Atomic Games, Inc.
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Located in Houston, Texas, Atomic Games is a privately held corporation. The company was founded in 1989 by Keith Zabalaoui, Ed Rains and Larry Merkel. The initial idea was to bring their passion, wargaming board games, to computers, and their first title was V for Victory: D-Day Utah Beach (1991). They did three more games in the V for Victory series for Three‑Sixty Pacific, Inc., and some similar games for Avalon Hill (e.g. World at War: Stalingrad) and Mattel.
The real breakthrough came in 1996 when they teamed up with Microsoft for Close Combat. The game was a huge success and spawned many sequels. However, the company closed its doors in December 2000, until it was picked up by Destineer Studios in May 2005. They are currently working on Close Combat: Red Phoenix.
The company is considered one of the pioneers in electronic historical wargaming.
Credited on 15 Games from 1991 to 2023
| Six Days in Fallujah (2023 on Windows) |
| Breach (2011 on Windows, Xbox 360) |
| The Road to Baghdad (2004 on Windows) |
| Close Combat: Invasion - Normandy: Utah Beach to Cherbourg (2000 on Windows) |
| Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge (1999 on Windows) |
| Close Combat III: The Russian Front (1999 on Windows) |
| Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far (1997 on Windows, Macintosh) |
| Close Combat (1996 on Windows, Macintosh) |
| D-Day: America Invades (1995 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| World at War: Volume II - Stalingrad (1995 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| Operation Crusader (1994 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| V for Victory: Gold-Juno-Sword (1993 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| V for Victory: Market Garden (1993 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| V for Victory: Velikiye Luki (1992 on DOS, Macintosh) |
| V for Victory: Battleset 1 - D-Day Utah Beach - 1944 (1991 on DOS, Macintosh) |
History +
- May 6, 2005
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The company is acquired by Destineer Studios.
- December 2000
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Closed its doors (went out of business)
- 1989
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Atomic Games founded as a triumvirate between Keith Zabalaoui, Ed Rains and Larry Merkel.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 4 games with Electronic Arts Distribution
- 4 games with Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.
- 4 games with GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 4 games with Slitherine Ltd.
- 3 games with Avalon Hill Game Company, The
- 3 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 2 games with Strategic Simulations, Inc.
- 2 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with MPath Interactive
- 2 games with Mattel Interactive France / TLC-Edusoft
- 12 games with Keith Zabalaoui
- 11 games with Eric Young
- 8 games with Chuck Anderson
- 8 games with Doug Walker
- 7 games with Larry Merkel
- 6 games with Marc William Ericksen
- 6 games with Jeffrey Wesevich
- 4 games with Joan Andrews
- 4 games with Steve Mariotti
- 4 games with Ed Rains
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