Atari, Inc.

Moby ID: 71

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January 21, 2013

Filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

September 12, 2008

Atari Inc.'s stock on NASDAQ fully delisted.

May 9, 2008

Atari Inc.'s stock on NASDAQ suspended and a delisting is announced.

April 30, 2008

Infogrames Entertainment SA announces to fully acquire the company, after having been the major shareholder already.

December 10, 2007

Atari, Inc. terminates its existing distribution agreements with Infogrames enters into a new distribution agreement covering the distribution by Atari, Inc. of interactive entertainment software games produced or acquired by Infogrames and its affiliates in North America. This new distribution agreement covers the distribution of Infogrames' products in North America for the next three years.

November 13, 2007

The US division announces to exit the game development business to concentrate solely on publishing and distribution.

July 13, 2006

The company sells off most of Reflections Interactive's assets, along with the Driver license, to Ubisoft.

November 2005

The company is sued by legendary game developer Chris Sawyer for $4.8 million over unpaid royalties from game sales during the period 1999 to 2003.

May 7, 2003

Infogrames re-brands the company.

Company name is changed to Atari, Inc.

January 30, 2003

The company sells off its Mac game business, MacSoft, to Destineer Inc.

October 3, 2000

Merger between Infogrames, Inc. and Infogrames North America completes. NASDAQ ticker changes from GTIS to IFGM.

September 11, 2000

Merger of Infogrames North America, Inc. and Infogrames, Inc. announced

May 10, 2000

GT Interactive Software Corp. changed its name to Infogrames, Inc. - North American subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA.

November 15, 1999

Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires for a total investment of $135 million a controlling stake in major American publisher GT Interactive Software Corp., including its seven internal development studios.

1999

Company acquires Accolade.

December 1998

GT Interactive Software Corp. formed GT Interactive European Holdings B.V. which acquired HomeSoft from Funsoft.

October 1997

Company acquires SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies.

January 28, 1997

Company acquires One Stop Direct.

July 10, 1996

Company acquires Humongous Entertainment.

June 1996

Company acquires WizardWorks Software and MacSoft.

June 1996

Company acquires Candel, Inc., parent company of FormGen.

April 10, 1996

GT Interactive Software Corp. and Scavenger, Inc. enter into a multi-title distribution agreement for several PC titles

1996

GT Interactive acquires a 50% percent equity interest in the development studio Oddworld Inhabitants Inc., with global publishing rights for the software titles.

June 1995

Company acquires Slash Corporation.

1993

GT Interactive Software Corp. founded in the US.