Atari

General Information

Full name: Atari, Inc.
Established: 1971
Website: www.atari.com

Timeline

Infogrames adopts legendary Atari brand in worldwide name change

30 years after it began a revolution in entertainment, Infogrames returns the beacon of innovation to the forefront of gaming industry it launched.
08 May 2003

Midway Games West ceases operations

Atari Games no more.
07 Feb 2003

Time Warner sells Atari Corp.

Atari sold to Jack Tramiel
01 Jul 1984

Midway leaves arcade market

End of an era

Infogrames acquires Hasbro Interactive

Infogrames purchases Hasbro Interactive, including Microprose and Atari, for 5 million USD and 4.5 million shares.

Atari Games becomes Midway Games West

Atari rebranded to avoid confusion with Hasbro's newly acquired Atari division

Hasbro acquires Atari Corp.

Hasbro buys Atari for 5 million USD

Atari Corp. ceases operations

JTS sub-division is closed down.

Atari Corp. merges with JTS

Atari Corp. joins hard disk manufacturer JTS Corp.

Time Warner Interactive sells Atari Games

Midway owner acquires Atari Games.

Atari Games becomes Time Warner Interactive

Warner rebrands home computer game division

Atari Games reclaimed from Namco

Employees reclaim Namco's share of the company

Namco takes control of Atari Games

Japanese arcade giant acquires controlling share.

Atari Games and Atari Corporation are born

Warner creates two new entities.

Time Warner acquires Atari Inc.

Bushnell divests all shares in Atari to Warner for 28m US dollars

Atari's Pong hits the arcades

The modern arcade videogame business is born.

Nolan Bushnell designs the first commercial arcade video game

Atari seed is planted
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