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Film crew busts myth on landfill by finding boxes of long lost cartridges

Copies of 1982 release E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial have been literally unearthed from the New Mexico landfill Atari allegedly buried them in. Excavators made the discovery yesterday in a dig in Alamagordo, New Mexico – seemingly confirming the long-standing rumour that Atari attempted to rid itself of a massive disappointment by …

Another week, another new direction for Atari. The CEO of the struggling former games giant Frederic Chesnais has told NowGamer that the company’s future now lies on mobile – just over a year after founder and board member Nolan Bushnell said that mobile gaming was ”over”. "What we’re going to …

The planned excavation of the fabled Atari dump site said to be filled with thousands of copies of ET The Extraterrestrial game cartridges has overcome its latest hurdle. According toAlamogordo News, The New Mexico Environment Department has granted approval for the dig having previously blocked previous plans, claiming they were …

Film crews gear up to document recovery of thousands of game cartridges and consoles

Xbox Entertainment Studios has announced it will be debuting a documentary series about Atari on Microsoft’s consles next year. The series will tell the story of Atari’s reaction to the poor reception of ET The Video Game in 1983, which saw the company bury piles of the game in the …

A U.S. judge has approved Atari’s plan to leave bankruptcy protection a little less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 in January. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan not only signed off on the deal Thursday, but actually thanked …

Judge thanks parties for their handling of 'difficult case'

Atari founder says the Wii-maker is losing touch with gamers

World of Tanks outfit confirms IP acquisition, as new Austin studio is revealed