Atari Interactive

Infobox Company
company_name=Atari Interactive.
company_
company_type=Private
foundation=2003 as Atari Interactive. (formerly Infogrames Interactive/Hasbro Interactive)
location_city=New York, N.Y.
location_country=U.S.
key_people=
industry=video game
products=
parent=Infogrames|
homepage= [http://www.atari.com/ www.atari.com]

Atari Interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of Infogrames (IESA), that is the current owner of the Atari brand and various other properties formerly belonging to Hasbro Interactive. It was formed in 2001, when IESA acquired Hasbro Interactive and proceeded to rename it to Infogrames Interactive. cite web
title = Civilization III:Play The World Press Release
publisher = Infogrames Inc.
date = May 8, 2002
url =http://www.civ3.com/pressrelease.cfm
accessdate = 2007-11-06 ] In 2003, IESA then changed the company name entirely to Atari Interactive as part of its world wide reorganization to focus on use of the Atari brand.cite web
last = Atari Inc.
title = 10-KT · For 3/31/03
publisher = Atari Inc.
date = March 31st, 2003
url =http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.28Z7.htm
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accessdate = 2007-11-06 ] .

Leasing of properties

The company that currently bears the Atari Inc. name was founded in 1993 under the name GT Interactive. IESA acquired a 62% controlling interest in GT Interactive in 1999, and proceeded to rename it Infogrames, Inc.cite web
title = Infogrames Entertainment Corporate Profile and Annual Report
publisher = Infogrames Entertainment SA
date = Fiscal Year 2005-2006
pages = 7
url =http://corporate.infogrames.com/MT-3.34-en/mt-static/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/DOCDEREF05_06GB.pdf
accessdate = 2007-11-06 ] After IESA's acquirement of Hasbro Interactive and its related Atari properties in 2001, Infogrames, Inc. intermittently published Atari branded titles for Infogrames Interactive. In 2003, Infogrames Inc. licensed the Atari name and logo from Atari Interactive and changed its name to Atari Inc.cite web
last = Atari Inc.
title = 10-KT · For 3/31/03, Overview Subsection
publisher = Atari Inc.
date = March 31st, 2003
url =http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.28Z7.htm#5ug
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2007-11-06 ] Currently, Atari Inc. develops, publishes and distributes games for all major video game consoles, as well as for the personal computer, and is currently one of the largest third-party publishers of video games in the United States.

ee also

*History of video game companies

References

External links

* [http://www.atari.com/us Atari Inc.'s Official Site]