List of Atari, Inc. games
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64. Atari began its operations by developing and producing some of the first arcade video games; the first commercial arcade video game, "Computer Space", was released in November 1971 by Atari founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering. The game in part marked the end of the early history of video games and the start of the rise of the commercial video game industry. After its founding in 1972, Atari released "Pong", believed to be the third arcade video game after "Computer Space" and a clone game and the first commercially successful arcade video game machine, and thereafter produced numerous arcade games, including video games and pinball machines.
Harry M. Rubin
Atari, Inc. released the rights to develop a live action film version of Alone in the Dark, one of Atari's most acclaimed video game series. The original Alone in the Dark video game received critical acclaim upon its release and is considered a breakthrough and influential title, as it was the first 3D survival horror game. In 2009, Empire included Alone in the Dark on their list of 100 greatest video games of all time. Further the "Alone in the Dark" series gave birth to several critically and financial successful titles including "Alone in the Dark", "Jack in the Dark", "Alone in the Dark 2", "Alone in the Dark 3", "Alone in the Dark 4", "Alone in the Dark: New Nightmare". Atari CEO, Bruno Bonnell, and Rubin, then Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, served as co-executive producers for the movie . The cast included major film actors such as Golden Globe-winner Christian Slater who starred in the lead role as Edward Carnby, and Tara Reid, star of The Big Lebowski. The film was directed by three-time Razzies nominee and "Worst Career Achievement" winner, Uwe Boll, who also served as the film's executive producer. The film received a widely negative critical and box office response. Uwe Boll and Tara Reid were nominated for Worst Director and Worst Actress in a Lead Role at the Golden Raspberry Awards.