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02
infogrames entertainment s. a. adopted the atari brand, licensed from atari interactive, for all operations .
, developed by code mystics, on steam for windows, featuring 100 atari arcade and atari 2600 games .
bought by warner bros. in 1976, closed in 1984, assets split between atari corporation and atari games
infogrames entertainment was an international french holding company headquartered in lyon, france. it was the owner of atari, inc. , headquartered in new york city, u. s. , atari interactive, and various other international companies branded using atari' s name .
irata acquisition corp. , an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s. a. , was merged with and into atari, inc. as a result of the merger, each share of atari, inc. common stock held at the close of business on october 8 (other than treasury shares, any shares owned by infogrames entertainment s. a. or its affiliates and any shares as to which stockholders of atari, inc. had perfected rights under section 262 of the delaware general corporation law) automatically converted into a right to receive a cash payment of $ 1. 68 per share, without interest .
atari inc. received court approval of its plan to exit bankruptcy under the control of its french parent atari s. a. judge james peck of the u. s. bankruptcy court in manhattan, presiding .
for $ 135 million, and assumed the new subsidiary' s $ 75 million bank debt. by june 2000 infogrames had invested another $ 30 million in
this deal was completed on september 14, when hasbro bought 91% of microprose' s shares and announced that microprose had become a wholly owned subsidiary .
merger between infogrames, inc. and infogrames north america completes. nasdaq ticker changes from gtis to ifgm .
on march 6, 2008, infogrames made an offer to atari inc. to buy out all remaining public shares for a value of us $ 1. 68 per share or us $ 11 million total. the offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc. , making it a privately held company. [ 41 ]
and encompasses its north american operations. headquartered in new york city, atari, inc. employs approximately 150 employees across the u. s. currently one of the largest third - party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the united states. , atari, inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. infogrames entertainment once the majority shareholder in atari, inc, announced at the end of april 2008 to fully reacquire the company and bring to a closure a period of financial underperformance and making the atari group whole again .
atari inc' s former management team of jim wilson, tim flynn and jeff reese will remain with the company to focus on growing the historically - troubled atari brand in north america under gardner' s new vision .
atari s. a. announced the addition of nolan bushnell (co - founder of the original atari inc .), and tom virden to the board of directors, replacing the departed david gardner and phil harrison .
atari announced the phase one re - launch of atari. com. the new atari arcade section of the web site would feature free official online versions of games by atari interactive, each developed by code mystics, including :
on october 9, 2008, infogrames completed its takeover of atari inc. with that acquisition the atari brand was re - united under infogrames. infogrames said that it planned to reduce administrative costs and to focus on online gaming. namco bandai buyout of atari europe and distribution partners
atari, inc. terminates its existing distribution agreements with infogrames enters into a new distribution agreement covering the distribution by atari, inc. of interactive entertainment software games produced or acquired by infogrames and its affiliates in north america. this new distribution agreement covers the distribution of infogrames' products in north america for the next three years .
atari s. a. announced the withdrawal of their filing for bankruptcy protection. the bankruptcy proceedings for atari' s us subsidiaries, including atari interactive, would proceed .
by 1996, a series of successful lawsuits had left atari with millions of dollars in the bank, but the failure of the lynx and jaguar left atari without a product to sell. tramiel and his family also wanted out of the business. the result was a rapid succession of changes in ownership. in july 1996, atari merged with jts inc. , a short - lived maker of hard disk drives, to form jts corp. in 1998, hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts, creating a new subsidiary, atari interactive. infogrames entertainment bought hasbro interactive in 2001 and renamed it to infogrames interactive, and then to atari interactive in 2003. after iesa’s acquisition of hasbro interactive, infogrames, inc. intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive .
the atari 5200 supersystem, commonly known as the atari 5200, is a home video game console that was introduced in 1982 by atari inc. as a higher - end complementary console for the popular atari 2600. the 5200 was created to compete with the intellivision, but wound up more directly competing with the colecovision shortly after its release .
distributors' insistence on exclusive distribution deals; both atari and kee could market virtually the same game to different distributors, with each getting an
exclusive
deal. though kee' s relationship to atari was invented in 1974, joe keenan' s management of the subsidiary led to him being promoted president of atari that same year .
, by and among infogrames entertainment s. a. , california u. s. holdings, inc. and
, first union national bank, as administrative agent, and california u. s. holdings, inc. (
s grand ice cream, inc. , its midwestern partner. by the end of 1992, ben & jerry
, which iesa also renamed to infogrames, inc. and acquired a 62% controlling interest in by 1999 .
gt interactive software corp. and scavenger inc. enter into a multi - title distribution agreement for several pc titles
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correct, those were home games. i don' t see what the issue is, curt and i have never stated anything different. when atari inc. was split in' 84, atari corp. got the home rights to all atari inc. coin properties as well as any copyright and tm filings (since most of those properties were used in the consumer market as well) and atari games got the arcade rights as well as all patents .
, both for playstation 2, to ship within weeks under the newly reinvented atari brand, licensed from atari interactive .
kristen keller, previously atari senior director, legal & business affairs, was promoted to atari vp & general counsel .
atari and pariplay announced the upcoming launch of the atari lotto online site, to open by the end of 2016 .
in 1984, the original atari inc. was split, and the arcade division was turned into atari games inc. . atari games received the rights to use the logo and brand name with appended text
games
on arcade games, as well as rights to the original 1972 - 1984 arcade hardware properties. the atari consumer electronics division properties were in turn sold to jack tramiel' s tramel technology ltd. , which then renamed itself to atari corporation. in 1996, atari corporation reverse merged with disk drive manufacturer jt storage (jts), becoming a division within the company .
atari as a company does not exist. it was a long, drawn out demise, however. it began in 1976, when atari, inc. was sold to warner communications. the atari you' re all thinking of was always a wholly owned subsidiary of warner. in 1984, atari as a company ceased to exist in its entirety. warner liquidated what it could, and sold the ip largely to jack tramiel - this included the trademarks and branding. warner retained the atari arcade machine business, naming it atari games. warner sold this to namco in 1985. ataritel, where some of the home computer technology had ended up, was sold to mitsubishi. now undead, atari shambled along under tramiel as atari corporation, [... ]
star raiders touch pad controller and game manual. back of manual: “atari, inc. , consumer division, 1195 borregas ave. , sunnyvale, ca 94086” copyright 1980 .
for $ 135 million, and assumed the new subsidiary' s $ 75 million bank debt. by june 2000 infogrames had invested another $ 30 million in gt interactive .
s grand ice cream, inc. , its mid western partner. by the end of 1992, ben & jerry
under current management, atari inc. has shifted its business from traditional retail games to digital games and licensing with an increased focus on developing mobile games based on some of atari' s most iconic and enduring franchises. with these moves, the company has added new revenue models, including digital download and advertising. as a result, atari inc. has become a growth engine for atari s. a. , which in turn has reported consecutive annual profits in 2011 and 2012 .
infogrames entertainment sa (iesa) was an international french holding company headquartered in villeurbanne, lyon, france. it was the owner of atari, inc. , headquartered in new york city, u. s and atari europe. it was founded in 1983 by bruno bonnell and christophe sapet using the proceeds from an introductory computer book. through its subsidiaries, infogrames produced, published and distributed interactive games for all major video game consoles and computer game platforms .
in 1973, atari secretly spawned a competitor called kee games, headed by nolan’s next door neighbor joe keenan, to circumvent pinball distributors’ insistence on exclusive distribution deals; both atari and kee could market virtually the same game to different distributors, each getting an “exclusive” deal. joe keenan’s management of the subsidiary led to him being promoted president of atari that same year .
in favor of first union national bank, as administrative agent, and california u. s. holdings, inc. (
hasbro is a trademark of hasbro, inc. and is issued with permission. wizards of the coast and dragonshard are trademarks of wizards of the coast, inc. in the usa and other countries and is used with permission. 2006 wizards .
at this point mindscape inc. had branches all over the world, and were one of the biggest video game publishers.
atari , inc. was founded in 1993 as gt interactive software corp . in 1999 , infogrames entertainment , sa acquired a controlling interest in gt interactive , renaming it infogrames , inc . as part of infogrames entertainment 's company-wide re-branding in may 2003 , infogrames , inc. finally became known as atari , inc . on october 11 , 2008 , infogrames completed its acquisition of atari , inc. , making it a wholly owned subsidiary . on january 21 , 2013 , atari , inc. filed for bankruptcy , with president jim wilson stating plans to split off from parent atari , sa .
atari, inc. was founded in 1993 as gt interactive software corp. in 1999, infogrames entertainment, sa acquired a controlling interest in gt interactive, renaming it infogrames, inc. as part of infogrames entertainment's company-wide re-branding in may 2003, infogrames, inc. finally became known as atari, inc. on october 11, 2008, infogrames completed its acquisition of atari, inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary. on january 21, 2013, atari, inc. filed for bankruptcy, with president jim wilson stating plans to split off from parent atari, sa.
atari, inc. was founded in 1993 as gt interactive software corp. in 1999, infogrames entertainment, sa acquired a controlling interest in gt interactive, renaming it infogrames, inc. as part of infogrames entertainment's company-wide re-branding in may 2003, infogrames, inc. finally became known as atari, inc. on october 11, 2008, infogrames completed its acquisition of atari, inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary. on january 21, 2013, atari, inc. filed for bankruptcy, with president jim wilson stating plans to split off from parent atari, sa.