Atari
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Timeline
Infogrames adopts legendary Atari brand in worldwide name change30 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 operationsAtari Games no more. |
07 Feb 2003 | ||
Time Warner sells Atari Corp.Atari sold to Jack Tramiel |
01 Jul 1984 | ||
Midway leaves arcade marketEnd of an era |
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Infogrames acquires Hasbro InteractiveInfogrames purchases Hasbro Interactive, including Microprose and Atari, for 5 million USD and 4.5 million shares. |
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Atari Games becomes Midway Games WestAtari rebranded to avoid confusion with Hasbro's newly acquired Atari division |
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Hasbro acquires Atari Corp.Hasbro buys Atari for 5 million USD |
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Atari Corp. ceases operationsJTS sub-division is closed down. |
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Atari Corp. merges with JTSAtari Corp. joins hard disk manufacturer JTS Corp. |
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Time Warner Interactive sells Atari GamesMidway owner acquires Atari Games. |
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Atari Games becomes Time Warner InteractiveWarner rebrands home computer game division |
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Atari Games reclaimed from NamcoEmployees reclaim Namco's share of the company |
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Namco takes control of Atari GamesJapanese arcade giant acquires controlling share. |
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Atari Games and Atari Corporation are bornWarner creates two new entities. |
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Time Warner acquires Atari Inc.Bushnell divests all shares in Atari to Warner for 28m US dollars |
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Atari's Pong hits the arcadesThe modern arcade videogame business is born. |
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Nolan Bushnell designs the first commercial arcade video gameAtari seed is planted |
