Editing Atari (section)

==== Atari, Inc. buyout and name change to Atari SA ====
On March 6, 2008, IESA made an offer to [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari, Inc.]] to buy out all remaining public shares for a value of $1.68 per share, or $11 million total.<ref name="Atari-Mar-2008-8-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1415/0000950123-08-002638.pdf |title=Atari, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Mar 7, 2008 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516113604/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1415/0000950123-08-002638.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref> The offer would make IESA sole owner of Atari, Inc., thus making it a privately held company.<ref name="offer">{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080306/nyth121.html?.v=101|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529210707/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080306/nyth121.html?.v=101|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2008|title=Atari, Inc. Reports Receipt of Non-Binding Offer from Infogrames Entertainment S.A.: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance|date=May 29, 2008|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> On April 30, 2008, Atari, Inc. announced its intentions to accept Infogrames' buyout offer and to merge with Infogrames.<ref name="Atari-May-2008-8-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/724/0000950123-08-004946.pdf |title=Atari, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date May 1, 2008 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516114404/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/724/0000950123-08-004946.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="buyoutapproved">{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080430/nyw164.html?.v=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527190525/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080430/nyw164.html?.v=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2008|title=Infogrames Entertainment S.A. and Atari, Inc. Announce Agreement to Merge: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance|date=May 27, 2008|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> On October 8, 2008, IESA completed its acquisition of Atari, Inc., making it a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="completion" /><ref name="Atari-Oct-2008-8-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2198/0000950123-08-012418.pdf |title=Atari, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Oct 9, 2008 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516121431/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2198/0000950123-08-012418.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref>

On December 9, 2008, Atari announced that it had acquired [[Cryptic Studios]], an [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] developer.<ref name="cryptic">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/atari-acquires-cryptic-studios |title=Atari acquires Cryptic Studios |date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830214715/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/atari-acquires-cryptic-studios |archive-date=August 30, 2009 }}</ref> [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai]] purchased a 34% stake in Atari Europe on May 14, 2009, paving the way for its acquisition from IESA.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/namco-bandai-swallow-atari-europe |title=Namco Bandai To Swallow Atari Europe |access-date=May 30, 2009 |date=May 14, 2009 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723143840/http://www.next-gen.biz/news/namco-bandai-swallow-atari-europe/ |archive-date=July 23, 2015 }}</ref> Atari had significant financial issues for several years prior, with losses in the tens of millions since 2005.<ref name="Atari-Jul-2008-10-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/279/0000950123-08-007500.pdf |title=Atari, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Jul 1, 2008 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516113700/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/279/0000950123-08-007500.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref> In May 2009, Infogrames Entertainment SA, the parent company of Atari, and Atari Interactive, announced it would change its name to Atari SA. In April 2010, Atari SA board member and former CEO David Gardner resigned. Original Atari co-founder [[Nolan Bushnell]] joined the board as a representative for Blubay holdings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/04/nolan-bushnell-rejoins-atari-phil-harrison-leaves.ars |title=Nolan Bushnell rejoins Atari, Phil Harrison leaves |author=Andrew Webster |date=April 20, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413082621/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/04/nolan-bushnell-rejoins-atari-phil-harrison-leaves.ars |archive-date=April 13, 2012 }}</ref> As of March 31, 2011, the board of directors consisted of Frank Dangeard, Jim Wilson, Tom Virden, Gene Davis and Alexandra Fichelson.<ref name="2011report" />

On January 21, 2013, the four related companies Atari, Atari Interactive, [[Humongous Entertainment|Humongous]], and California US Holdings filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atari-files-for-chapter-11-to-separate-from-french-parent-187698581.html |title=Atari Files For Chapter 11 To Separate From French Parent |publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=September 4, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926195436/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atari-files-for-chapter-11-to-separate-from-french-parent-187698581.html |archive-date=September 26, 2013 }}</ref> All three Ataris emerged from bankruptcy one year later and the entering of the social casino gaming industry with Atari Casino.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/03/26/atari-social-casino/6915065/ |title=Atari resets with jump into social casino gaming |author=Brett Molina |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326225045/http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/03/26/atari-social-casino/6915065/ |archive-date=March 26, 2014 }}</ref> Frederic Chesnais, who now heads all three companies, stated that their entire operations consist of a staff of 10 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/03/26/atari-and-flowplay-team-up-to-offer-social-casino-games/ |title=Atari and FlowPlay team up to offer social casino games |author=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=March 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126062413/http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/26/atari-and-flowplay-team-up-to-offer-social-casino-games/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016 }}</ref>