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Alone in the Dark Creeping onto PS2, Wii

By Nick Breckon, Nov 13, 2007 7:41am PST

Atari today announced that its upcoming take on the Alone in the Dark franchise will now hit the PS2 and Wii, in addition to the PC, PS3, and Xbox...

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"Again I must hope that Alone in the Dark gets made correctly to the Wii. But usually when a ..."

- Kolzig73 see all 2 comments

Indie Adventures: PixelJAM and Dino Run

By Chris Faylor, Nov 12, 2007 10:36am PST

Boom boom acka-lacka-lacka boom Open the door Get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur. For PixelJAM's Richard Grillotti, it's all about...

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"I even like their site. Its very neat. Its cool that they have Easter eggs on the site."

- phipple see all 5 comments

My Horse and Me PC Demo Released

By Chris Faylor, Nov 08, 2007 10:49am PST

Struggling publisher Atari has just released a PC demo of W!Games' equestrian lifestyle game My Horse and Me (PC, Wii, NDS), which we have put up...

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"maybe he was point out that being anal is and ill risk to take"

- aeg1x see all 84 comments

Atari Losses Mount, Future of Publisher Looking Grim

By Nick Breckon, Nov 07, 2007 10:10am PST

After delaying for months their quarterly financial report, the reason has become clear: Atari today announced a net loss of $11.9 million for the...

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"Unlikely - the talent fled the house years ago. What they WILL buy is any IP still owned by Atari."

- Pixel_bc see all 16 comments

New Alone in the Dark Trailer

By Maarten Goldstein, Oct 31, 2007 10:32am PDT

Atari has released a new Alone in the Dark trailer, showing ingame footage set in Central Park. Developed by Eden Games, the new Alone in the Dark...

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"yeah, jeez. just show us the path you'll have to take through the scenery, a full list of ..."

- verminer see all 20 comments

Atari, Bethesda-Parent ZeniMax Snag Funding

By Carlos Bergfeld, Oct 25, 2007 1:23pm PDT

In separate announcements, both ailing publisher Atari Inc. and Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media have secured significant bundles of cash to...

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"The cost of making EVE and keeping the servers running is also a lot less than the cost of ..."

- ease one see all 11 comments

Pong Inventor Nolan Bushnell Labels Modern Videogames "Unadulterated Trash"

By Nick Breckon, Oct 23, 2007 9:22am PDT

While electronic gaming pioneer Nolan Bushnell hasn't tried his hand at "serious" game development in years, he still had some strong words for the...

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"He must also hate T.V. and Movies, and books that weren't meant to be read to children."

- psycho100 see all 77 comments

Neverwinter Nights 2 Downloadable Expansion Set for Fall Release

By Nick Breckon, Oct 22, 2007 10:08am PDT

Publisher Atari today sent word that the first Neverwinter Nights 2 Adventure Pack--a cute way of saying "downloadable content"--is on its way to...

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"The original campaign is pretty good, but not amazing. The expansion is the best RPG I've played ..."

- Izanaki see all 10 comments

The Witcher Goes Gold, Materializes Oct. 30

By Chris Faylor, Oct 18, 2007 2:31pm PDT

CD Projekt's impressive-looking PC RPG The Witcher has gone gold and ships to stores in North America on October 30. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's...

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"I love how D&D these days TOTALLY ignores weight restrictions...because, you know, 20,000 gold ..."

- silentw see all 24 comments

Nintendo Displaces Longtime Incumbent EA as Game Developer Magazine's Top Publisher

By Chris Remo, Oct 08, 2007 4:01pm PDT

Industry print publication Game Developer has released its 2007 list of Top 20 Publishers in video games, and the top slot has changed for the...

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"If financial weight was the primary determinant, it would still be EA I'm sure."

- Chris Remo see all 8 comments

Changes Coming for Atari, Infogrames Says

By Carlos Bergfeld, Sep 28, 2007 2:09pm PDT

The CEO of French holding company Infogrames says it will soon enact a plan to make ailing U.S. subsidiary Atari Inc. profitable again, Reuters...

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"It'd be nice to see Atari put out some games that feel like they've been through proper testing. ..."

- Sideways Bob see all 2 comments

Downstream Panic! Fish Puzzler Coming to PSP

By Carlos Bergfeld, Sep 19, 2007 2:00pm PDT

A new fish-themed PSP puzzle title from French developer Eko Software will arrive in stores in early 2008, Atari announced today. Downstream Panic!...

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GameTap Going International in Early 2008

By Chris Faylor, Sep 18, 2007 1:50pm PDT

An international English-language version of GameTap is planned for release in the "beginning of 2008," GameTap VP of content Ric Sanchez told...

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"strange that I have searched the website now for 2 days and still havent found a way to ..."

- Cyrene see all 7 comments

New Alone in the Dark Media

By Chris Faylor, Aug 24, 2007 2:11pm PDT

In celebration of the Leipzig Games Convention, publisher Atari sends along new screenshots and a trailer of Eden Studios' modern reimagining of...

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"You're as jaded as most reviewers out there. It was alright movie."

- Fpsnut see all 21 comments

News Bytes: 1 Million PS3s Sold in Japan

By Carlos Bergfeld, Jul 18, 2007 7:02pm PDT

I'm still not sure, but I believe I saw Peter Moore jogging shirtless away from the Viceroy (Microsoft E3 HQ) in Santa Monica last week. Could it...

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"My faith in humanity is restored. News Bytes is a great title. Boxed Up Briefs... shiver."

- the city see all 41 comments