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NEWS ABOUT: Atari

Atari stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get the Ghostbusters to cross streams again for 15 years, and now it’s finally happening—in video-game form. Unlike most movie tie-in games, Ghostbusters isn’t an afterthought—Atari’s giving it blockbuster treatment, complete with voices from Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and... More »

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entertainment • Bill Murray • Atari • Dan Aykroyd • movies • video games • Ghostbusters • Harold Ramis • Ernie Hudson

OPINION

 Why Game Boy, 
 at 20, Still Rules 


Apr 21, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo's Game Boy portable gaming system has been around for 20 years today, and even has a spiritual successor in the DS. Benj Edwards takes a look at why the franchise is a lasting one on Ars Technica.
  • Tetris: "Every new hardware platform needs a 'killer app,
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Nintendo • video game console • gaming • Atari • consumer electronics • gadget • NEC Corporation • Sega • Game Boy

British Game Companies Target 25K Downloaders

Alleged pirates told to pay $550 or face court

Aug 20, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of five of the world’s top computer-game makers are getting tough on illegal downloaders, the Times of London reports, demanding settlements of about $555 from 25,000 people across Britain. Those who refuse to settle will be taken to court, the companies—Atari, Topware Interactive, Reality Pump,... More »

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piracy • Britain • computer games • Atari • Topware Interactive • Reality Pump • Techland • Codemasters

Atari 2600 Enters Hall of Fame

Console changed the face of video games says Salon

Nov 11, 07 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - One of Gen X's most notable toys received 21st-century kudos on Thursday, when the Atari 2600 was inducted into the National Toy Hall of fame. The Atari console's initial library of 9 titles changed the face of video games, says Salon's Machinist columnist Farhad Manjoo. "There'd be no 'Halo... More »

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Hall of Fame • Halo 3 • Atari • Rochester • video games

'Pong' Inventor Muses on Gaming

Oct 23, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nolan Bushnell, often called the father of electronic games, is still masterminding new ways  to mix technology and entertainment, Electronic Design reports. Fusing his experiences as the inventor of Pong and founder of both Atari and Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, Bushnell has created uWink, a family restaurant where the tables... More »

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games • multiplayer games • Atari • uWink • Pong • Chuck E. Cheese

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