Tag Archives: Atari

Gavin Mannion

Atari predicts the Xbox will win the next gen race

April 5, 2013 at 11:15 am | 50 Comments

With the next generation just around the corner it’s time for everyone and their dog to predict a winner in the upcoming battle. Most people have already taken Nintendo out of the race leaving it as a two horse race to flag.


Darryn Bonthuys

Top ten kickass console mods

February 26, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 22 Comments

Hey, it’s not just the PC master race that has the time to rip the motherboard out of a PC tower and throw into a case of pure hipster-killing coolness. Consoles have also been on the modding scene for years now, with everything ranging from retro to current on that specific chopping block. Here’s our top ten of moulded plastic and cartridge entry ports.


Darryn Bonthuys

Atari US files for bankruptcy

January 22, 2013 at 7:45 am | 37 Comments

There are few game developers on the market these days that have a legacy that lasts beyond a few years. Studios come and go, and last year saw no shortage of developers being forced to close shop. One such prolific developer happens to be Atari. From it’s time as a console giant in an emerging market, to the days it was forced to look towards a new direction developing only games, Atari has been through the best and worst times that the industry could possibly throw at it. And the times they are a changin’, but not for the better, as Atari US has had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.


Darryn Bonthuys

Happy Birthday Atari!

June 27, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 12 Comments

Forty years ago, a revolutionary company was formed, Atari Games. While they may not be the gaming behemoth that they were several decades ago, the company still exists today, creating new titles for upcoming generations of gamers. Here’s a quick look at the highs and lows of the trendsetting company.


Gavin Mannion

How Nintendo saved the videogame world

June 19, 2012 at 10:45 am | 10 Comments

Nintendo doesn’t have the best reputation with hardcore gamers at the moment who enjoy sticking their nose up at the Nintendo Wii and even the yet to be released Wii-U; but in reality if it wasn’t for Nintendo we might not have even had a functioning gaming industry.


Darryn Bonthuys

Strap-on joystick duelling may be the most disturbing game ever created

April 24, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 9 Comments

 

After years of playing games, you no doubt have a few consoles laying in the attic, gathering dust. One such console might be an old Atari, that came with wood panels and those iconic joystick input devices.

But you want to do something with that nostalgic piece of gaming, don’t you. Maybe donate it to a museum, or reintroduce kids to the glory of retro graphics. Heck no, let’s strap those joysticks to our crotches rather and FIGHT!


Darryn Bonthuys

Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long term goal for developer Beamdog

March 20, 2012 at 10:00 am | 0 Comments

Last week, citizens of the dedicated RPG gaming realms were positively giddy with excitement over a possible Baldur’s Gate sequel being announced. The official BG site had recently received a cosmetic refresh, complete with a massive new skull and some cryptic clues hinting towards…something.

So imagine our surprise, and some small level of disappointment, when the timer finally counted down to reveal that it wasn’t exactly a brand new Baldur’s Gate sequel that was coming, but rather an enhanced edition of the classic game from Atari and Beamdog, that includes some enhanced and original content.

And while that is all fine and dandy for a new generation of gamers that are going to dip their toes into the franchise, veteran fans are still waiting anxiously for a Baldur’s Gate 3 that may never come.

Except those very hopes may be what resurrects the classic game for a fully-realized, sequelised, outing.


Geoffrey Tim

Baldur’s Gate getting Enhanced Edition

March 15, 2012 at 9:17 pm | 10 Comments

The new Baldur’s Gate site we told you about last month got updated with a countdown timer - and that timer’s come to and end. Today’s Diablo III has gotten fans of the old-school RPG in a frenzy, but Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate has just as strong a following.

So what did the end of the timer signify?


Geoffrey Tim

Former Sony games boss Phil Harrison’s joined Microsoft

March 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 13 Comments

Traitor! Former head of Sony’s Worldwide Studios and PlayStation front man Phil Harrison has joined Microsoft Europe, with a focus on growing the Xbox business there.

This announcement comes after Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux had stepped down as the creative director of Microsoft Studios Europe. Phil won’t be replacing him.


Andrew Polasek

Roller Coaster Tycoon Just Got More Real

September 9, 2011 at 1:45 pm | 2 Comments

 

Atari has sent out a press release confirming that they are working on a 3D version of the awesome classic, Roller Coaster Tycoon, sorry Nintendo 3DS version. It was plenty of fun on a PC, the portable version, with or without a second stick, might not be as much fun. We'll find out next year. Check out the trailer at www.rollercoastertycoon.com and the full press release follows...

Atari goes mental, attacks their own fans

Darryn Bonthuys

Atari goes mental, attacks their own fans

August 26, 2011 at 1:00 pm | 5 Comments

Do you love video games? Of course you do, its why you’re on a site that does news about them and the industry. And chances are, if you’re a dab hand at website design, or consider yourself a bit of a wordpress wizard, then you’re probably busy running a Toejam and Earl fan-site dedicated to your passion. Fans are always great for business, and good word of mouth means great sales for the publishers, but what happens when a respected developer decides to go completely bonkers and start attacking their fans instead?

Geoffrey Tim

Dungeons & Dragons : Daggerdale preview

May 3, 2011 at 2:30 pm | 3 Comments

Though PC gamers have a pretty fleshed out MMO to toy with, console gamers haven’t had an actual licenced Dungeons and Dragons game to play with for a long, long time. Sure, we’ve had games of similar ilk like Dungeon Siege and Dragon Age – but no proper D&D since 2004’s Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone on the PS2 and Xbox. That’s about to change; Bedlam Games and Atari will be bringing you Dungeons & Dragons : Daggerdale, a downloadable role-player for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. I’ve spent a good deal of time with a preview build of the game for PS3, so lets take a brief look and see if it’s just what D&D fans have been waiting for.

Nick de Bruyne

Test Drive Unlimited 2 Review – Lifestyles of the rich and the famous

February 28, 2011 at 10:00 am | 6 Comments

The Test Drive franchise is one that has seen its fair share of different technologies over the decades, from the new format of a free-roaming HD console version released in 2006 all the way back to Accolade's PC original released in 1987.

Anyone old enough will have fond memories of PC-speaker powered "drrrrrrrr" engine noises as you tore down the freeway in a brand new Ferrari or Lamborghini, the hottest new cars on the market at that time, or as we now call them, classics.

As a massive fan of the previous Test Drive Unlimited and its celebration of the lifestyles of the rich and famous, I put my driving gloves on, sipped a Martini and laughed at some poor person to get into the right mood to bring you this full review.


Gavin Mannion

Test Drive Unlimited 2–Second Dev Diary

January 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm | 0 Comments

The Test Drive series is all about the lifestyle and experience of owning and driving the most awesome cars on the planet.

For Test Drive Unlimited 2 the developers rebuilt the racing engine from scratch to give you the perfect balance between a racing simulator and an arcade title, I’ve never been the biggest racing fan on the planet but I like the idea of messing around with the Maserati in this game… it’s not like running a blog is ever going to let that happen in real life.


Nick de Bruyne

Test Drive Unlimited 2 Final Release Date Announced

November 24, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 10 Comments

I realised yesterday that 2010 was nothing less than a great year for racing games. Blur, Split/Second, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Gran Turismo 5 and F1 2010 all in one year. For petrol-heads like me, its a dream come true.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will now be releasing on February 8 in the U.S and February 11 in South Africa. Now with all those great racing games out already, that's only 3 months away, but we all know that in videogame time that's like eleventy-kajillion light years away, so we will be ready for it when it gets here.

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