Atari, Inc. (1993–present)
American subsidiary and publishing arm of Atari SA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atari, Inc. is an American subsidiary and publishing arm of Atari SA. Formed in 1993 as GT Interactive Software Corp., the video game publishing arm of GoodTimes Home Video, the company was subsequently majority acquired by Infogrames in 1999, and later renamed to Infogrames, Inc. As part of Infogrames's company-wide re-branding following its 2001 acquisition of Hasbro Interactive, which owned the rights to the Atari brand, Infogrames, Inc. became known as Atari, Inc. in May 2003.[1] On October 11, 2008, Infogrames completed its acquisition of Atari, Inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary.[2]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | February 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02) |
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Headquarters | New York City, New York , United States |
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Revenue | $218 million (2006) |
$68 million (2006) | |
Owner | Atari SA |
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Website | atari |
Prior to its acquisition by Infogrames, GT Interactive was known for publishing games such as Doom II, Quake, Driver, the first Unreal and acquiring developers such as Reflections Interactive and Legend Entertainment.