Revisions of Overview for the company Atari, Inc.
2024-03-05 18:11:41 by Plok (212300)| Original | New | ||||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
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| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
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| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| t | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | t | 11 | By 2003, the company's publishing business was created out of three primary publishing studios: |
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| 13 | * Santa Monica, California - action, adventure, racing, sports games | ||||
| 14 | * Beverly, Massachusetts (originally <moby companyid="202">Hasbro Interactive</moby>) - strategy, simulation and children's games | ||||
| 15 | * Minneapolis, Minnesota (originally <moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Value Products Division</moby>) - action and adventure games for the casual audience | ||||
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| 17 | In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||||
| 12 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 21 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 22 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 23 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 24 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 25 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 26 | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | 27 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | ||
| 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby> (latter maybe related to <moby company="One Stop Direct Ltd.">One Stop Direct</moby>, acquired in 1997)* | 28 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby> (latter maybe related to <moby company="One Stop Direct Ltd.">One Stop Direct</moby>, acquired in 1997)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 30 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 31 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="Bootprint Entertainment">Bootprint Entertainment</moby> (established in 1998)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Bootprint Entertainment">Bootprint Entertainment</moby> (established in 1998)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 33 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="OneZero Media">OneZero Media</moby> (acquired in 1998)* | 34 | * *<moby company="OneZero Media">OneZero Media</moby> (acquired in 1998)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 36 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 31 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 37 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 38 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 39 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 40 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 41 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 36 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 42 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 37 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 43 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 38 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 44 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 39 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 45 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 46 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | ||
| 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby> (latter maybe related to <moby company="One Stop Direct Ltd.">One Stop Direct</moby>, acquired in 1997)* | 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby> (latter maybe related to <moby company="One Stop Direct Ltd.">One Stop Direct</moby>, acquired in 1997)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| n | n | 26 | * *<moby company="Bootprint Entertainment">Bootprint Entertainment</moby> (established in 1998)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 27 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| t | t | 28 | * *<moby company="OneZero Media">OneZero Media</moby> (acquired in 1998)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 29 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 31 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 32 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 36 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 37 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 36 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 38 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 37 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 39 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 40 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | ||
| t | 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby>* | t | 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby> (latter maybe related to <moby company="One Stop Direct Ltd.">One Stop Direct</moby>, acquired in 1997)* |
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 28 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 29 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 29 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 30 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 36 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 36 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 37 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 37 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 38 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| t | t | 21 | * *<moby company="GT Interactive Software Value Products Division">GT Interactive Software Value Products Division</moby>* | ||
| 22 | + *distribution offices in <moby company="GT Value Software GmbH">Germany</moby> and <moby company="GT Interactive Value (Europe), Ltd.">UK</moby>* | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 22 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 28 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 27 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 29 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 30 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 36 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 37 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 38 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 21 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 22 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 22 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 23 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 24 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| t | t | 25 | * *<moby company="Home Software Benelux B.V.">Home Software Benelux</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Cryo Interactive Entertainment">Cryo Interactive</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 26 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 26 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 27 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| t | 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | t | ||
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 21 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 22 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 23 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 24 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 25 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 28 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | 26 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 27 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 28 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 36 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 35 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | ||
| 22 | 22 | ||||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| t | t | 28 | + *<moby company="Cavedog Entertainment">Cavedog Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2000)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 29 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* | ||
| 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 36 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 37 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| n | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby>, <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> and others. | n | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> and <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby>. |
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| n | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | n | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. |
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | ||
| 22 | 22 | ||||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| t | 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)</moby> | t | 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)* |
| 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| n | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | n | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. During the 1990s, they would establish a significant publishing business and would acquire companies like <moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby>, <moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby>, <moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby>, <moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby>, <moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby>, <moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> and others. |
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| 5 | It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 7 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 6 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | **Publishing** | 9 | **Publishing** | ||
| 8 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 11 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 10 | 12 | ||||
| n | 11 | The company's catalog of products comprised the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divided its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | n | 13 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed by Atari's subsidiaries, they also distributed titles by <moby company="Her Interactive, Inc.">Her Interactive</moby>, <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat Interactive, Inc.">Xicat Interactive</moby>, <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby> and others. |
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| 15 | They would handle Atari's distribution on digital storefronts until it was replaced by Atari Interactive, Inc. around 2021. | ||||
| 12 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | ## Known subsidiaries | 17 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 14 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 19 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 16 | 20 | ||||
| 17 | **Active acquired development studios** | 21 | **Active acquired development studios** | ||
| 18 | 22 | ||||
| 19 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| n | n | 24 | * *<moby company="FormGen, Inc.">FormGen</moby> (acquired in 1996)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="MacSoft">MacSoft</moby> (acquired in 1996 - sold to <moby company="Destineer Publishing Corp.">Destineer</moby> in 2003)* | ||||
| 26 | * *<moby company="WizardWorks Group, Inc.">WizardWorks Group</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2004)* | ||||
| 20 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 21 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 28 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 22 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 29 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 30 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| n | n | 31 | * *<moby company="Legend Entertainment Company">Legend Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1999 - closed in 2003)</moby> | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 32 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 33 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 35 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 36 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| t | 29 | t | |||
| 30 | **Distribution** | ||||
| 31 | |||||
| 32 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handled the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||||
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| t | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. | t | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. While it has the same legal name as the <moby companyid="119">original Atari</moby>, their histories are separate. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | 5 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | **Publishing** | 7 | **Publishing** | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 9 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | The company's catalog of products comprised the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divided its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | 11 | The company's catalog of products comprised the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divided its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | ## Known subsidiaries | 13 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 15 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | **Active acquired development studios** | 17 | **Active acquired development studios** | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | 19 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 20 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | 20 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||
| 21 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | 21 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||
| 22 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | 22 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | 23 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||
| 24 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | 24 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||
| 25 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | 25 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 26 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | 26 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | 27 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | 28 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||
| 29 | 29 | ||||
| 30 | **Distribution** | 30 | **Distribution** | ||
| 31 | 31 | ||||
| 32 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handled the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 32 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handled the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. | n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Atari SA">Atari SA</moby>, headquartered in New York City, USA. Alongside <moby company="Atari Interactive, Inc.">Atari Interactive, Inc.</moby>, it encompasses its North American operations. |
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | It was founded as GT Interactive Software Corp. in 1990. It was acquired by Infogrames (later Atari SA) on 15 November 1999. | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | In the 2000s, the company employed approximately 150 employees across the U.S. 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. | ||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | **Publishing** | 7 | **Publishing** | ||
| 4 | 8 | ||||
| n | 5 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | n | 9 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. In 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. |
| 6 | 10 | ||||
| n | 7 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | n | 11 | The company's catalog of products comprised the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divided its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. |
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| 13 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||||
| 8 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | **Active acquired development studios** | 17 | **Active acquired development studios** | ||
| 10 | 18 | ||||
| n | 11 | * <moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002) | n | ||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | **Former acquired development studios** | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | * <moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division) | ||||
| 16 | * <moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005) | ||||
| 17 | * <moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006) | ||||
| 18 | * <moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006) | ||||
| 19 | * <moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006) | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011) | ||||
| 21 | |||||
| 22 | **Former acquired distribution/publishing companies** | ||||
| 23 | |||||
| 24 | * <moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???) | 19 | * *<moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (acquired in 1995)* | ||
| 20 | * *<moby company="Humongous Entertainment, Inc.">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 1996 - closed in 2005 - assets sold to <moby company="Tommo, Inc.">Tommo</moby> in 2013)* | ||||
| 21 | * *<moby company="SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc.">SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies</moby> (acquired in 1997, inactive since 2000)* | ||||
| 22 | * *<moby company="Reflections Interactive Limited">Reflections</moby> (acquired in 1998 - sold to <moby company="Ubisoft Entertainment SA">Ubisoft</moby> in 2006)* | ||||
| 23 | * *<moby company="Accolade, Inc.">Accolade</moby> (acquired in 1999, merged with <moby company="Infogrames North America">Infogrames North America</moby> in 2000)* | ||||
| 24 | * *<moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (acquired in 2002, closed in 2013)* | ||||
| 25 | * *<moby company="Paradigm Entertainment Inc.">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2000 - sold to <moby company="THQ Inc.">THQ</moby> in 2006)* | ||||
| 26 | * *<moby company="Shiny Entertainment, Inc.">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (acquired in 2002 - sold to <moby company="Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc.">Foundation 9 Entertainment</moby> in 2006)* | ||||
| 27 | * *<moby company="Cryptic Studios, Inc.">Cryptic Studios</moby> (acquired in 2008 - sold to <moby company="Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.">Perfect World Entertainment</moby> in 2011)* | ||||
| 28 | * <moby company="RCTO Productions, LLC">RCTO Productions</moby> (established in 2016) | ||||
| 25 | 29 | ||||
| 26 | **Distribution** | 30 | **Distribution** | ||
| 27 | 31 | ||||
| t | 28 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | t | 32 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompassed more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handled the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First, Inc.">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. |
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | **Publishing** | 3 | **Publishing** | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 5 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | 7 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| n | 9 | **Active acquired development studios*** <moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002) | n | 9 | **Active acquired development studios** |
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| n | n | 11 | * <moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002) | ||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | **Former acquired development studios** | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 11 | **Former acquired development studios*** <moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division) | 15 | * <moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005) | 16 | * <moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006) | 17 | * <moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006) | ||
| 14 | * <moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006) | 18 | * <moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006) | ||
| 15 | * <moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006) | 19 | * <moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011) | 20 | * <moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011) | ||
| 17 | 21 | ||||
| t | 18 | **Former acquired distribution/publishing companies*** <moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???) | t | 22 | **Former acquired distribution/publishing companies** |
| 23 | |||||
| 24 | * <moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???) | ||||
| 19 | 25 | ||||
| 20 | **Distribution** | 26 | **Distribution** | ||
| 21 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 28 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
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| n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. | n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| n | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | n | 3 | **Publishing** |
| 4 | |||||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 5 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 5 | 6 | ||||
| n | 6 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | n | 7 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. |
| 7 | 8 | ||||
| t | 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | t | 9 | **Active acquired development studios*** <moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002) |
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | 10 | |||
| 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | 11 | **Former acquired development studios*** <moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division) | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | 12 | * <moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005) | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | 13 | * <moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006) | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | 14 | * <moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006) | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | 15 | * <moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006) | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | 16 | * <moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011) | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 17 | |||
| 18 | **Former acquired distribution/publishing companies*** <moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???) | ||||
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| 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 22 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| t | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. | t | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of <moby company="Infogrames Entertainment S.A."> Infogrames Entertainment S.A</moby> 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | 6 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | ||
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | ||
| 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| t | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | t | 6 | The Company's catalog of products comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and and helped create the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. |
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | ||
| 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | ||
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| 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | ||
| 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | ||
| t | t | 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | 16 | <li><moby company="Cryptic Studios">Cryptic Studios</moby> (2008-2011)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 17 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 17 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 18 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. | ||
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| t | 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | t | 8 | <b>Active acquired development studios</b><ul> |
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (2002)</li> | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | 10 | </ul><b>Former acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch's Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (1996-??? - 50% percent equity interest in the software division)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | 12 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (1996-2005)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (1998-2006)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | 14 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (2000-2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | 15 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (2002-2006)</li></ul><b>Former acquired distribution/publishing companies</b><ul> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | 16 | <li><moby company="Slash Corporation">Slash Corporation</moby> (1995-???)</li></ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | ||||
| 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||||
| 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 17 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA and encompasses its North American operations. With headquarters in New York City, Atari, Inc. employs approximately 750 employees across the U.S. Currently one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., Atari, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. Infogrames Entertainment was the majority shareholder in Atari, Inc, but announced at the end of April 2008 to fully acquire the company and to bring to a close a period of financial underperformance for Atari. | n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment S.A. 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. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| n | 4 | Atari's publishing business consists primarily of two publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focus on the Company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, and sports/racing games. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the Company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. | n | 4 | Atari's publishing business was created out of two primary publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focused on the company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, retro arcade games and racing titles. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. As of 2008, the company re-organized switching to handle core publishing out of New York, with satellite offices in Santa Clara, California and Seattle, Washington. |
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| n | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby>, <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> and <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby>, among others. In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Like its parent company, Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal and external development studios. | n | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby> and <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> among others. Atari also formerly owned and help create the <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby> series of games (sold in 2005) and the <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby> franchise (also sold in 2005). In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal Infogrames' studio <moby company="Eden Games">Eden Games</moby>, and external development studios. |
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch's Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch's Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | ||
| 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| t | 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | t | 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. Because of this network Atari, Inc is one of the leading distribution companies for both game and non-game software in the U.S. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari and third party vendors like <moby company="Her Interactive">Her Interactive</moby> and <moby company="LucasArts">LucasArts</moby>, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. |
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| n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA and encompasses its North American operations. With headquarters in New York City, Atari, Inc. employs approximately 750 employees across the U.S. Currently one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., Atari, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. | n | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a wholly-owned (formerly majority-owned) subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA and encompasses its North American operations. With headquarters in New York City, Atari, Inc. employs approximately 750 employees across the U.S. Currently one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., Atari, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. Infogrames Entertainment was the majority shareholder in Atari, Inc, but announced at the end of April 2008 to fully acquire the company and to bring to a close a period of financial underperformance for Atari. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business consists primarily of two publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focus on the Company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, and sports/racing games. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the Company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. | 4 | Atari's publishing business consists primarily of two publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focus on the Company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, and sports/racing games. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the Company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby>, <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> and <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby>, among others. In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Like its parent company, Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal and external development studios. | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby>, <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> and <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby>, among others. In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue's Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Like its parent company, Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal and external development studios. | ||
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch's Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch's Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | ||
| 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
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| f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA and encompasses its North American operations. With headquarters in New York City, Atari, Inc. employs approximately 750 employees across the U.S. Currently one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., Atari, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. | f | 1 | Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA and encompasses its North American operations. With headquarters in New York City, Atari, Inc. employs approximately 750 employees across the U.S. Currently one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., Atari, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all available platforms. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | 3 | <b>Publishing</b><br> | ||
| 4 | Atari's publishing business consists primarily of two publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focus on the Company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, and sports/racing games. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the Company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. | 4 | Atari's publishing business consists primarily of two publishing studios (Santa Monica, California and Beverly, Massachusetts) which focus on the Company's core strengths: kids/family games, action/adventure games, and sports/racing games. With its emphasis on producing interactive entertainment for a mass entertainment audience, the Company publishes games at a variety of price points, ranging from value-priced titles to premium-priced products. | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby>, <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> and <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby>, among others. In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue&rsquot;s Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Like its parent company, Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal and external development studios. | 6 | The Company's catalog of product comprises the following franchises: <moby game="Alone in the Dark">Alone in the Dark</moby>, <moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Civilization">Civilization</moby>, <moby game="Deer Hunter">Deer Hunter</moby>, <moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Monopoly">Monopoly</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="RollerCoaster Tycoon">RollerCoaster Tycoon</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>, <moby game="Test Drive">Test Drive</moby>, <moby game="Tonka">TONKA</moby>, <moby game="V-Rally">V-Rally</moby> and <moby game="Unreal">Unreal</moby>, among others. In addition, the Company has forged significant relationships with many of the entertainment industry's leading film and television studios and by doing so, has amassed a list of licenses that features some of the world's most popular entertainment properties, including: <moby game="BeyBlade">BeyBlade</moby>, <moby game="Blue&rsquot;s Clues">Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues</moby> and <moby game="Dora the Explorer">Dora the Explorer</moby>, <moby game="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</moby>, <moby game="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</moby>, <moby game="Jeopardy">Jeopardy</moby>, Warner Bros.' <moby game="The Matrix">The Matrix</moby>, Warner. Bros.' <moby game="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</moby>, <moby game="Men in Black">Men In Black</moby>, <moby game="Mission Impossible">Mission: Impossible</moby>, <moby game="Terminator">Terminator</moby>, <moby game="Nicktoons">Nicktoons</moby>, <moby game="Wheel of Fortune">Wheel of Fortune</moby>, <moby game="World of Outlaws">World of Outlaws</moby> and <moby game="Yu Yu Hakusho">Yu Yu Hakusho</moby>, among others. Like its parent company, Atari, Inc. divides its development efforts between internal and external development studios. | ||
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| n | 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b> | n | ||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | <ul> | ||||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | 8 | <b>Internal Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Shiny Entertainment">Shiny Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</moby>) | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | 9 | <li><moby company="Eden Studios">Eden Studios</moby> (<moby game="V-rally">V-rally</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 2">V-rally 2</moby>, <moby game="V-rally 3">V-rally 3</moby>) | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | 10 | <li><moby company="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Backyard Sports">Backyard Sports</moby>, <moby game="Freddi Fish">Freddi Fish</moby>, <moby game="Putt Putt">Putt Putt</moby>, <moby game="Pajama Sam">Pajama Sam</moby>, <moby game="Spy Fox">Spy Fox</moby>) | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch&rsquot;s Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | 11 | <li><moby company="Oddworld Inhabitants">Oddworld Inhabitants</moby> (<moby game="Munch&rsquot;s Oddysey">Munch's Oddysey</moby>) | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | 12 | <li><moby company="Paradigm Entertainment">Paradigm Entertainment</moby> (<moby game="Duck Dodgers">Looney Tunes' Duck Dodgers</moby>) | ||
| n | 16 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>) | n | 13 | <li><moby company="Reflections">Reflections</moby> (<moby game="Driver">Driver</moby>)</ul><b>Key External Development Studios</b><ul><li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) |
| 17 | </ul> | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | <b>Key External Development Studios</b> | ||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | <ul> | ||||
| 22 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (<moby game="Transworld Surf">Transworld Surf</moby>) | ||||
| 23 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | 14 | <li><moby company="Deep Red">Deep Red</moby> (<moby game="Monopoly Tycoon">Monopoly Tycoon</moby>) | ||
| 24 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | 15 | <li><moby company="Epic Games">Epic Games</moby> (<moby game="Unreal Tournament">Unreal Tournament</moby>, <moby game="Unreal Tournament 2003">Unreal Tournament 2003</moby>) | ||
| 25 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | 16 | <li><moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby> (<moby game="Civilization">Civilization I,II,III</moby>) | ||
| 26 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | 17 | <li><moby company="Rainbow Studios">Rainbow Studios</moby> (<moby game="Splashdown">Splashdown</moby>) | ||
| t | 27 | </ul> | t | ||
| 28 | |||||
| 29 | <b>Distribution</b><br> | 18 | </ul><b>Distribution</b><br> | ||
| 30 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | 19 | In North America, Atari's distribution organization encompasses more than 22,000 outlets, ranging from mass merchants and superstores to specialty stores, office superstores and wholesale clubs, as well as online retailers. In addition to distributing titles developed and acquired by Atari, this network also handles the distribution for Atari, Inc.'s affiliate labels, which include such companies as <moby company="Strategy First">Strategy First</moby>, <moby company="Xicat">Xicat</moby>, and <moby company="Codemasters">Codemasters</moby>. | ||
| 31 | 20 | ||||