atari

📅 Updated:2026-08-28

🕒 Created:2016-06-29

🆔 ID:12097

Description

Atari is a brand name associated with retro computers, video games, and an entire lineup of video game consoles. The name is often associated with the home console, Atari 2600.

Corporate structure

The Atari name originated with the company Atari inc. in 1972, a computer, and video game company that went down during the infamous video game crash of 1983. It was never fully recovered in the aftermath.

By 1984, Atari, inc.'s computer, and home console division had been sold off to Tramel Technologies Ltd. which was then renamed to Atari Corporation. Warner Communications retained ownership of Atari, inc's arcade division forming it into Atari Games. The Atari, inc. name would not appear again until Atari Corporation's assets, and Atari trademark were acquired by French publisher Infogrames Entertainment, SA (IESA) (current owner) in 2001. This acquisition lead to the corporate structure that is present today.

Infogrames rebranded itself as Atari SA, and renamed one of its subsidiaries as Atari, inc.. Under Atari SA, Atari Corporation's PC game division was renamed Atari Interactive. Most of Atari's IPs are still with Atari SA, but several were sold off when the companies filed for bankruptcy in 2013.

Corporate structure summary

Before 1984

Atari inc.

1984 - 2001

Atari Corporation
Atari Games

After 2001

Atari SA (Infogrames)
- Atari inc.
- Atari Interactive

The Atari trademark has belonged to several companies, and control over its various IPs has changed over the storied history of the Atari name. This changes little in terms of what this tag is used for. Atari has retained most of its most recognizable assets over time, and is associated with new assets from its owner Infogrames, which has a storied history of its own. This tag can be used for properties Atari manufactured as well as content related to its video game IPs related to its home consoles, and its arcade releases. There was a time when these assets were developed separately under different companies, but the content was and still is considered Atari branded content.

Computers

atari_800

Consoles and controllers

Video games

First party releases

These games are either owned by Atari, or refer to content that was developed in-house by Atari.

atari_first_party

General

alone_in_the_dark - Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018
adventure_(atari_2600)
asteroids_(game)
blood_(game) - Infogrames IP
centipede_(video_game)
cybermorph
frog_pond
primal_rage
bubsy_(series) - Acquired by Infogrames in 2023

Sports

Third party releases

These games were produced for an Atari system, but do not belong to Atari. This is usually applied for third party console exclusive games, but any Atari specific version of a game may qualify.