Planet Xbox 360 (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Infogrames Entertainment S.A. and Atari, Inc. today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to merge. The agreement brings to a close a period of financial underperformance for Atari, strengthens Atari under Infogrames' new management team; delivers a platform for future growth.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Infogrames to Acquire Outstanding Shares of Atari, Inc. for Cash LYON, France and NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Infogrames Entertainment S.A. (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0010478248) ("Infogrames" or "the Group") and Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) ("Atari") today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement to merge. The agreement: -- brings to a close...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc. , one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced the upcoming launch of Sm...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
Atari Inc. has finally named its new CEO. Jim Wilson will take control of the troubled company in an effort to turn things around. Read More...
WarCry Network (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
Atari announced that former Vivendi veteran Jim Wilson has been hired as the new president and CEO. From the press release: NEW YORK, March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), an interactive entertainment company, announced today the appointment of Jim Wilson as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, effective immediately....
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Atari Inc. has appointed Jim Wilson as CEO and president of the company effective immediately
GameBrink.Com News Feed (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Officials for financially beleaguered Atari have announced that the publisher has once again received “a Staff Determination Letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department stating that Atari, Inc. has not gained compliance with the requirements of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(3), and that its securities are therefore subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market.”...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Atari Inc. receives notice from the NASDAQ qualifications department that it has not gained compliance
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
Atari Inc. has informed parent company Infogrames thatit will not be in a position to respond to the buyout offer by theoriginal March 11 deadline
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
-Seeks Extension of Time on Infogrames Entertainment S.A.'S Proposal- NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), an interactive entertainment company, today announced that the Special Committee of Atari, Inc.'s Board of Directors has retained Duff & Phelps, LLC as its financial advisor to assist it in evaluating the proposal by Infogrames...
IGN (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
US, March 12, 2008 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, and Valve today announced an agreement to bring a variety of PC games from the Atari catalog to Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world.Starting...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Atari Inc. and Valve have announced an agreement tobring a variety of PC games from the Atari catalog to the Steamdelivery platform
WarCry Network (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Atari has sent out a press release reporting that Atari's majority stockholder, Infogrames, has informed stockholders of a bid to buy up all remaining Atari stock. The buy out would pay stockholders approximately $1.68 USD: NEW YORK, March 6, 2008 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), an interactive entertainment company, today announced that it received a letter from Infogrames...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Infogrames Entertainment S.A. overnight offered $1.68 a share in cash for each share that the French video-games maker didn't already own in Atari, Inc. . A special committee of Atari, Inc.'s board of directors said it intends to undertake, together with its advisors, a thorough evaluation of the proposal. Atari closed Friday's session at...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
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