Media release — Atari®, one of the world’s a lot of recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, and IDW Games, announced today that they have entered into a partnership to produce a line of tabletop games based on several classic Atari videogame titles. Centipede®, Asteroids®, and missile Command® are all headed to the tabletop by way of Jon Gilmour, co-designer of Dead of Winter, and his hand-picked crew of up-and-coming co-developers.
Set to capture the feel of these classic titles, the Atari line of board games are fun, intense and fast-paced. While each game in the series will play differently from the others, they will all have you nostalgic for the days of being hunched over a CRT in a dark arcade with your eyes on the prize: top of the high-score chart.
“Atari is one of the hallmarks of our generation,” says Jerry Bennington, VP of new product Development. “We’re honored with the opportunity to be able to bring the Atari classic archive to the tabletop.”
“IDW games has a fantastic history of bringing licensed products to market, and we’re thrilled to work out a partnership and see our classic games on the tabletop,” says Fred Chesnais, chief executive Officer, Atari.
The Atari series of games will launch with Centipede in the fall of 2017 with future titles releasing intermittently shortly after.
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About Atari
Atari (www.atari.com) is an interactive enjoyment production company. As an famous brand that transcends generations and audiences, the company is globally recognized for its multi-platform, interactive enjoyment and licensed products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of a lot more than 200 games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, missile Command®, Pong®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®.
Atari has offices in new York and Paris.
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About IDW Games
IDW games publishes both creator-owned and licensed tabletop games. The division was launched in 2014 and has swiftly found success with one of the top-selling card games of the year with the Japanese import card game Machi Koro. IDW games uses a mix of popular licensed games such as The X-Files and CHEW as well as calculated hobby games such as Tammany Hall and Yedo.
About IDW
IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OCTQX: IDWM) is a fully integrated media company, which includes publishing, games, entertainment, and the San Diego Comic Art Gallery.
IDW Publishing’s comic book and graphic novel catalog includes some of the world’s a lot of popular enjoyment brands, including Transformers, My little Pony, star Trek, teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, and Disney’s classic characters. At IDW’s core is its commitment to creator-owned comics including 30 Days of Night, Locke & Key, Wormwood, Ragnarök, V-Wars, and Archangel by bestselling sci-fi author William Gibson.
IDW publishing is also home to the acclaimed and award-winning imprints; top Shelf, The library of American Comics, Yoe! Books, and artist Editions, showcasing the greatest original art ever published in American comic books.
IDW Games’ diverse line-up includes the international phenomenon Machi Koro, as well as hit licensed games such as X-Files, Back to the Future, The Godfather, and TMNT.
IDW enjoyment currently serves as the worldwide distributor of Wynonna Earp airing on the Syfy channel in the U.S. and is producing BBC America’s Dirk Gently, based the best seller by Douglas Adams starring Elijah wood and Sam Barnett, and Brooklyn animal Control.
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